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TECHNOLOGY A23
Wednesday 30 September

Google unveils Nexus phones with ‘Marshmallow’ flavor

MICHAEL LIEDTKE “In a multiscreen world, Google uses its Nexus line past few years will receive apiece, the same price

AP Technology Writer it is even more important of phones to showcase a the option to install a that Google has been

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — for Google to do the hard how the company would free upgrade beginning charging for the original

Google is countering the work so the experience is like Android to be set next week. Chromecast, which has

release of Apple’s latest simple and delightful for up. Most phone makers, The debut of the latest won over a lot of house-

iPhones with two devices the users,” Google CEO though, still take advan- Nexus phones underscores holds.

running on a new version Sundar Pichai said. tage of the freedom that the steadily intensifying Google disclosed Tuesday

of Android software de- Apple’s new operating sys- Google gives them to al- rivalry between Google that more than 20 million

signed to steer and docu- tem also has programmed ter Android, although the and Apple as they duel of the Chromecast video

ment even more of its us- the iPhone’s Siri assistant to free software usually is still for consumers’ loyalty in devices have been sold

ers’ lives. be more intuitive so it can set up to drive traffic to the increasingly important since the gadget’s debut

The Nexus 6P and Nexus anticipate what the user Google’s search engine, mobile device market. two years ago.

5X unveiled Tuesday Google also pro-

are the first smart- vided a peek at a

phones sold with an tablet called the

Android upgrade Pixel C that is aimed

called “Marshmal- at consumers and

low.” It features workers who want

changes that will a device that can

give expanded accommodate a

powers to Android’s lot of typing. The

personal assistant, $499 tablet comes

Google Now, so it with a 10-inch dis-

can explore the in- play screen an at-

formation that peo- tachable $149 key-

ple call up in the board that trans-

mobile applications. forms the device

Previously, Google into the equivalent

Now learned about of a laptop, when

its users’ interests needed. Apple will

and daily habits by begin selling a simi-

analyzing search re- lar model of its pio-

quests and scanning neering iPad with

information con- a 13-inch screen

tained in emails. later this fall. Prices

The Marshmallow start at $799 for that

version of Android iPad and $169 for

enables users to sum- the keyboard.

mon Google Now to Dave Burke, vice president of engineering at Google, speaks about the new Google Nexus 6P during an Apple got a head
scan whatever con- event on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in San Francisco. start on Google with
tent might be on a the release of its
Associated Press

mobile device’s screen so might want or need be- YouTube video site and The battle also encom- newest iPhones last week.

it can present pertinent in- fore being explicitly asked. other digital services. passes tablets and is start- More than 13 million of the

formation about the topic Google began taking The Nexus phones also ing to spill over into the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s

of a text, a song, a video pre-orders for the Nexus feature better cameras living room as both com- Plus were sold during their

clip or an article. phones in the U.S., United than previous models, panies introduce devices first three days on the mar-

The new Android feature, Kingdom, Ireland and matching similar upgrades that help people watch ket, according to Apple,

called “Now on Tap,” will Japan on Tuesday with that Apple just made to its Internet video on their TVs the strongest debut for the

be activated by holding prices for the 6P starting at iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s and listen to online music device yet.

down the device’s home $499 and $379 for the 5X Plus. through their speakers. Although iPhones tend

button or speaking, “OK with no commitment to a The Nexus 6P has a 5.7- Besides its Nexus phones, to generate more excite-

Google,” into the micro- wireless contract required. inch screen, slightly larger Google also began selling ment and longer lines

phone. That action will They are expected to start than the iPhone 6s Plus. upgrades to its Chrome- when they are released,

prompt Now on Tap to shipping by mid-October. The Nexus 5X has a 5.2- cast video-streaming de- far more smartphones run

scan the screen in an at- The Nexus phones are un- inch screen. vice and a new Chrome- on Android. More than 1.4

tempt to figure out how to dercutting Apple, which But it won’t be necessary cast model that can be billion devices worldwide

be the most helpful. Or, if sells the iPhone 6s for $649 to have a Nexus phone plugged into speakers to are now powered by An-

speaking, users can just and the 6S Plus for $749 to get Marshmallow. Peo- play music from a phone droid, up from 1 billion a

say what they are seeking, without a subsidy from a ple who own an Android or an Internet service. The year ago, according to

such as “Who sings this?” wireless carrier. phone released in the devices will sell for $35 Google.q