All the news from Google’s event: Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Chromecast 2, Pixel C

By Kyle Wiggers Published September 29, 2015

Google’s September 29 press conference in San Francisco was one of the company’s most eventful shows in years. The theme was Pairs, and things did indeed come in twos. The Internet giant brought out two Nexus phones this year: LG’s mid-range Nexus 5X and Huawei’s high-end Nexus 6P. And Google also showed off two new Chromecast devices, one with significantly upgraded Wi-Fi and the other focused on audio.

Beyond hardware, the long-awaited Android 6.0 Marshmallow update was on tap of course, too, as were tidbits like a new $15 a month family subscription for Google Play Music and Spotify integration with Chromecast. Google also teased the Pixel C, a convertible device that runs Android and acts like a tablet PC with a keyboard

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In case you missed it, we’ve got all the news from the event complied right here for you. Every detail of the new Nexus Phones, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Chromecast, the new Pixel, and more is right here on DT. We’ll also follow up with hands on posts of all the new devices shortly.

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