Wednesday’s Biggest Stories

Every evening, we wrap up the day’s biggest stories in one place for you to easily check out. If you’ve been off the grid all day, jump in here and catch up on current events.


Google’s New Nexus Phones: What You Need To Know
Early this morning, Google announced two new Nexus smartphones, introduced Android 6.0 Marshmallow, as well a bunch of other new gear. Here’s what you need to know.


Chromecast And Chromecast Audio Hands-On: Damn, These Seem Promising
As predicted, today Google unleashed not one but two Chromecast devices. They’re both impressive. Brent Rose spent a little time with both of them and you can read his impressions here.


The New Tesla Model X: Everything We Didn’t Already Know
We’ve known Tesla’s SUV was coming since 2012, back before the Mayan apocalypse. Today, though, it has finally arrived, and we’re at the grand unveiling outside of the Tesla factory in Fremont, CA. A lot of information has already been released in the lead-up, but we are here to find out the things we don’t already know.


Nexus 6P: Google Reinvents Its Android Giant In A Cloak Of Metal
The original Nexus 6 was a mammoth, and not just in size. It was a lovely combination of well-designed hardware and stock Android software, which made a huge phone finally feel right. How do you top the original? With a gorgeous aluminium body.


Nexus 5X And Nexus 6P Hands-On: Get Ready To Fall In Love Again
The original Nexus 5 was has remained one of my favourite phones since its launch. It just fit in my hand so perfectly, and it was fast as hell. Still, it was crippled by truly terrible battery life, and when longer-lasting phones came along I couldn’t help but switch.


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