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Android 6.0 Marshmallow will be available next week

Following its first announcement and a roughly four-month beta test period, Google today announced that Android 6.0 Marshmallow will be widely available starting next week. Unsurprisingly, it will roll out to Google’s line of Nexus smartphones and tablets first, with other devices receiving it at a yet to be determined time. Android 6 does not have the huge visual makeover that last year’s 5.0 Lollipop brought, but instead is focused

Google's new phones will come with 'Nexus Imprint,' a powerful fingerprint reader

Google’s latest hardware offerings will come with a new option for authentication. On stage at an official event, Google engineering chief Dave Burke today announced a new fingerprint reader, dubbed Nexus Imprint and available on both the 6P and 5X. Burke described Imprint as a “seamless way of authenticating with your fingerprint,” requiring less than 600 milliseconds to recognize a fingerprint, and improving with each use.