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Google is almost ready to fire up some new phones for Android marshmallow I'm Bridget Carey this is your sunette update google is expected to announce two new nexus smartphones next week on September 29th Nexus phones are Google's prime vessel for Android and these Nexus phones will come loaded with the latest Android 6.9 is Android marshmallow multiple reports and photo leaks posted online are suggesting that there will be two models one made by LG called the Nexus 5x with a 5.2 inch screen and a larger model made by Huawei called the Nexus 6p and that has a 5.7 inch screen this would be the first time Google is launching two new Nexus phones at once this new Android marshmallow supports a new type of charging port it's called USB type-c and it's the same on both sides so it connects no matter which way you plug it in and it's also expected that these phones are going to have that charging port in marshmallow google now suggestions will get more personal based on your upcoming appointments your location and it answers your questions based on apps you have open for example if you're listening to a song and you ask google where is she from it'll know she means the artist you're currently listening to in marshmallow you can get picky on the permissions of access that you give each app such as allowing an app access to the camera but not the microphone it's something iphone owners could already do but for Android it was all or nothing in accepting permissions these new Nexus phones won't be the only ones getting an upgrade Google usually also pushes out a software update to older Nexus models right away so if you're looking for a deal and you want to be one of the first with the new android marshmallow last year's Nexus 6 models are selling for big discounts on ebay and amazon and unlock 32 gig Nexus 6 was found listed for 300 and 350 dollars on these sites it costs five hundred dollars if you buy it straight from google and also on the topic of sales amazon is discounting the price of its prime subscription service but just for one day only on Friday September 25th one year of prime cost sixty seven dollars instead of ninety nine dollars but it's only for new prime customers amazon is doing this to promote the five Emmy wins for the show transparent which streams on amazon prime instant video and finally it's time for a new round SmartWatch the pebble time round is a thin circular screen SmartWatch the first round one from pebble it runs on the same pebble software and has an e-paper display but it has a shorter battery life than the other models it last two days instead of seven it costs two hundred and fifty dollars pebble is taking pre-orders now and it arrives in November that's it for this tech news update you can explore more about the pebble time round at cnet com from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey