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It doesn't look like Motorola has any plans of launching the phone in North America. What you need to know Motorola has quietly unveiled the Moto E7. The phone features a MediaTek Helio G25 chipset, dual rear cameras, and a 4,000mAh battery. It has been priced at £99 ($132) in the UK. Back in September, Motorola unveiled the Moto E7 Plus , a cheap Android phone featuring Qualcomm's Snapdragon 460 chipset and a large 5,000mAh battery. The company has now announced the vanilla Moto E7, which, as you would expect, isn't as impressive as the Plus model in most areas. The Moto E7 sports a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a tall 20:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by MediaTek's Helio G25 chipset, coupled with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Like the Moto E7 Plus, the vanilla Moto E7 is equipped with a dual-camera setup at the rear. You get a 48MP primary sensor and a 2MP macro lens. For selfies, the phone has a 5MP camera housed within the waterdrop notch at the top of

The DiskStation 220j is the ideal budget option if you're interested in a Plex media server or need a NAS for backing up photos. A network-attached storage (NAS) enclosure is basically a home server that lets you stream media files across your home network, back up photos and files from phones and other devices, and so much more. If you're interested in setting up a Plex server or are looking for an offline Google Photos alternative , a NAS is the perfect way to get started. Synology is the largest manufacturer of NAS enclosures, and the brand offers plenty of models across price points. In particular, its budget models are ideal for first-time buyers looking to pick up a home server for the first time. The DiskStation DS220j launched earlier this year, offering exciting upgrades from its predecessor, the DS218j. The DiskStation DS220j is a 2-bay NAS enclosure that can hold up to a total of 32TB of storage, and you get USB 3.0 ports and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity. The

I'm actually looking forward to the holidays now. Every year, for as long as I can remember, my family has gathered on Thanksgiving and Christmas at my grandparents' place. For some of us, it's the only time we see one another throughout the year. It's a relatively simple tradition that's, surprisingly, lacks the holiday horror stories you hear about families fighting or food being ruined. This year, we're not gathering together. My grandparents are up there in ag,e as you can imagine, and their health is more important to all of us than any one event. I knew this was going to be a video chat Thanksgiving months ago, but computers aren't exactly my grandfather's favorite thing and my grandmother's hearing aids rarely mix well with the small speakers on most laptops and phones. Webcams , while great and plentiful on the market, weren't the solution. I needed something dead simple to use where they could sit and be comfortable and not need to

Black Friday sales are already flowing and some of the best Chromebook models you can buy are already on sale. We are just about a week away from the big day, but that's not stopping retailers from starting the party a bit earlier than normal this year. Unfortunately, Chromebook availability hasn't been plentiful since the pandemic broke out, and any time you can find one in stock is a good time to buy one. We are rounding up all of the best Chromebook Black Friday deals that we can find from around the web, including those from the ads that have already leaked from Best Buy, Walmart, and others. Keep in mind some of the deals on this list might not be live just yet . Most of the best Chromebook Black Friday deals will start later in the month, likely due to limited availability, but we have spotted a few that are ready to be purchased now. Here are all the best Black Friday Chromebook deals you can buy today. Black Friday Chromebook Deals HP Chromebook 11 (11a-na0035

Don't spend your $40 anywhere else. When The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners launched on the PC earlier this year , it became immediately apparent that developer Skydance Interactive was operating on a different level from most developers. This game wasn't just some run-of-the-mill zombie killing game; it was a zombie apocalypse simulator with a level of depth that simply isn't typically expected of VR games. While many games continue to focus on the "experience" because of VR's unique way to immerse your brain in the situation, Saints & Sinners provides full immersion into an apocalyptic hellscape, complete with the deep gameplay that you should expect of a AAA action-RPG. When it was announced that it was coming to the Oculus Quest family shortly after release, I honestly laughed. I could see a PSVR port, but how in the world was Skydance Interactive going to get this game running on the Quest? It seemed impossible because of the scale of the ga

If you weren't tired of 'Bad Guy', you might be after a dose of this. What you need to know Billie Eilish recently celebrated 1 billion views on YouTube. Google uses TensorFlow machine learning to create an endless video consisting of over 15,000 fan covers. Viewers can control the kinds of videos they're presented with or just let the video player choose for them. I admit it: before today, I had never heard a Billie Eilish song. Maybe a snippet of a song in a commercial, but besides that I'd largely managed to evade the nonchalant vocal stylings of "Bad Guy". But thanks to Google's new machine learning experiment, I just can't seem to escape it. The song broke the previous record for longest running #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the music video managed to amass a whopping 1 billion views. So to celebrate, YouTube and Google Creative Labs created an infinite music video with the help of machine learning and a collection of over 15,0

It's so much easier to control your music on a run What you need to know Google has detailed the latest update to Google Fit on Wear OS. The update improved navigation throughout the app, making it quicker to access workouts and vital information. The update should be available now on the Wear OS Play Store. Google seems to finally be taking steps towards making Wear OS a thing again, and while there's still quite a ways to go before it can actually compete with Apple or Samsung's wearable efforts, every little bit counts. One common issue about Wear OS is its fitness features, or lack thereof. There is fitness tracking and the like, but software features were always severely lacking compared to some of the best fitness trackers on the market . This oversight forced Wear OS watch makers like Fossil to step in themselves and provide their own support . Google is addressing that now with new update to Wear OS that aims to improve the software and make things easie

The phone, which is codenamed "Nio," will apparently be launched in the first quarter of 2021. What you need to know A new leak suggests Motorola is planning to release a 'value flagship' phone early next year. The phone is tipped to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 processor. It may also feature a 90Hz FHD+ display, dual selfie cameras, and a 64MP main camera. Motorola re-entered the flagship smartphone segment in April this year with the Motorola Edge+ . While it remains to be seen if the company will be launching a true successor to the Edge+ with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 875 chipset next year, a new leak has shed light on the specs sheet of an upcoming Motorola phone codenamed "Nio." As per TechnikNews , the Motorola Nio will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, just like the Motorola Edge+. The chipset will be paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It is also rumored to sport a 90Hz display, featuring a

Woot has a number of refurbished Samsung, LG, and Google smartphones on sale for today only. The promotion includes phones from the Samsung Galaxy S7 to newer devices like the Galaxy S10 and LG V40 ThinQ, and prices start as low as $130. The models are listed as "scratch & dent" condition which means there may be some cosmetic wear, though they have all been tested to ensure they are in full working order. A 90-day warranty is included. Some options have already sold out, so don't wait on the phone you want if it is still available. One interesting and affordable option still in stock at the time of writing is the LG V40 ThinQ at $159.99. This fully unlocked phone has a 6.4-inch display, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage, and is powered by a Snapdragon 845 processor. The V40 ThinQ has five cameras, three of which are on the back and two of them are on the front. On the back, it has a standard, ultra-wide, and telephoto lens, while the front has a standard and