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Amazon set to unveil an 8th-generation Kindle next week

It’s that time of year: a new Kindle is on the way from Amazon.

An 8th generation Kindle is set to be announced next week, said Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in a tweet . The company’s current flagship model is the $199 Kindle Vovage , followed by the more budget-friendly $119 Paperwhite and the $99 basic Kindle model . These three devices are on sale today for $150, $90, and $50 respectively.

Kindle e-readers haven’t seen a significant refresh in a while – the company has more recently focused on expanding its low-cost Fire tablets , from barebones versions to HD and kids-specific devices. Knowing Amazon, it could well introduce an entirely new Kindle model to add to its growing roster of portable devices.

We’ll keep you updated as we learn more, but for e-book lovers, this could be good news.

You can buy the $199 Moto G4 and G4 Plus in the US on July 12

Just in time before your summer vacation, Motorola has announced that US customers can soon buy its new budget Moto G4 smartphone for $199 .

The phone comes unlocked so you can use it with any carrier within the states or internationally. It comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and a 13-megapixel camera . You can also opt for the $249 Moto G Plus version, which bumps camera specs up to 16 megapixels and 32GB of internal memory versus 16GB in the cheaper model.

Fun tidbit: On Motorola’s blog post about the announcement, it also includes an infographic on what Americans think an “unlocked phone” means – 23 percent from a sample size of 1,000 (i 1 in four participants) thought an unlocked phone is a phone without a passcode . Whoops. Not totally wrong though.

The phones will be available on July 12 through popular online retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and of course, Motorola. Some of the retailers are also running promotions to knock off anywhere between $25 to $50 at launch, so act quick if you’re planning to buy the phone anyway.

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