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The Top-Rated Motorola 2025 G Stylus Just Hit $300, a New Low for the Stylus-First Android

This 8GB/256GB unlocked model is 25% off at Amazon — with a built-in stylus, fast charging and Android 15.

Motorola’s G Stylus line has always leaned into utility, and the 2025 version adds a few thoughtful upgrades without pushing the price too far. It’s one of the few phones in its class with a built-in stylus, and it now supports Android 15, AI features and faster charging. If you’re looking for a mid-range phone that doesn’t feel stripped down, this one’s worth a look.

Amazon has dropped the 2025 Moto G Stylus to $300, a $100 discount off its $400 list price — that’s 25% off. Grab the deal while it lasts. It’s the lowest price we’ve seen for this configuration, which includes 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. For comparison, the 2024 model is currently available for $200 at Best Buy; however, it lacks the newer chip and faster charging capabilities.

The 2025 G Stylus features a 6.7-inch pOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and Dolby Atmos support. A Snapdragon processor powers it, runs Android 15 and includes a 50 MP primary camera with AI enhancements. The stylus is built in, and the phone supports sketching, note-taking and photo markup without requiring a separate accessory.

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Charging is fast — Motorola says you can get “power for the day” in just 15 minutes. However, the 68W TurboPower charger is sold separately. The phone also includes IP68 water resistance, a vegan leather finish and MIL-STD-810H durability testing.

In CNET’s hands-on coverage, the phone was praised for bringing AI features to a lower price tier. It’s also been called “the fastest charging phone under $400” — a rare distinction in this category.

For more picks, check out our best Android phones and top budget phone deals.

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Why this deal matters

Stylus-equipped phones are rare in the midrange category. The 2025 Moto G Stylus adds fast charging, AI features and a premium display — all for $300. With 256GB of storage and Android 15, it’s a well-rounded option for phone users who want flexibility without overspending.

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Spotify Brings Wrapped Energy Year-Round With Friend-Sharing Stats

The music service introduced new ways for music nerds to share their listening habits with friends.

It can be a long wait for Spotify Wrapped, the end-of-year promotion that allows Spotify users to view and share their listening habits. Now, users can keep an eye on those stats daily, plus share their listening habits with friends.

You can view your Spotify usage statistics every 24 hours and share your updates via social media services, such as Instagram Notes or Spotify Messages. The new share icon gives you access to eight different services where you can post your stats.

Every week, you’ll get updates on your top artists and songs from the past month, and Spotify will recommend new playlists. The app also gives you a «special highlight» based on a specific artist or song.

To access your personal musical data, click on your profile in the top left corner of the app and scroll down to «listening stats.»

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The new features are somewhat similar to Spotify Wrapped, the service’s annual end-of-year review of users’ listening habits, which is designed to be shared. Every year, Spotify adds extra details to Wrapped, such as assigning users a listening personality or a city that supposedly reflects their music tastes. It’s been the most popular way for Spotify users to view and share their music listening in the past. A number of third-party services do the same thing, including Volt.fm.

Read more: Best Music Streaming Services

Spotify is the world’s largest music streaming service, offering 100 million tracks and serving more than 713 million users. In addition to its $12-per-month subscription service, Spotify also offers a free, ad-supported option.

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Wordle Gets Personal: You Can Now Make and Share Your Own Puzzles

If you’re a Wordle obsessive, you can now make your own inside joke puzzles to send to friends.

Wordle’s an immensely popular New York Times word game (we post the answers daily), but it’s not the most personal game in the world. Answers such as GUISE and PERIL are tricky, but generic. Now, Wordle fans who have ever dreamed of making their own puzzles can test their friends and family by creating their own Wordle creations up to seven letters in length.

No surprise, you have to be a New York Times Games or All Access Subscriber to use this feature. If you are, you’ll find the Create a Puzzle option available from the top menu above today’s Wordle. While you must be a subscriber to create your own personalized puzzle, you can share it with anyone — they only need the link, not a subscription, to complete your Wordle.

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Enter a word, and the site will tell you if it is available. Real Wordle limits you to five-letter words, but the puzzle-making feature lets you choose words between 4 and 7 letters.

The usual dictionary rules apply, and so curse words, some pet names, and obscure inside jokes are essentially out. If your cat is named TANGO, that’s there, but RINGO is not an option. You can drop a proposal with a single word like MARRY, but MARRYME will get rejected since that’s two separate words.

Word chosen, you can then fill out your name and add an optional hint, and the feature will generate your puzzle with a link you can send around. Unlike standard puzzles, your puzzle doesn’t appear to reset after a day, so whoever you send it to doesn’t need to rush to solve it.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 8, #411

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle No. 411 for Saturday, Nov. 8.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tricky one. The theme of the purple category is also a word hidden among the answers, but of course, it doesn’t end up in the purple group. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Brawl.

Green group hint: The Steel City.

Blue group hint: They once played in Oakland.

Purple group hint: Not always made of cardboard.