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Motorola Moto E5, E5 Plus official high-resolution renders leak
You can see every detail of Motorola’s upcoming phone
Motorola is expected to launch their new Android smartphones soon, but there’s still no exact date for the official announcement. While we wait for the company, leaksters already have their hands on high-resolution press renders.
Press images of the Moto E5 and the Moto E5 Plus leave nothing to our imagination as to what Motorola’s upcoming budget phones will look like.

Moto E5 in Platinum and Gold
First up is the Moto E5 with its notch-less 18:9 display and simple-looking matte back finish. We’re not sure if it’s metal or not, but it sure looks clean. Also, you can identify the Moto E5 to be a pretty basic model with its single rear camera.
The new Moto E series will have a fingerprint reader but it’ll be on the back of the phone — like with other 18:9 devices in the market. The sensor is embedded into the Motorola logo which is pretty neat. (Take notes, Apple.)

Moto E5 Plus in Graphite and Gold
Then we have the Moto E5 Plus, the better and bigger version of the Moto E5. It still has an 18:9 display, rear fingerprint reader, and a familiar-looking body, but the finish now looks glossy. The renders suggest either a glass or gloss-plated metal rear, but it could also just be plastic since we’re still in the budget segment.
What should set the Plus variant apart is the alleged dual rear camera module. Don’t get your hopes up though, because the module also appears to have a single camera with a laser autofocus sensor on its side.
The Moto E5 Plus is rumored to have a Snapdragon 430 processor as well.
You may check out the full resolution of the renders through the source link below.
Source: Ishan Agarwal (Twitter)
SEE ALSO: Motorola Moto G6 Plus leaked renders reveal all colors
Enterprise
TikTok finally gets a buyer in the United States
The deal targets a closing date in late January.
The year started with a ban. A day before Donald Trump started his second term, TikTok went dark, in anticipation of an impending ban. The platform quickly went back online, leading to an ultimatum that saw TikTok hunt for an American buyer to full stave off a definitive ban in the United States. Now, as the year ends, a buyer is finally here.
Via CNBC, TikTok has reportedly inked a deal to finalize a deal in the United States, as stated in an internal memo from CEO Shou Zi Chew. The memo, which was sent just this week, details a plan that will see the deal close by January 26, 2026.
Fifty percent of TikTok’s newly restructured U.S. arm will be held by a collection of American investors including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX. Meanwhile, already existing investors of TikTok will hold 30.1 percent. Finally, ByteDance will retain 19.9 percent.
Additionally, TikTok’s algorithm in the United States will be retrained with American data. The American arm will also handle the country’s “data protection, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurance.” Oracle will be the “trusted security partner” in charge of making sure the company keeps within regulations in the country.
With a deal pushing through, the long-running TikTok saga in the United States might finally come to a close.
Gaming
Silksong is getting its first major expansion next year
The expansion is called Sea of Sorrow.
I still can’t believe that Hollow Knight: Silksong came out this year. After years of just waiting for the mythical title, it’s surreal to have it in my library. Now, barely waiting to catch their breath, Team Cherry is already working hard towards the next content drop, starting with Silksong DLC.
Just like the original Hollow Knight, Silksong is getting free DLCs to expand its story. The upcoming Sea of Sorrow DLC will be the game’s “first big expansion.”
The expansion’s trailer barely shows anything about the new content, besides vague allusions to what’s coming. At the very least, Team Cherry has confirmed, both via the announcement and the accompanying poster, that Sea of Sorrow will be nautical-themed.
It will feature new locations, new tools, and new enemies. By itself, Silksong is already a huge game. Adding more content then is a massive undertaking. Plus, Team Cherry says that this is just the first expansion, hinting at more coming in the future.
Sea of Sorrow will launch in 2026.
Besides the new expansion, the studio is also working on a Nintendo Switch 2 update for the original Hollow Knight. It will add higher framerates, resolutions, and more graphical effects. PC players will also get some upgrades to support larger screens.
The Switch 2 update, which will be free for those who already own the original game, will also launch next year.
SEE ALSO: Hollow Knight: Silksong finally releases on September 4
Before the new year starts, it’s already fair to assume that Supergirl might be one of the most anticipated movies of 2026. Premiering a year after the globally successful Superman, Supergirl will see the adventures of Clark Kent’s superpowered cousin, Kara Zor-El. Now, the next film in the sage finally has a teaser trailer.
As James Gunn mentioned previously, Supergirl will be based on Tom King’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Off traveling to other planets to party, Kara finds herself thrust back into the role of being a hero after a young girl named Ruthye Mary Knoll asks her for help.
Though the teaser trailer is mostly a montage of scenes, we already know what we can expect. According to Gunn, Supergirl will be tonally different from Superman, and we see this in the trailer.
However, we can still see influences from Gunn including the usage of “Call Me” by Blondie for the trailer. Also, the film’s space scenes look like they can fit right in with Guardians of the Galaxy.
Still, that’s what we have, and we’re excited. Supergirl will premiere on June 26, 2026.
The film will be directed by Craig Gillespie (Cruella). Milly Alcock plays the titular character. Meanwhile, she will star alongside Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knoll.
SEE ALSO: Superman sequel, titled Man of Tomorrow, comes out in 2027
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