We were taken by a heart-stopping surprise when we almost bumped into a photographer hiding in a bush. It was a freezing cold, bright spring morning on a hill slope facing south. The birdwatcher we had discovered had disguised himself with a cloth that blended perfectly with the surroundings. In addition to himself, he had [...]

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Low-cost compact laptop PCs, known as netbooks, are now mainstream products. Screen size tends to define the overall size of a small netbook computer, with 10 inches having become as the most common size for a device with decent keyboard and viewable dispay. Although Sony has had small notebook PCs available for years, it was [...]

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The Suunto Core is a sports watch for outdoors adventurers who enjoy practically any, even extreme, conditions. The new edition, Suunto Core Extreme, adds black matte finish to the original product that has been available since 2007. The Core Extreme units will be individually numbered to reflect the limited number of copies Suunto is making [...]

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AFP – British police probed allegations Thursday that a top-selling newspaper paid private investigators to hack into the mobile phones of thousands of high-profile figures.

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Reuters – For years it was the talk of the wireless industry: beaming television to the world’s four billion cellphones would be the icon of the digital age. Now, just three letters are hastening the demise of that vision.

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NewsFactor – T-Mobile launched its much-awaited second Android phone Wednesday, the myTouch 3G, with a pre-sale program for existing customers. The company said existing customers who take advantage of the pre-sales period, which lasts until July 28, can get delivery before the device is available nationally through stores beginning Aug. 5.

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PC World – Struggling Motorola is laying off 74 more workers from its mobile-phone division.

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PC World – While Google Chrome OS is the hottest news right now, Google’s Android OS is still revving to invade the smartphone market. At the T-Mobile myTouch 3G launch event in New York City this morning, T-Mobile execs announced that the T-Mobile myTouch 3G is available for online pre-orders starting today. Delivery is guaranteed [...]

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PC Magazine – The T-Mobile/HTC MyTouch 3G, introduced Wednesday, won’t be T-Mobile’s last Google Android phone this year, T-Mobile CTO Cole Brodman said at the phone’s launch event today. But don’t plan on seeing the HTC Hero.

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PC Magazine – T-Mobile on Wednesday officially launched its second Google Android phone, the MyTouch 3G, and company executives said they’ll use a high-touch retail experience and custom cases to give the new phone a unique personalizable spin.

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