This morning, Motorola dropped a bit of a surprise with the MOTO ACTV, an iPod Nano-esque thimble of a device.

Does the world need another tiny, crappy audio player? Probably not. But what about a tiny, Android-powered audio player that focuses on gauging exercise? Still, probably not — but hey, it'll be fun to hack!

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The all-conquering, indestructible Facebook was brought down a peg or two last week when Google finally produced the goods and unleashed an almighty sucker-punch that may well end Facebook’s reign at the top of the social tree.Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock these past ten days, you will of course know that I’m talking about Google+. Given that it’s currently in private beta mode, you may not have used it yet. And if you’re lucky enough to have received an in [...]

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