Weekly news roundup - 03/07/09

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3 July 2009 17:50 GMT / By Ben Crompton

As America prepares to celebrate its independence, here at Pocket-lint we are celebrating a full week of fantastic gadget and tech news and reviews. See below for the top ten.

NEWS: Motorola offers moon-themed Aura "Celestial Edition"
Not made of cheese
Based on the fact that it was a Motorola radio transponder aboard the Apollo 11 that relayed the first words and visuals from the moon to Earth, Moto is offering a moon-themed special edition of its high-end Aura...read more

NEWS: Next iPhone will charge via micro-USB
Apple signs up to phone charger "harmonization"
Apple has signed up to an EU-wide "harmonization" of phone chargers, which Pocket-lint first brought you news of back in September 2007...read more

NEWS: Michael Jackson set to clean sweep UK Top 40
Likely to take all Top 10 slots on Sunday
Michael Jackson could become the first artist to take all 10 top slots in the UK top 40 chart, when the new chart results are announced on Sunday...read more

NEWS: Firefox 3.5 download is now live
Roll up, roll up
Right on schedule, the download page for Firefox 3...read more

NEWS: EMI refuses to stream at new PRS rates
Takes its ball and goes home
EMI Publishing has said that it's not going to be making its catalogue available at the new audio streaming rates for websites, recently published by PRS for Music...read more

REVIEW: Sony PSP Go console - First Look
Can this improve on the current PSP?
Designed to make playing games more accessible on the go, Sony has created the PSP Go, a smaller, more pocketable offering of its handheld gaming console...read more

NEWS: PHOTOS: Archos 9 tablet PC
Hands-on with the touchy tablet
Archos are expanding beyond the internet media tablet for which they are traditionally known...read more

NEWS: Toshiba TG01 UK details coming 9 July
UK launch event dated, phone expected shortly after
Toshiba has confirmed to Pocket-lint that it will be releasing the UK launch details of its Snapdragon powered TG01 mobile phone at the beginning of July...read more

REVIEW: SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone
Fancy a spot of telly on the go?
So you've have a Slingbox and you want to watch the content either from the other side of the world or merely up in your bedroom...read more

NEWS: Google Earth used to find and steal Koi
Satellite imagery used by thieves to locate fish ponds
First it was pools to party in, now it's ponds with fish to steal, as another aquatically-themed nefarious use of Google Earth has been revealed...read more