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it's july second 2013 i'm evan rodgers trademark pending in taiwan pakistan turkey and yugoslavia this is 90 seconds on the verge Motorola's cranking up the hype machine for the Moto X and the messenger is mystery in a new fourth of July theme dead motorola calls the upcoming device the first smartphone you can design yourself what does that actually mean it's not entirely clear the motorola is using the add to tout the fact the Moto X will be built in the United States the existence of the Moto X was confirmed back in May Motorola has also said that it could be available as soon as this summer a Russian rocket exploded earlier today just seconds after launch the proton-m rocket was carrying three navigation satellites intended to be used with Russia's global national satellite system instead it quickly wobble the nose dive into the ground approximately one kilometer from the launch pad the rocket was unmanned and thus far no injuries have been reported it was however carrying 600 tons of fuel which could have a detrimental environmental impact and finally the Sandman returns just in time for Halloween a prequel to Neil Gaiman's critically acclaimed Sandman series has a date a name and an image the Sandman overture is set before the original series and will tell the story of how Morpheus the Lord of dreams came to be captured in the first book frequent Alan Moore collaborator JH williams will draw the six-part miniseries cover art will be done by williams and dave mckean who created some of the originals iconic covers the first issue will be released October thirtieth followed by five more issues each release two months apart it's going to be a long year that's it for the day's top stories will be joining you next week after the holiday weekend letting you get some rest and relaxation take care