All contenders agree that this will now be an endurance race, rather than the quick sprint which Team Romney had hoped for, the BBC's Steve Kingstone says.

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Groundbreaking is scheduled for October (a design turnaround time that is Olympic-sprint quick) with construction to be completed two years later and a big-time test tournament mandated on the course in 2015.

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Rather than search for apps in an app store, Sprint ID phones come with quick access to pre-selected content geared toward particular interests.

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Despite the G using a custom build of Ice Cream Sandwich (which will be upgraded to Jelly Bean soon, according to Sprint), we were highly satisfied with how quick everything was during our time with the device -- it truly acts and feels the same as its overseas counterpart.

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Kindle is designed for leisure reading, and Amazon touts quick access to more than 170, 000 of the bookseller's titles via a Sprint EVDO cellular connection.

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Palm's long-rumored Treo 700p, available initially from Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless , taps the carriers' newest and fastest data networks, with speeds quick enough to download music and watch streaming video over the air.

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