Hamburg, Germany  - It sounds great: lightning quick surfing at up to 16 megabits per second. The reality, though, is often somewhat different.

Hamburg, Germany - You don't need the most expensive memory card in the store if you're using a standard digital camera.

Hamburg  - It's nearly summer, and flowers and plants are coming out, but not just on balconies and in gardens.

Cologne/Hamburg  - How loud is an elephant? What does goat's hair feel like? And how does it smell inside a predator animal's cage?

Hamburg  - A hard-earned bikini figure deserves a grand entrance. After all, who wants to sell their looks short while on the beach or taking a dive from the board?

Hamburg  - The new Mazda2 three-door supermini is now available in European showrooms with an entry price of around 11,450 euros (17,770 dollars), the Japanese car maker has announced.

The three-door version comes at 500 euros cheaper than the five- door version which was introduced late last year.

The 1.3-litre engine fitted to both models comes in a 55 kW/75 hp and 63 kW/86 hp version. The 1.5-litre engine develops 76 kW/103 hp. In addition Mazda offers a 1.4-litre diesel version with 50 kW/86 hp.