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updated at 6:19pm on 5/19/2012
Top Meme
SlashGear — Google has secured Chinese approval to complete its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, the search giant has confirmed, though it was reportedly forced to commit to Android openness to sway the decision. Chinese regulators had stood as the final hurdle for Google to complete, with the two companies being given...
Secondary Memes
Sorry, But This Whining And Umbrage About Facebook's IPO Is Ridiculous
SAI — This isn't going to be a popular thing to say, but it needs to be said. So here goes... All this whining and umbrage about Facebook's IPO is ridiculous. When are people who voluntarily speculate on stocks finally going to take responsibility for their decisions? Never, apparently. On Thursday, Facebook...
Apple files for preliminary injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1
Latest from Computerworld — In the latest move in a complex series of patent-related cases, Apple filed a motion in a U.S. district court late Friday to ban Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S.
Tertiary Memes
SpaceX test flight to ISS aborted
SlashGear — SpaceX has again been forced to abort its planned mission to dock with the International Space Station, with...
ITC Awards Microsoft an Import Ban on Motorola Phones, Tablets
Wired: Gadget Lab — The Droid Razr Maxx and other Motorola devices face a U.S. import ban for violating a Microsoft patent....
jOBS Movie to Film in the Actual Los Altos Home, Garage
Softpedia News - Global — Five Star Feature Films has confirmed that the movie chronicling the life of Steve Jobs will film early...
Are the Diablo III Servers Working? Ask This Android App [Diablo]
Kotaku — #diablo Though we seem to be through the worst of Diablo III's humiliating server outages at launch this...
Facebook buys mobile e-commerce app Karma
Latest from Computerworld — The mobile gift-giving app Karma announced Friday it has been acquired by Facebook. The announcement came...
Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile hits FCC, brings future-proofed HSPA for good measure
Engadget — There's been hints of it coming as early as February, but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S...
Below the Fold
Motorola updates its ICS rollout schedule, Razrs getting update in Q2
Amazon solicits ads for Kindle Fire welcome screen, to the tune of $600,000
Behind a Press Release
Facebook doesn’t want world domination: it needs it
John Gruber jumps ship
Eurozone Debt Crisis Part 2: The Contagious Greek Patient Cannot be Kept Isolated- Telecom Weekly News Wrap May 19, 2012
Windows Phone Marketplace exceeds 90,000 apps
Archived
This edition of refinr was published on 5/19/2012 at 6:19pm. The previous edition was posted on 5/19/2012 at 5:20pm.
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| Memes Found | 17 |
| Articles Grouped | 118 |
| Words Tracked | 11318 |
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