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Facebook falls flat in public debut

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After all the hype, Facebook’s first day as a public company ended where it began.

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A Super Sappy Thank You to Facebook; Just the King’s Stutters

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We realize there’s only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: A very hilarious and embarrassing tribute to Facebook, things get meta with Conan O’Brien on the the Late Show, and a sensual reading of 50 Shades of Grey with Gilbert Gottfreid.

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4G Reality Check: Beware of These Cons and Lies

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Anyone in the market for a smartphone these days will likely see the term 4G shoved in their face by the major carriers. “We have the biggest network!” “We have the fastest speeds!” Sometimes the providers back up their claims with blazing fast data and great coverage, but other times, consumers will wind up feeling cheated. Here are some examples in which the reality simply doesn’t live up to the marketing hype.Sprint’s 4G LTE Phones: Hurry Up and Wait

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10 Gadgets You’d Be a Fool to Buy Right Now

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They say patience is a virtue, but like temperance and chastity, it’s not much fun. Unfortunately, if you want to reach a state of true techstasy, you may need to repress your desire to buy a new gadget today and wait for the next version to come out.

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Facebook stock climbs in public debut

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Facebook updated its status to “public company” on Friday.

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Facebook stock up slightly in public debut

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Facebook is trading up 8 percent Friday, as investors seek to put a dollar value on the company that turned online social networking into a global cultural phenomenon.

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Improve Your Android Home Screen With This App [VIDEO]

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Chameleon, an Android tablet enhancement that makes the home screen easier to use, started off as a company-wide design exercise. After receiving worldwide attention and purchase inquiries, the team took the Android Tablet app to Kickstarter.

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Facebook stock jumps in first day of trading after raking in $16 billion in IPO

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Facebook is updating its status to “public company” as its stock jumps in its debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

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Facebook stock jumps in public debut

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Facebook is updating its status to “public company” as its stock jumps in its debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

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ZTE confirms security hole in U.S. phone

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(Reuters) – ZTE Corp, the world’s No.4 handset vendor and one of two Chinese companies under U.S. scrutiny over security concerns, said one of its mobile phone models sold in the United States contains a vulnerability that researchers say could allow others to control the device. The hole affects ZTE’s Score model that runs on Google Inc’s Android operating system and was described by one researcher as “highly unusual.” “I’ve never seen it before,” said Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike. …

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Samsung gets 9 million preorders for new Galaxy phone: report

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SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co has received some 9 million pre-orders for its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone from more than 100 global carriers, the Korea Economic Daily reported on Friday. Samsung toppled Apple as the world’s biggest smartphone maker in the first quarter, helped by its line-up of Galaxy named devices running on Google’s free Android software. The latest version of its flagship phone, unveiled this month, will first go on sale on May 29 in Germany before being rolled out to other countries. …

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Facebook Won’t Save California

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The social media giant’s $104 billion IPO is part of a tech boom that benefits only the wealthiest and best educated, and it won’t do much at all for California’s flagging economy, writes Joel Kotkin.