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Android M developer preview hands on: Refining the experience

2015-05-29 22:00:25| Extremetech

The still-unnamed Android M is only out in developer preview, but it seems aimed at cleaning up some of Lollipop's rough edges and addressing user complaints about how Android operates.

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With oil prices low, refining saves the day for Exxon and Shell

2015-05-04 21:22:37| Chemicals - Topix.net

The low oil prices that have been dogging the energy industry led to dramatically lower quarterly earnings for Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil, but the two giant companies did better than analysts had expected. Profits for Shell , Europe's largest oil company, amounted to $3.2 billion, adjusted for inventory changes and one-time benefits, during the first quarter of 2015.

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Little chance Big Oil's refining boom will last for long

2015-05-02 12:29:05| Chemicals - Topix.net

The world's top oil companies can expect only limited solace from refining for the rest of the year, even as the often-troubled segment proved valuable in the face of sinking oil prices. Overcapacity in the sector previously made it the bane of integrated oil majors such as BP , Royal Dutch Shell , Exxon Mobil , Chevron , Total and Eni .

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Chevron profit drops but beats expectations on refining margins

2015-05-02 00:18:03| Energy - Topix.net

Oil and natural gas producer Chevron Corp reported a 43 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday, though results beat analysts' expectations as cost cuts and robust refining margins helped offset the impact of tumbling crude prices. A Chevron gas station sign is pictured at one of their retain gas stations in Cardiff, California October 9, 2013.

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