Friday, August 17, 2012

Facebook finally deletes the deleted


The top tech headlines for this photo-fun Friday:


Facebook finally deletes the deleted


Ustream will soon launch an app that lets you stream live video to your Facebook page. Called BFF (Broadcast for Friends), it'll be available in the coming days on Android and Apple devices.


Facebook has found an answer to the photo deletion issue that Ars Technica uncovered three years ago. The problem: Once you deleted a photo, it could still be found if you had the original URL. But now, Facebook says when you delete a photo it will be gone within 30 days. Ars Technica reported that it saw photos gone within two days of being deleted.


The folks at Android Police noticed that Google may have activated delta updates for apps. It's the ability to update an app by just downloading the new bits, instead of re-downloading the entire program. Less time, less battery drain, less bandwidth. (But you can never have less corny, as today's video sets out... [Read more]


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