| Google enables Play Store delta updates, helps you conserve precious data Aug 16th 2012, 21:33  At Google's developer conference, the company announced that it would soon offer the ability to download delta updates in its Play Store, and we're starting to see the promise fulfilled before our very eyes. These delta upgrades, which save time and bandwidth when updating larger apps by only downloading the actual changes (rather than the entire program), were spotted earlier by Android Police and verified by our staff. While it may seem like a minor feature, you'll likely be happy that you don't have to think twice about updating your graphically-intense games when you're not within range of a hotspot. Head below for a video showing the delta updates in action. Continue reading Google enables Play Store delta updates, helps you conserve precious data Filed under: Cellphones, Tablet PCs, Software Google enables Play Store delta updates, helps you conserve precious data originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Droid-Life |  Android Police | Email this | Comments | | Judge rules Facebook users can share friends' profiles with the feds Aug 16th 2012, 21:09  It's not the backdoor access that the FBI has been pushing for, but US District Judge William Pauley III has now ruled that it and other law enforcement agencies are entitled to view your Facebook profile if one of your "friends" gives them permission to do so. As GigaOm reports, that ruling comes as part of a New York City racketeering trial, in which one of the accused, Melvin Colon, had tried to suppress evidence turned up on Facebook that led to his indictment. That information was obtained through an informant who gave investigators access to the profile, something that Colon had argued violated his rights against unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment. In the ruling, Judge Pauley dismissed that claim, likening the Facebook access instead to a phone wiretap in which one person on the call allows the government to monitor it -- a practice that has been ruled constitutional. GigaOm also has the ruling in its entirety at the source link below for those interested. Filed under: Internet Judge rules Facebook users can share friends' profiles with the feds originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | GigaOm | Email this | Comments | | IRL: HTC One S, Columbia GPS Pal and the Eton Rukus Solar Aug 16th 2012, 20:00 Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. This week in IRL, Jon Fingas takes what could be an unpopular stance, making a case for the HTC One S over the bigger, more lavishly specced One X. Meanwhile, Darren and Dan test some summer-appropriate tech, including a GPS app for outdoor sports and a solar-powered speaker dock. Continue reading IRL: HTC One S, Columbia GPS Pal and the Eton Rukus Solar Filed under: Misc. Gadgets IRL: HTC One S, Columbia GPS Pal and the Eton Rukus Solar originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | |
