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Facebook Music “Listen with your friend” leaks

, Sep 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

Facebook's f8 conference kicks off in just a few hours, but the company's announcements keep leaking; next up is a "Listen with your friend" feature, apparently set to be added to the social network's new ticker. Facebook creative director Ji Lee accidentally revealed the communal streaming system in a promptly-deleted tweet, but not quick enough to stop Mitchell Holder from grabbing a screenshot. "Listen to what your friends are listening [to]" Lee says of the service, "LIVE." Read The Full Story

Guidebook App for Facebook f8 2011 attendees Hands-on [Video]

, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

One of the most obvious and correct steps any forward and mobile-thinking event these days should have is a companion app to help attendees navigate their way through the day. Better yet, someone should create an app that makes it easy for events to set up a guide for themselves, little to no hassle involved. Wait, that exists? It’s simply called Guidebook? Well that’s great! We took a few minutes today to check out the Facebook f8 entry into the Guidebook app to prepare for tomorrow’s events and we’d just love to show you what it’s all about.

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Facebook revamps friend lists and newsfeed, adds ticker

, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [11]

Facebook announced several new changes today, including revisions to its Friends Lists and News Feed features as well as the addition of a ticker with real-time status updates. These changes will be rolled out starting this evening, just two days ahead of Facebook's annual f8 developer conference, where the social network is expected to unveil more new features, including music streaming integration. Read The Full Story

Facebook Project Spartan HTML5 drive to miss f8 tip insiders

, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Facebook's Project Spartan will not make its debut at the social network's f8 conference, it's suggested, with the broad-reaching HTML5 venture instead expected to launch later in September or in early October. The slight delay from earlier rumors is down to Facebook's decision to extend Project Spartan to support the Android browser along with desktop browsers, TechCrunch reports, rather than solely the iOS browser on the iPhone and iPad as originally intended. Now, the project is expected to launch at a separate event a week or two following f8. Read The Full Story

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