Facebook introduces Marketplace for local buying and selling

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In a bid to allow users to discover, buy and sell items locally, Facebook has launched its Marketplace. The feature will appear as a “shop” icon at the bottom of the Facebook app and will allow users to list or search for items on sale in their community.

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Firefox marketplace now accessible via Firefox browser for Android

Mozilla’s Firefox browser and OS on Android also includes a separate marketplace app. The application is now accessible to users of the Android Firefox browser. The marketplace includes a number of apps, utilities and games meant for the upcoming mobile operating system by Mozilla. Predictably, the number of applications is very low.

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Microsoft renames Windows Phone Marketplace to Windows Phone Store

As part of its rebranding and simplification efforts, Microsoft plans to rename Windows Phone Marketplace to Windows Phone Store on its smartphones. The new branding is expected to be rolled out with Windows Phone 7.8 on current devices and with Windows Phone 8 on next gen smartphones.

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First Minor Windows Phone update rolls out!

No, this update doesn’t bring copy and paste functionality or Multitasking. This is just a minor update for stability and performance which in-turn helps to make way for the major update which is said to bring features such as copy and paste, improved market place, web browser and this update is said to come out soon as the windows phone blog claims. Continue reading “First Minor Windows Phone update rolls out!”

Windows Mobile Marketplace to support WM 6.1, 6.5

We were a bit upset about Windows Mobile Marketplace  ( The App Store for Windows Mobile Phones) not supporting WM 6.1 which is the most popular Windows Mobile OS today, but some good news – Microsoft will  offer support for WM6.1 phones in marketplace towards end of the year. Meanwhile WinMo 6.5 Devices are expected to hit the market in September according to Microsoft which is holding the Worldwide Partner Conference at New Orleans ,USA .

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