Facebook App Center challenges Google Play as it lands in the U.K. and Ireland after its U.S. launch last May.
Facebook App Center, the social apps store of the world’s largest social network, came up with a strategy of catering its customers with a more “social” way of searching new apps that would lure them away from Google Play and Apple’s iTunes Store.
Downloads from friends, including their social activities, provides reference to users that will invite them to select an app to …

Facebook App Center, Available Only In The U.S. (Image via USA Today)

Facebook has officially launched its new online applications store, App Center. The store brings together applications for mobile devices (iOS and Android) and for web as well, with the main menu divided in two sections.
Submenu of each section offers categories such as games, music, news, sports, utilities, etc. – in total about 600 applications that use Facebook integration, their number following to grow rapidly in the …

Facebook may launch its new App Center in a few days (Image: Kevin Toufel (CC) via Flickr)

A source who is familiar with the new Facebook service has revealed that the social networking site will launch App Center in a few days. In an interview with BusinessInsider.com, the source even mentioned that the launch could happen today.
One of the App Center’s advantages is that it gives Facebook users the ability to look for applications with ease. It also encourages app developers to create …