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NEW YORK (AP) — There's more to Facebook apps than"Angry Birds" and Pinterest, but many userswouldn't know that because there hasn't been a good,central way to find them. Facebook Inc. is trying to change that. On Thursday, Facebook isbeginning to roll out its App Center to its nearly 1 billion users,so they can find games and other applications with socialcomponents more easily. The App Center, available on Facebook's website and on Apple and Android mobile devices, will recommend apps tousers based on their interests, the types of apps their friendslike, or the apps they have liked in the past. Many people are introduced to Facebook apps in the form ofsometimes-annoying requests from their friends for poker partners,Scrabble buddies or neighbors on virtual farms. Those requestshaven't necessarily matched a user's specificinterests. The new App Center will initially feature about 600 Facebook apps,mostly games, reviewed by the company to meet its qualitystandards. Games, such as Zynga's "CityVille" andElectronic Arts' "The Sims," are the most populartypes of apps on Facebook. But the company is betting that by personalizing recommendations tousers, people will find new types of applications beyond games,along with games that are more interesting to them. There are allsorts of social apps that use Facebook, from music-listeningservices such as Spotify to what-you-just-ate tools such asFoodspotting. "We spend all day, every day building a platform (so that)great social games and apps can exist," said Matt Wyndowe,product manager for apps and games at Facebook. But a commonquestion has long been where to find them. "Up until now, wehaven't had a great answer to that question." Facebook said that on mobile devices, the App Center won'tcompete with other app stores, such as Apple's orGoogle's. Rather, the App Center will send users to thoseother stores to download the programs. People can also get mobileapps from their regular computers by using a feature called"send to mobile." Among the roughly 600 applications included in the App Center atlaunch will be the Nike Plus GPS running app, which lets userstrack their runs and broadcast it to their Facebook feed. RickyEngelberg, whose title at Nike is experience director at digitalsport, said having a place where apps are showcased will "letmore people be part of the Nike Plus community." The App Center, which Facebook announced last month, will be rolledout to U.S. users beginning Thursday night and to everyone elseover the coming weeks. MORE: Is Facebook s App Center a Win-Win for iPhone, Android Users andDevelopers?. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Ultrasonic Cavitation Slimming Machine Manufacturer , China RF Beauty Machine, and more. For more , please visit Fractional Co2 Laser Machine today!
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