Facebook Plans to Introduce Apple-Like App Store for Downloads

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Facebook Inc. plans to introduce an online store that lets users download software applications, similar to the bazaars that feature games and tools for users of the Apple Inc. iPhone and Google Inc.’s Android software.

The store, called App Center, is due to open in the coming weeks, Menlo Park, California-based Facebook said yesterday. It will be customized for users, similar to how Facebook’s News Feed displays content according to a person’s closest friends.