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In a move to compete with Google which makes updated browsers every six to eight weeks Mozilla announced that it is planning to release four new versions of Firefox this year shortening thus the browser’s cycle. Up to present days Mozilla has released updated versions every 12 to 18 months.

The draft of Mozilla’s Firefox roadmap for 2011 shows that one of the non-profit entity’s priorities is to "ship our new technology to users in smaller bundles, more frequently."

Facebook has posted a new message on its developer blog placing an entry titled "Platform Updates: New User Object fields, Edge.remove Event and more." In the passage the social networking giant explains that it gives access to mobile phones and home addresses of the users to the third parties.

Visa has upgraded its Authorize.Net Developer Center, a resource for independent developers to create applications supporting electronic payments and related services for major payment networks including VisaNet. The Developer Center is based on Authorize.Net’s existing platform, which Visa acquired as part of the purchase of CyberSource earlier this year.

Ixaris has launched a new product called Ixaris Opn (should be pronounced as open). The new service is an application development platform to allow developers to add payment applications for financial institutions and specialized market segments.

There is no sophisticated integration platform with Ixaris Opn which can be easily brought to market. Developers can use the platform for creating customized payment apps that can incorporate mainstream payment networks such as Visa or MasterCard prepaid cards, and bank transfers via SWIFT.

Jeff Kinder, Yahoo's senior vice president for media products and solutions talking on the sidelines of a Yahoo Open Hack Day in Bangalore said that the company is considering investments in hackers with good ideas and technologies as it pursues to improve its position in the market.

"We are open to many ways of having a stake in creative young companies," said Kinder, adding that the company neither has a fund earmarked for this purpose, nor a definite model or set of criteria for such investments.

India has started developing the world's cheapest "laptop" priced at only $35. 

The new device was developed by research teams at India's premier technological institutes, the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science.

MasterCard is releasing its Open Application Programming Interfaces (Open APIs) for third–party and independent software developers. The card network company reported that under its new program developers will be able to create a new wave of e-commerce and mobile payment applications.

In addition, this portal will also enable developers to have easier access to all of the Open APIs that MasterCard makes available will also be launched. The new Open API program is the first initiative from the newly created MasterCard Labs.

Microsoft pulled its Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK, software developers kit, that it accidentally published Friday.

Developers discovered the SDK on company’s Download site. One, Joel Ivory Johnson, downloaded it and reports that it includes Widget tools and emulators for version 6.5.3, the next update to the OS. Along with the another developer he failed using the SDK, indicating that it likely was not ready for release.

Microsoft might be planning to release the SDK next month at the Mobile World Congress.

Yahoo announced on their developer network blog that their Shopping API will be terminated on March 11, 2010. The company decided to enter into an agreement with PriceGrabber to power the same thing for the Yahoo Shopping area.

 3RD Sense, which operates play platform Fizzy.com, and develops games and online apps for consumers, reported the launch of a new initiative called Fizzy Game Developers Network(GDN), which provides Flash game developers with a free and easily accessible platform to showcase, distribute and earn revenue from their games.

Today CSM Finance has announced new improvements introduced to the site of the online investment project. Taking care about its customers the developers of CSM have updated their Help page by adding FAQ section with the most frequent questions asked by the customers.