Facebook Marketplace reaches 1 billion users

Facebook Marketplace has one billion users and is quickly becoming a serious e-commerce play for the social network. Challenging the likes of Craigslist and even eBay, Marketplace allows anyone to sell used or new items. It has many advantages, the main one being a lot of Facebook users are already on the service by default and don't need to sign in. It also works for localized sales, where someone in your neighbourhood can simply come and pay you cash for your goods. Facebook also doesn't take a cut of smaller sales unlike eBay, which garnishes a percent of the value of the selling price.

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Review: Microsoft Surface Go with LTE Advanced

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft’s Surface family has expanded to include a desktop for creatives, a bona-fide laptop, as well as a powerful convertible flagship notebook in two sizes. The most interesting Surface, however may be the smallest one.

The Surface Go was revealed to be a capable sub portable computing platform. The device brings the high-end design and multi-function of the Surface Pro in a smaller, easier to carry and more affordable Surface for the rest of us.

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The Go Standard: Microsoft Surface Go Review

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

One of the most exciting product lines in technology has been Microsoft’s Surface line which came to market six years ago with a 10-inch tablet that promised full-PC functionality in a convertible tablet form-factor.

That device had a lot of good ideas, but it was too thick and heavy to be a real tablet, and the lack of lappability and a mediocre keyboard made it a poor substitute for a laptop.

Microsoft has since refined the design, improved the performance as well as the functionality attached to Surface devices. Not only have they become formidable creative tools, there’s a whole range of Surface products geared towards every type of user.

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The importance of the Education market to the future of technology companies

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The education market has always been an important segment for makers of technology hardware and software.

Demonstrating how technology can improve learning, enable innovation and ideas as well as shatter barriers to learning is more than a great slide during a tech demo. It shows the desire to inspire new generations of technologists, or at the very least, loyal users.

The notion that students and schools use technology that they will be familiar with and will stick with in the future. If your high school had iMacs at the computer lab and used Apple software, then you will likely look to get a Mac when you go to university and beyond.

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