Android ahead of iOS on the number of mobile users Facebook

Android passes to extend the operating system iOS users of social networks, if the number of active members of Facebook can talk about anything. Today, the number of people using a Facebook application for Symbian platform Google, more than those who came out to the biggest social network with a client for the iPhone.

Figures which published research company Enders Analysis, said that in November last year monthly Facebook-app for Android open 192,800,000 users. In this case, a similar indicator for iPhone was 147,200,000 people. A year ago, when Facebook released the official statistics, the situation was the opposite - a monthly mobile client for Android enjoyed 66 million people, and the official program of the social network for iOS launched 91 million monthly users.

Understanding the decided advantage of mobile platforms over personal computers, Facebook  released in the middle of last year,  a completely new version of the corporate client for iOS. Previous application built on HTML5, not a high speed, the program was characterized by regular crashes and constant loading of data. The new version of the company to correct the situation.

We also know that Facebook encourages its developers to ensure that improved formal application for Android. To this end, the administration of Facebook encourages them to abandon the iPhone in favor of smartphones in the mobile platform Google. Posters of such calls are hung around the office Internet Corporation.

The reason lies not in the inadequacy iPhone, but the desire to improve the management of social network official applications for the mobile platform Google. As it turned out, creating applications for Android are people who actually do not use this OS. However, employees do not give up Facebook iPhone, just buy more smartphones based on Android.

Analysts: Apple bets on wearable computers

Watches and sunglasses Apple - is the visible signs of the impending era of wearable computers, said Gene Munster of research firm Piper Jaffray. IPhone and iPad manufacturer engaged in the development of so-called"Points of the future» iGlass, which displays digital images directly on the lens. The idea of ​​such a device is to allow people to see the data and images on special lenses, and without having to look at the world through the lens.

Technology, patented Apple in this area have not yet reached a level of maturity that would run it in production. But it can happen soon. If this happens, computerized glasses become a new major discovery in the field of personal computing, the analyst said.

With clever clock all the easier. According to Piper Jaffray, the Cupertino company has the potential to release a portable companion for smartphones and tablets in the next two years. In case of success, as a convenient extension of tablets, "smart" watches also have a chance to replace or oust smartphones. Rumors about the imminent opening of the device are already .

According to some, the "smart" clock iWatch receive a small 1.5-inch display. The device will connect to mobile phones and tablets iPhone iPad with Bluetooth 4.0 wireless interface to perform a variety of tasks, such as notification about calls for alarm, SMS and other notices. Answer calls from them can be more useful.

Perhaps, Apple would not hurry with the glasses and watch, but the interest in this area by Google may force the company to take steps in this direction. This is the area where the Internet company shows some advantage in the development of new technologies. In early 2013, the project points Project Glass promises to become a reality in the form of field trials on human volunteers. Actually, Microsoft is also interested in such projects. Apple is God himself commanded to think about the practical implementation of portable PCs.