Facebook's mobile apps are perhaps an indication of what core features a phone from the social network would focus on, but it's unclear what OS it would run. Earlier speculation indicates it would be a modified version of Android -- similar to the Kindle Fire. But the question is, if Facebook is working for some two years on an Android smartphone, why does it have only two apps on Google Play, while on the iPhone it has double that?

As my colleague : There are many ways Facebook could utilize its 901 million user global network to its advantage. "It could create the world's largest online phone book -- suddenly the idea of a doesn't seem so crazy after all."

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