Facebook Phone?

You probably have already heard rumors about a Facebook smartphone. However, according to the columnist of the New York Times, Nick Bilton, the rumors are about to become true. Bilton says that Mark Zuckerberg has been hiring Apple's engineers, who helped to create the iPhone and iPad, to develop the Facebook phone to be launched in 2013.

After the New York Times news, tech sites around the world contacted the Facebook directors, who have only answered " Facebook does not comment on rumors or speculations."

However, the Business Insider also posted news about the Facebook phone a few weeks before the New York Times. The columnist Jay Yarow said "Facebook is building a smartphone in front of us". According to Yarow, Facebook's recent purchases of startups and launch of apps (like 'Camera') is evidence that the company is thinking of a much larger market than social networking.

Steve Jobs biography is coming to the movies

Sony has announced that the Academy Award winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin ("The Social Netwoork") will adapt Steven Jobs biography into a movie.

Steve Jobs biography was written by Walter Isaacson and brings up stories of the Apple leader's life from his childhood to Apple's creation, including details of his relationship with Microsoft's co-founder Bill Gates.

Aaron Sorking is known by writting screenplays for many movies and TV shows, such as "Moneyball" and "The West Wing". Sorkin won his first Academy award for the screen adaptation of "The Social Netwoork", the biography of Facebook's co-creator Mark Zuckerberg.

Recent rumors have surfaced that Sony was looking to get George Clooney or Noah Wyle to play Jobs in the movie.

Happy Birthday Mark Zuckerberg!

Today is Facebook's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's birthday!
From a Harvard student to one of the most important people in the world, Mark turns 28 with lots of reasons to celebrate.

In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg was chosen Person of the Year by Time magazine. In the same year he was the subject of a film based on Facebook's history. "The Social Network" won three Oscar categories and projected Mark to the world.

Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004 and quickly became the the world’s most popular social network. In 2011 Forbes magazine put Mark among the 40 richest in the world list, with a fortune of more than $ 17 billion.

BidPlayers celebrates Mark Zuckerberg's birthday with a list of 10 facts you didn't know about him:

• Mark has three millionaire sisters: Randi, Arielle and Donna. *
• It's impossible to block Mark on Facebook. If you try to do it you automatically goes to a secret list and all your Facebook activities are monitored for 6 months.
• Mark is color blind. He can't see green or red and that's why facebook is blue.
• In 2011 he became vegetarian and since then he only eats meat if he kills the animal by himself.
• He doesn't have a TV at home.
• Mark fluent speaks 5 languages: English, French, Hebrew, Latin and Greek.
• "Zuckerberg" means "sugar mountain" in German.
• Mark's only five foot eight, but looks taller because he stands up very straight.
• While he was still in high school he wrote a program that would recommend music based on what you liked.
• He's family is jewish but he says he is an atheist.

* Randi Zuckerberg, was Marketing Director of Facebook, but she quit to build out the network A to Z Studios.

   Arielle Zuckerberg: Manager of Wildlife Interactive Inc

   Donna Zuckerberg: studies at Princeton and manages their father's dental office.

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