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Secret Siamese twins in the tech world? Facebook’s proved it’s not impossible.

Reports say a slightly buggy, but still operational iPad app has been discovered hiding just inside the code of Facebook’s official iPhone app.

And just how did the discovery come about? You can thank Marvin Bernal -- a Canadian engineering student and self-proclaimed iOS enthusiast. Daily Tech reports, Bernal...

"...discovered the iPad app hidden within the code of Facebook’s iPhone app after Facebook released an update to its iPhone app... Bernal noticed the iPad code almost immediately and tweeted it for everyone to see." 

A writer for TechCrunch tested out the discovery -- and reports...

“The Facebook iPad app uses a left-side menu system that can be accessed by the touch of a button or the flick of the iPad screen... When you fip the iPad horizontally, the list of your online friends appears and you can chat with them as you do other things on Facebook.”

So, can you get the app on your iPad? Absolutely. But, eager users will first have to duck through a few back doors -- a method that’s legal, but not exactly kosher. Mobiputing says,

“In a nutshell, you’re going to need to jailbreak your device, install an app that allows you to modify the UIDeviceFamily setting for the app, and then reboot ..."

Jailbreakers be warned: doing so will void your warranty. But a safer alternative exists -- PCWorld reports...

“The app is also similar to MyPad, a third-party creation that has become the de facto iPad app for Facebook. MyPad still has the advantage of also providing Twitter access, but one has to wonder what will become of it once Facebook releases this." 

The latest Facebook app for the iOS is already being hailed as a Universal Binary -- meaning users can use the same download for both devices. Fierce Mobile Content reports,

“... Facebook also plans to retool its mobile website to accommodate the iPad form factor -- one person said the site is not intended to compete with Facebook’s iPhone and iPad apps, but it will ‘supplement these experiences.'"

Finally -- Slash Gear reports -- the possibly impending iPad app isn’t just to appease users.

“It’s also expected to be the starting point for Facebook’s so-called Project Spartan, the social network’s leaked strategy to take on Apple’s dominance in apps with a system of HTML5 web-apps.”

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