Minecraft

Minecraft: Pocket Edition or PE is a version of Minecraft  created for mobile devices, released for XPERIA PLAY on August 16, 2011; Android  on October 7, 2011; and IOS on November 17, 2011. Where as the PC version is written in Java, PE has been ported to C++ to function on mobile processors, which do not have the processing power to support a Java interpreter. When Minecraft Pocket Edition was first released, it was with reduced features, providing access to Creative mode only. Following versions have brought the PE version closer to parity with the PC version, as the port to C++ continues and mobile processing power increases.

Differences between PC/Mac to PE

 * The worlds in PE are not infinite; they have a size of 256x256. They stop at the invisble bedrock that looks blue.Image7.jpg
 * PE uses MATTIS for crafting which is similar to the Xbox edition's crafting.
 * Stonecutter, cyan flower, glowing obsidian and the Nether Reactor core are exclusive blocks to Minecraft PE.
 * There is no End in Pocket Edition and The Nether does not exist, but is replaced by the Nether Reactor, which is planned to be updated in 0.8 or 0.9 updates and then replaced later on.
 * It is tremendously harder to get Mods, Texture Packs and skins in Pocket Edition as it requires jailbreaking.
 * PE doesn't have that much blocks and mobs than its PC counterpart did.
 * PE does not have generated caves/mineshafts yet, but players can make them in creative.