title: Big-endian vs. little-endian machines
body: <p>I understand what the difference between the two are. Looking at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the entry in Wikipedia</a> it seems like litte-endian format is gaining ground and this is not as much of an issue as it used to be.</p>
  
  <p>HP-UX on Itanium is the only newer processor that is using big-endian format. Most others are using little-endian, which is an indication that industry is standardizing on this. Is this true? Am I missing something? Do any of these differences exist for mobile OS like iOS and Android?</p>