Mozilla Closing in on Release of Mobile Firefox
Mozilla Closing in on Release of Mobile Firefox
Posted 12/09/2009 at 3:14pm
| by Bart Salisbury
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Mozilla’s hinting that the first version of Firefox for mobile phones will ready for distribution in the next couple of weeks. That’s good news--more competitors only serve to keep everyone on their toes.
Despite its popularity on PCs, Firefox has been noticeably absent from the mobile market, which has been left mostly to WebKit-based browsers. “If things go smoothly, says Jay Sullivan, Mozilla’s vice president for mobile platforms, “we'll have a version out in the next few weeks.”
Firefox mobile is based on the same code as Firefox 3.6, a beta version of which is now available for PCs. And, using a plug-in called Weave, the mobile version will be able to sync bookmarks and passwords with its PC sibling. (It’ll have it’s own logo, though: the Pocketfox! The fennec was unavailable for comment.)
Firefox is expected to be first available for the Nokia N900, with later roll-outs for Windows Mobile and Android smartphones.
Image Credit: Mozilla
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Vano
December 09, 2009 at 7:47pm
Tried it on ATT Fuze, at first it would argue about not enough available memory (which is bs), then it would start, but no website would open, it's like it's a demo to show the GUI...
Mechageo
December 09, 2009 at 4:49pm
When I first saw the title and image I thought it meant that Mozilla was closing up shop after the mobile release, which would be their last work.
'Mozilla Closing... On release of Mobile Firefox'
That's what you get for skimming.
Caboose
December 09, 2009 at 4:11pm
Very nice! I hope that that's the logo (Firefox tail coming out of a pocket). It's so cute!!
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