Mozilla may soon bring its Firefox browser to iOS, said Mozilla’s release manager, Lukas Blakk on Twitter. The company plans to increase its user base with this move.
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Yahoo to become default search engine for Firefox in the U.S.
Mozilla has announced that it is replacing its default search engine from Google to Yahoo in the U.S. The company has entered into a five year partnership with Yahoo to be the default search engine on mobile and desktop.
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Mozilla working on Firefox OS streaming stick
Mozilla is developing a streaming stick similar to Google’s Chromecast according to a report from GigaOm. The stick which will run on Firefox OS will allow users to stream videos and content.
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Samsung teams up with Mozilla for a next generation browser engine called Servo
Hot on the heels of Google’s breakup with webkit, Samsung has announced that it will be partnering with Mozilla to come up with the core for its next generation browser. Mozilla and Samsung have now begun collaborating on an advanced web browser engine called Servo.
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Nightly builds of Firefox Mobile OS now available
Mozilla has started rolling out nightly builds of its upcoming Firefox Mobile OS for users to download. The OS seems to take a lot of inspiration from iOS and Android in terms of UI. In addition, the icons seem to take some hint from Symbian.
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Firefox mobile will soon support ARMv6 handsets
Firefox is one of the major desktop browsers and it has been slowly trying to capture the mobile market too as most of the people are now using handheld device, but the main problem is that Firefox for mobile only supports ARMv7 handsets as of now, which means that it cannot be run on more than 50% percent of Android devices available in the market right now. But Mozilla has confirmed that they are working a update which will bring ARMv6 handset support to Firefox mobile.
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Mozilla B2G Announced : Web Centric Mobile OS
Mozilla today announced its plans to develop an open source mobile operating system. The OS will be focused primarily on web-apps. Dubbed B2G , the OS will make use of HTML5 capabilities to deliver basic phone functionality via various APIs.
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Download Mozilla Firefox 4 Release Candidate for Android and Maemo
Mozilla had released FireFox 4 for PC, Mac and Linux last week. They have also announced a FireFox Mobile (Release Candidate) for Maemo and Android devices.
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Firefox 4 Beta 5 for Mobile Released
Firefox has released the Firefox 4 Beta 5 for mobile phones running on Android or Maemo operating systems.
FoxToPhone application for Android
You may have seen apps like Chrome to Android and Chrome to WP7, and these apps are very useful especially for people who are regular users of Google Chrome browser. Now the same type of app is available for Mozilla Firefox users. Continue reading “FoxToPhone application for Android”
Mozilla SeaBird concept phone is mind blowing
You may have seen a lot of mobile phone concepts, but the one you are going to see below will blow you away, seriously this is one of the best concepts ever made. The concept is made by the masterminds over at Mozilla Labs, and they are calling it Sea Bird. The Sea Bird is Continue reading “Mozilla SeaBird concept phone is mind blowing”
Fennec Alpha Now Available For Android And Nokia N900
Mozilla has finally released the alpha version of its mobile browser Fennec for Nokia N900 and Android (2.x) devices. Fennec comes with some interesting features such as Firefox Sync, Add-ons and the Awesome Bar.
Mozilla has finally released the alpha version of its mobile browser Fennec for Nokia N900 and Android (2.x) devices. Fennec is the codename of Mozilla’s mobile project. This browser is built on the new “Electrolysis” and “Layers” technology which concentrates on increasing speed and responsiveness. Fennec is designed and optimized for browsing on a mobile device and it comes with some interesting features such as Firefox Sync, Add-ons and the Awesome Bar.
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Fennec Pre-Alpha Version Now Available For Android
The pre-alpha version of Fennac was recently made available for Android devices. Currently it works only on Nexus One and Motorola Droid. Since this is the pre-alpha version, it may have lots of bugs, but it works almost perfectly on these devices.
The pre-alpha version of Fennac was recently made available for Android devices. Currently it works only on Nexus One and Motorola Droid. Since this is the pre-alpha version, it may have lots of bugs, but it works almost perfectly on these devices. This build requires Android 2.0 or above and an OpenGL ES 2.0 capable device.
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No other phone comes close to Nokia N900 in the Browsing department , Speed Test Video inside
The Nokia N900 may be seen as an internet tablet with phone capabilities. The N900 has got the best browser on a mobile phone and we are not kidding. We used the N900 alongside the iPhone , OmniaHD , a Blackberry and an Android device and our conclusion was that No Other phone can come close to N900 in the Browsing Department. All websites load and appear the same way it does on a desktop including banking sites and airline sites which are the most problematic.The screen is very responsive and there is kinetic scrolling, zooming. Javascript including AJAX,Flash work pretty well
iPhone Facebook Developer Quits!
Joe Hewitt, the brains behind the Facebook application for the Apple iPhone has quit further development of the application.
“Time for me to try something new. I’ve handed the Facebook iPhone app off to another engineer, and I’m onto a new project. My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple’s policies.” – Joe Hewitt Continue reading “iPhone Facebook Developer Quits!”