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Although Huawei was one of the companies committing to Mozilla’s mobile OS, we still wait to see a single Firefox OS-based smartphone made by the Chinese firm. The good news is that the wait could be over soon, with Ascend Y300 II emerging as the first Huawei handset to run Mozilla’s mobile platform. We’re not…
We’ve already heard that Mozilla is working on a Firefox OS-based tablet. Now we have few details to share about this upcoming device thanks to the company’s very own Asa Dotzler. From this blog post, we learn that the first tablet running Mozilla’s mobile platform will come with an A31 quad-core 1GHz Cortex A7 processor…
Even though ZTE Open is not selling like hot cupcakes, the Chinese company plans to keep supporting Mozilla’s efforts in the mobile space. In fact, it is preparing to launch at least two new Firefox OS phones this year, ZTE Open C and Open II. Unfortunately we don’t know what these two are all about,…
It’s a name you may remember from the golden days of VHS camcorders and portable cassette players; Panasonic. While the company hasn’t gone anywhere in the 20 or so years since its heyday, it hasn’t made a big splash in the tablet or smartphone market in the west, announcing last year that it was dropping…
Spanish company Geeksphone unveiled few additional details about its upcoming Geeksphone Revolution smartphone. First thing you should know is that it will use Intel’s Atom Z2560 processor, clocked at 1.6GHz. While this chip features Intel Hyper-Threading technology to deliver advanced multi-tasking and great performance, it’s not really on par with Qualcomm’s top-end Snapdragon SoCs. It’s…
Mozilla and its partners that include the likes of Deutsche Telekom, Qualcomm and ZTE have announced the creation of a new body to make sure devices using Firefox OS comply with open Web standards. Dubbed Open Web Device Compliance Review Board (CRB), it will play a key role in deciding how devices and manufacturers get…
Mozilla’s mobile platform has reached users in no less than 13 countries, Mobile World Live is reporting. The current focus for Firefox OS is Eastern European, where users are able to get Alcatel’s One Touch Fire from local subsidiaries of Telenor and Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile). Asian markets are set to follow shortly. The HTML5-based mobile…
Bad news if you live in the U.S. and have hoped to get a Firefox OS-based smartphone. The company has no plans to sell its gear in America anytime soon though you can always buy their phones through importers. Speaking to CNet, Mozilla’s Mitchell Baker stresses Firefox OS’s focus on the emerging markets of the…
LG has finally joined Mozilla’s mobile revolution with a new device called Fireweb. Similarly to other Firefox OS-based smartphones, this is also a low-end product with specs that include a 4-inch HVGA (320×480) screen, 1GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus and flash, and 4GB of internal storage. On the other hand, we’re talking about the…
Mozilla is updating its Firefox Os ahead of the operating system’s launch in new countries. Version 1.1 is said to include a number of performance improvements, including MMS support, a new push notifications API, app search and contact management enhancements. The update is the first since Mozilla announced it will update its platform on a…