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Two Firefox OS developer phones hit the market

Two Firefox OS developer phones hit the market
  • Posted April 23, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Software
  • The first mobile phones running Mozilla’s Firefox OS are shipping today from a small Spanish company called Geekphone. The two budget handsets, the Keon and the Peak, are geared for developers that want to create apps for the new open-source…

Mozilla CEO steps down to pursue something more commercial

Mozilla CEO steps down to pursue something more commercial
  • Posted April 11, 2013, 1:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Software
  • Gary Kovacs intends to step down from his post as Mozilla's CEO, the foundation's blog reveals. Kovacs is just one of a number of leadership changes being made at Mozilla as it begins "gearing up for the next chapter" --…

Mozilla releases Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 preview

Mozilla releases Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 preview
  • Posted March 14, 2013, 1:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing
  • Smartphones based on Firefox OS are slated to debut later this year in several emerging markets around the world. But if you’re itching to try it out early, Mozilla has been pushing out a simulator compatible with all major PC…

Sony releases experimental Firefox OS ROM for Xperia E smartphone

Sony releases experimental Firefox OS ROM for Xperia E smartphone
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • Sony was one of the first major companies to announce their support for Mozilla’s new Firefox OS just a couple of days ago but we had no idea they already had something in the works. Today the Japanese company released…

Firefox OS unveiled with 18 partners, heading to emerging markets

Firefox OS unveiled with 18 partners, heading to emerging markets
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
  • Mozilla will soon be joining the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft with Firefox OS, the foundation’s first mobile operating system. The announcement came just ahead of Mobile World Congress where 18 operators from around the world have pledged support…

Weekend tech reading: Firefox OS backed by phone makers, carriers

Weekend tech reading: Firefox OS backed by phone makers, carriers
  • Posted February 24, 2013, 11:46 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • Laying the groundwork for its nascent Firefox OS, Mozilla has won over a sizeable list of allies including LG Electronics and China Unicom, and the first phones with the browser-based operating system should arrive in the second quarter of the year. Mozilla announced today...

Firefox OS developer handsets revealed, Keon and Peak

Firefox OS developer handsets revealed, Keon and Peak
  • Posted January 22, 2013, 9:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Mozilla has just taken the wraps off the first couple of devices designed to run Firefox OS. Developed in conjunction with Geekphone and Telefonica, the phones are not actually intended for the consumer market, but rather developers that want to…

ZTE to launch for Firefox OS smartphone in Q1 2013

ZTE to launch for Firefox OS smartphone in Q1 2013
  • Posted September 20, 2012, 12:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE has confirmed plans to release a smartphone powered by Firefox OS, Mozilla’s entirely open source mobile operating system built with HTML5 and CSS web standards, in the first quarter of 2013. The company’s executive vice…

Firefox OS nightly builds available for testing on Windows, Mac or Linux

Firefox OS nightly builds available for testing on Windows, Mac or Linux
  • Posted July 20, 2012, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing
  • Earlier this month Mozilla announced it is renaming its Boot to Gecko operating system for smartphones to Firefox OS while touting support from major carriers worldwide. Although the first Firefox OS-powered devices aren’t expected to arrive until sometime in 2013,…

Boot to Gecko renamed Firefox OS, first handsets arriving in 2013

Boot to Gecko renamed Firefox OS, first handsets arriving in 2013
  • Posted July 2, 2012, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software With Video
  • Mozilla is moving ahead with its mobile ambitions, announcing today that it is renaming Boot to Gecko as Firefox OS, while touting support from major carriers worldwide as well as a couple of device manufacturers.

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