Firefox OS

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Mozilla Launches Accounts, An Improved Sync Feature, And A customizable UI To Firefox Aurora

Ken Yeung | TNW | February 8, 2014

Mozilla has announced several new features today designed to continue the Firefox browsing experience to any device you use. The company has announced that Accounts will be coming to the browser, along with an improved Sync feature and the ability to customize the user interface. All of these things are available to test now in Firefox Aurora. Read More »

Mozilla Launches Phase Two Of ‘Phones For Apps’ Program

Darrell Etherington | TechCrunch | September 4, 2013

Mozilla today is announcing the next stage of its efforts to get Firefox OS hardware in the hands of developers building software for it: the so-called “second phase” of the Phones for Apps program offers devs the chance to get a Firefox OS device to keep, but this time around the focus isn’t on people who’ve built apps specifically for Firefox OS... Read More »

Mozilla Lights Up Preorders For Firefox OS-Driven Flame

Seth Rosenblatt | CNET | May 27, 2014

Firefox OS fans across the globe can now preorder Flame, the Web-based mobile operating system's first official reference phone...

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Mozilla Release New Video Detailing New Firefox OS Mobile App Distribution

Julian Horsey | Geeky Gadgets | July 19, 2013

Mozilla has released a new video for Firefox OS developers detailing the way that the new Firefox OS will use search to allow users to find Firefox OS applications and redirect them to your website, rather than use the traditional app store approach. Read More »

Mozilla Unveils ‘Aggressive’ Firefox OS Schedule: Quarterly Feature Releases, Security Updates Every Six Weeks

Emil Protalinski | TNW | July 20, 2013

With Firefox OS version 1.0 out the door, Mozilla has decided that it’s time to unveil its strategy for new versions. The company is planning to make feature releases available to partners every quarter and push out security updates for the previous two feature releases every six weeks. Read More »

Mozilla's Firefox OS Readies For Africa Launch

Jo Best | ZD Net | November 6, 2014

The Mozilla Foundation has signed deals with three new operators to bring Firefox OS to the continent...

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Mozilla’s Firefox OS Gives The Open Web Top Billing On Mobile

Frederic Lardinois | TechCrunch | August 25, 2013

Mozilla was late to mobile and now it’s trying to catch up. For a while now, the nonprofit has been releasing mobile versions of its Firefox browser for Android, but its most ambitious project to date is its Firefox OS mobile operating system for smartphones. Read More »

New Smartphone OSes Taking Baby Steps Toward iOS, Android

Mikael Ricknäs | Computerworld | August 27, 2013

Newcomers Firefox, Ubuntu, Sailfish and Tizen won't challenge Android's dominance anytime soon, but can still survive, according to analysts Read More »

Opensource.com Publishes 18 Interviews with Speakers of the Upcoming OSCON Conference

For those of you who have not noticed yet, the folks at Opensource.com just completed the publication of an entire series of interviews with speakers at the upcoming O/Reilly OSCON conference. This conference is one of the most important and interesting open source conferences of the year and the wide variety of interviews conducted which show the depth and breadth of the conference topics. `

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OS Wars: Three Alternatives To iOS, Android, Windows Phone

Tony Crammond | The Full Signal | July 23, 2013

The smartphone world appears to be all but divided up. You’re either an Android user, a follower of Apple’s iOS, or loyal to the mighty Microsoft and its Windows Phone 8 platform. But there are alternatives out there... Read More »

Panasonic To Adopt Mozilla Firefox OS Open Platform For Next Generation Smart TVs

Richard Harris | App Developer Magazine | January 12, 2014

Mozilla has scored another win in its efforts to expand its Firefox Os with the announcement that it is joining with Panasonic to bring Firefox to the next generation of smart TVs. Read More »

Review: Innovations Abound Beyond iOS And Android

Anick Jesdanun | Top Tech News | February 28, 2014

Gartner says 94 percent of smartphones sales last year were either iPhones or Android devices; Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices made up another 5 percent combined. What about the remaining 1 percent? They are the wannabes such as Firefox, Sailfish and Ubuntu, and these alternative contenders boast some features you just may envy. Read More »

Telefonica Launches Firefox OS Smartphones In Mexico, Peru And Uruguay

Press Release | Telefonica | November 1, 2013

Telefonica is launching Firefox OS phones this week in Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. Both the ZTE Open and ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fire will be available in Mexico starting today, while the ZTE Open is available in Peru, and the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fire is available in Uruguay... Read More »

Telefonica Vivo Welcomes LG Fireweb in Brazil; Company’s First Firefox OS Smartphone

Sam Lehman | HNGN | October 23, 2013

LG has unveiled its first Firefox-powered smartphone called the "Fireweb," which was launched in Brazil under Telefonica Vivo's network Tuesday, followed by other parts of Latin America.

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Telemetry – Reboot, Firefox OS, Probe Expiration

Lawrence Mandel | Lawrence Mandel | November 1, 2013

Telemetry has seen a resurgence of development of late due in large part to the reboot of the server side component. A group of us gathered in Portland last week to hack on Telemetry concepts (and code). I would like to share three updates: Telemetry project reboot, Telemetry for Firefox OS, and Telemetry probe expiration. Read More »