First Firefox OS Handset Showcased At CES 2013 and Gets Hands-On

(GSM Insider) - First Firefox OS Handset Showcased At CES 2013 and Gets Hands-On.

The Android and Windows 8 are two of the platforms that dominating the CES 2013. Another newly developed platform from Mozilla also made its appearance at the event in Las Vegas. 

The latest platform from the browser developer known as the Firefox OS. It has the similar name like the popular Firefox browser. The Firefox OS is targeting on low budget devices.

Since the Firefox OS is targeting low budget devices, the specs of the device is lower. The first Firefox OS has no brand, it remains mysterious on the manufacturer of the device. It could probably built by ZTE.

The first Firefox OS handset has a ARMv6 processor and 256MB of RAM. Dont look down on the low end specs. The Firefox OS is based on the HTML5. It is far more than other devices with same specs on other platform.

That Firefox OS handset also features 3.5-inch display with 800 x 480 resolution and 5-megapixels of camera. This Firefox OS handset looks like the ZTE V788D that launched in China. 

The launch date and price of Firefox OS are yet to reveal by Mozilla. More news on this new platform will be covered by GSM Insider in the future. 

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Facebook Phone With Firefox OS? It's Spanish April’s Fools Day!

(GSM Insider) - Facebook Phone With Firefox OS? It's Spanish April’s Fools Day!

Earlier yesterday, Mozilla Hispano posted an article regarding the Facebook Phone which is based on Firefox OS. But seems like it was a prank for Spanish April’s Fools Day!

The article was originally stated that Facebook Phone coming soon. The operating system of Facebook Phone is going to be the FireFox OS which is developed by Mozilla. The Facebook Phone is powered by dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of ROM. It is going to made by ZTE.

The article even stated that Facebook Phone going to unveil by the CEO of Mozilla and CEO of Facebook at the Mobile World Congress 2013 at Barcelona. 

Soon, Mozilla Hispano clarified that it was a prank for the Spanish April’s Fools Day! Gotcha! No Facebook Phone coming soon. 

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Firefox OS Simulator Now Available For Download, Supports Windows, MAC and Linux

(GSM Insider) - It is the latest mobile operating system from Mozilla. Recently, Mozilla released the simulator of the Firefox OS.

The Firefox OS was name as B2G (Boot to Gecko) before. Soon, Mozilla decided to named it as Firefox operating system. The Firefox based from Android operating system. The UI and apps are based of HTML engine of Firefox. 

The whole operating system is developed on the web technologies like HTML, CSS and Javascript. It is easy to install the simulator. So developers that interested in Firefox should download it now!

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First FireFox OS Smartphone Leaks, Is The ZTE V788D

(GSM Insider) - Mozilla took another step forward as first FireFox OS smartphone appeared. This FireFox OS prototype is on the developing stage as it available for those developers that interested to develop the FireFox OS.

FireFox OS prototype is manufactured by ZTE. From the design above, we can clearly see it looks like the ZTE V788D. The FireFox OS prototype comes with a 3.5 inches display. Its resolution at 800 x 480 pixels. The main camera is 5 mega-pixel shooter. The processor is 1.5GHz processor. There are no information on whether it runs on a dual-core or single core processor. 

From the home screen of FireFox OS prototype, we can clearly see its clean and neat design. It is similar with the iOS design. The FireFox OS prototype is on the last stage of development. So we can expect Mozilla launch FireFox OS smartphone sometimes next year. [eNet China]

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ZTE Smartphone Runs On Firefox OS Spotted, The New OS In Completion Stage

(GSM Insider) - Last week, there are news reported that Mozilla set to partner with ZTE , TCL and Qualcomm to introduce devices that running on Firefox OS. Finally, a very solid proof is here. Firefox OS successful installed and runs on ZTE smartphone.

From the Firefox OS that runs on ZTE smartphone, we can clearly see the operating system already in the later stage where it includes many features. We can see the ZTE smartphone comes with Firefox browser, virtual keyboard, camera function, gallery, Marketplace app and other HTML5 games. 

The Firefox OS is based on the HTML5. According to source, Mozilla set to launch Firefox OS smartphone on early next year 2013.  [Source]

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