The first Firefox OS dev phones are on sale
Produced by the obscure Spanish outfit Geeksphone, the Keon and Peak are the first devices to ship bearing Mozilla’s HTML5-centric operating system. Prices start at $119 before taxes. Read more »
Mozilla CEO: Firefox OS will work because the web is different now
The first launch countries for Firefox OS devices in June will be Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Poland and Venezuela. Read more »
Why Firefox OS may bring balance back to the smartphone industry
There is surprising unity in global carriers’ support of Mozilla’s open web-based smartphone platform. That’s because it offers them a chance to wrest some control from Google and Apple. Read more »
Firefox OS dev phones appear, with Telefonica as the driving force
An obscure Spanish manufacturer has revealed two test devices for Mozilla’s mobile operating system. Telefonica, which is pushing hard on Firefox OS, will be showing them off at a Sao Paolo event later this month. Read more »
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Takeaways from mobile’s second quarter
Apple and Google still dominate the smartphone space, but look out for Microsoft, which finally has some muscle behind its mobile strategy. Meanwhile mobile-browser developers went head-to-head with native apps, and Facebook continued to buy mobile expertise via acquisition. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
