Nokia Puts Cash Into Mozilla

Nokia has funded a cell phone browser based on Mozilla’s open-source code base, helping spur a general renaissance for the foundation’s effort. The resulting project, called “Minimo,” has produced a workable prototype, or “pre-alpha milestone.” Minimo is getting small enough to give other cell phone browsers a run for their money, according to Mozilla.

The fate of Opera browsers in Nokia cell phones could be in doubt, now that Minimo prepares a free alternative.

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