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The Firefox team is moving as quick as a...well, you get the idea. Nearly two months after releasing its latest browser to the masses, the folks at Mozilla have unleashed Firefox 5 for Android as a beta for willing souls who happen upon it in the Market. The latest rendition will hook you up with support for CSS animations, improved canvas and JavaScript performance, and lower memory usage. You're also going to find Do Not Track included for the first time, which is a privacy setting that prevents other sites from following you around. Otherwise, for a major release, there isn't a ton of meat -- then again, Mozilla's switched things up a bit by popping out updates on a more frequent basis, making few changes to each one, so anyone feeling a bit underwhelmed should know that the team's already hard at work on Firefox 6. Head down to the source links to download the beta and learn what's new.

Firefox 5 for Android adds CSS animation, support for Do Not Track browsing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 May 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Tim]

Six Android browsers enter the ring, only one reigns supreme originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Separately, judging from a request for developers, Mozilla proper has started planning for a Symbian build of Firefox Home, its companion app to Firefox that makes transferring bookmarks and open tabs a breeze between your desktop and your phone. Seems like another case of attacking the low-hanging fruit -- Symbian's just about everywhere, and we're sure Mozilla would like to make its presence known.

PreFox is the webOS browser Mozilla won't make (but they will make Firefox Home for Symbian) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Sep 2010 23:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, it looks like you can finally get rid of that less-than-stable pre-alpha release of Fennec (a.k.a. Firefox Mobile) for Android -- Mozillla has just released the full alpha release for not only Android (2.0 and later), but the Nokia N900 as well. The big news with this release is an increase in "performance and responsiveness to user actions" (always a good thing), as well as two new features dubbed "Electrolysis" and "Layers," the former of which lets the browser interface run in a separate process from the one rendering web content, while the latter promises to "greatly improve performance in graphic intensive actions like scrolling, zooming, animations and video." You'll also get full support for add-ons, and Firefox Sync built into the browser to let you have a continuous experience as you move between devices. Hit up the link below for the download link, and for a quick video overview of what's in store.

Fennec (a.k.a. Firefox Mobile) goes alpha for Android and Nokia N900 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Firefox 1.1 hits Maemo in final form, featuring Add-ons, Save to PDF and more originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Firefox 1.1 beta for Maemo goes live originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Firefox now available for Android 2.0 and above, still at pre-alpha stage originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wow, the MeeGo news is flying fast and furious today! Our first stop is the Intel Developer Forum, where a recent talk detailed feature lists for netbooks and handhelds running (presumably) 1.0. For the former, you can expect to see it rockin' Chrome (or Chromium), and overhauled social messaging, media, camera, email, and calendar apps. That's in addition to touch and gesture support. As for handhelds, Fennec with Flash support popped up on the slides (probably a carry-over from Maemo, since they already have Mozilla with Flash), VOIP (at least until the carriers get involved), instant messaging, social networking, location-based services, cloud data syncing, and portrait mode support -- not to mention "the Intel app-store framework that can be used to make branded 3rd-party app stores." But that ain't all! According to some freshly minted PR, the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco will be lousy with developers starting Wednesday when the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit begins in earnest. To be announced at tomorrow's keynote are a host of companies that are throwing their lot in with the mobile OS, including: EA Mobile, BMW Group, Acer, Gameloft, Novell, ASUS, and more. Which is all well and good, but the question remains: when are we finally gonna get our hands on an LG GW990? PR after the break.

Update: We added a couple shots of the very in-progress UI from Intel's slide show. See more after the break.

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MeeGo Gone Wild! Features detailed, companies come on board at IDF 2010 (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Will]

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Firefox for Mobile (Fennec) escapes in a rough Android port originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidbetabrowserfennecfirefoxfirefox for mobileFirefoxForMobilegooglehackportWed, 31 Mar 2010 02:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Mozilla halts Firefox development for Windows Mobile, won't offer it on Windows Phone 7 without NDK]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/23/mozilla-halts-firefox-development-for-windows-mobile-wont-offe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/23/mozilla-halts-firefox-development-for-windows-mobile-wont-offe/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/23/mozilla-halts-firefox-development-for-windows-mobile-wont-offe/#commentsColor us resolutely unsurprised at the news that devs are starting to abandon the Windows Mobile platform in favor of, well, longer-lived opportunities. Firefox's maker, Mozilla, has come out with a statement that it's ceasing development of its WinMo builds and -- perhaps more importantly -- it's also curtailing work on a Windows Phone 7 offering until Microsoft opens its new platform up to native apps. So basically, no Native Development Kit from Microsoft equals no Firefox for Windows Phone from Mozilla. The browser maker does express hope, however, that Microsoft will make it possible to deliver the popular IE alternative in the future, pointing out that the underlying Windows CE 6 architecture suits Firefox well and the company is "well positioned to have an awesome browser on Windows Phone 7." For now, the focus in Mozilla's mobile HQ remains on bringing out a great product on the less restrictive Android and MeeGo platforms.

Mozilla halts Firefox development for Windows Mobile, won't offer it on Windows Phone 7 without NDK originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via HotHardware, thanks dafrabbit]

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Nokia shows off N900's sweet web browsing skills on video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via HotHardware, thanks dafrabbit]

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Nokia shows off N900's sweet web browsing skills on video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Up until now, if you wanted Mozilla's dearly anticipated mobile port, you had a couple options: you could buy a Nokia N800 / N810, or you could score a Touch Pro and deal with a build ominously described as pre-alpha. Now the software's finally matured enough to hit Alpha 1 status -- although the Touch Pro requirement's still in place, so you fake Touch Viva owners are sadly still have to hold off a while longer. The major release improves memory behavior, moves the UI to a CSS-based solution that'll make resolution independence easier, and -- here's the biggie -- adds support for add-ons, so it seems like it's a worthwhile download if you're doing even a modicum of browsing from your phone. Next up, Mozilla plans to tackle overall Fennec performance on the WinMo platform head-on; maybe they'd care to have a go at Firefox 3 while they're at it?

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Firefox Fennec now available for WinMo in alpha form originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 May 2009 17:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Up until now, if you wanted Mozilla's dearly anticipated mobile port, you had a couple options: you could buy a Nokia N800 / N810, or you could score a Touch Pro and deal with a build ominously described as pre-alpha. Now the software's finally matured enough to hit Alpha 1 status -- although the Touch Pro requirement's still in place, so you fake Touch Viva owners are sadly still have to hold off a while longer. The major release improves memory behavior, moves the UI to a CSS-based solution that'll make resolution independence easier, and -- here's the biggie -- adds support for add-ons, so it seems like it's a worthwhile download if you're doing even a modicum of browsing from your phone. Next up, Mozilla plans to tackle overall Fennec performance on the WinMo platform head-on; maybe they'd care to have a go at Firefox 3 while they're at it?

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Firefox Fennec now available for WinMo in alpha form originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 May 2009 17:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Naming confusion aside, we're just stoked out of our gords right now to see that all of this is progressing along so quickly. Out of nowhere, we're being hit with news that Fennec Beta 1 (that's the mobile flavor of Firefox, by the way) is now live on the Maemo platform. The only tough news is that said platform is just used on Nokia's Internet Tablets, so you'll likely have a tough (read: impossible) time loading this up on S60, Windows Mobile or any other mobile OS. That said, we are told that the first beta includes "greatly increased zooming speed and panning smoothness," and on the feature front, devs have enabled plugins so users can easily watch videos from their favorite sites. Hit the read link for all the nitty-gritty, and for you lucky N810 users, give it a download and report back.

[Via phoneArena]

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Fennec Beta 1 goes live on Maemo platform originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fennec, as it has become so well known, is the codename for Mozilla's attempt to bring Firefox to the mobile realm. As it closes in on a final release, everyone (and seriously, we mean everyone) is wondering what the darn piece of software will actually go by. WMExperts has learned that the browser will simply be titled Firefox -- not Mobile Firefox, not Firefox for Mobiles, just Firefox. We needn't tell you just how confusing this is going to get, but whatever, so long as this gets pushed out on the double, we'll call it anything it wants.

[Via phoneArena]

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Fennec to be known as Firefox... just Firefox originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Have a Touch Pro? Like surfing through cyberspace? Well golly, partner, have we got some news for you: Fennec is finally waiting for you on a silver platter. The mobile version of Firefox is still very early on in its development process, but an official pre-beta release is now ready for download -- so if you can put down IE Mobile for just a couple second, have a go at it. Odds are you won't be using it for your day-in and day-out browsing just yet, but it's nice to see what's coming down the pike.

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Milestone release of Firefox Mobile "Fennec" goes live on the Touch Pro originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Want Mozilla's Fennec project humming along on your Touch Pro? Of course you do, and a mega-early build's now floating in the wilds -- but hold on just a second, because when we say "mega-early," we really do mean it. All but the hardest-core folks are best off avoiding the mobile reinterpretation of Firefox at this point because it's buggy and laggy to the point of being essentially useless for actual browsing, but it's an interesting sneak peek into what we can expect when the next major development milestone hits any day now. Pocketnow's got a quick hands-on going, so if you prefer the cold comfort of a robust build of Opera Mobile or Internet Explorer, check out the video from afar.

[Via Download Squad and pocketnow.com]

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WinMo build of Fennec leaked ahead of official debut originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You may remember the Alpha 2 release of Fennec, well, the folks involved with Firefox Mobile have updated their Wiki with news of a milestone release in the first week of February. So, we have to ask, are you an HTC Touch Pro user? If not this release really isn't for you, as the platform of choice for this release is rather narrow: one set. Of course if you don't have a Touch Pro, you can always hope somebody comes along and tweaks this release to broaden its install base. We'll definitely be keeping a close eye on this as it unfolds, but feel free to wander the read link to see the things they covered in the meeting yesterday -- like installers, bug fixing, CAB creation, and such.

[Via WMExperts]

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Firefox Mobile "Fennec" browser to debut on HTC's Touch Pro next week? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>FennecFirefoxfirefox MobileFirefoxMobilemobileothersTouch ProTouchProWindows MobileWindowsMobileWed, 28 Jan 2009 11:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Mobile Firefox (Fennec) being developed for Symbian]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/17/mobile-firefox-fennec-being-developed-for-symbian/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/17/mobile-firefox-fennec-being-developed-for-symbian/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/17/mobile-firefox-fennec-being-developed-for-symbian/#commentsWe can't be certain, but we're fairly sure we just heard the remnants of a million celebratory shouts from Symbian users the world over. Mobile Firefox, the promising web browser that just went alpha a few months back, is reportedly well on its way to S60 land. According to Mozilla's Christian Sejersen, the team feels that "in order for Mozilla to be relevant in the smartphone space, it needs to have a presence on the Symbian platform." Better still, the crew has already sparked up conversation with Symbian engineers, and early word has it that an initial release could be but months away. It's cool, you have every right to be thoroughly stoked.

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Mobile Firefox (Fennec) being developed for Symbian originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We knew the Fennec alpha was but moments away from release, but at long last, the wait is over. Mozilla has crafted a dedicated page for the early, early version of Mobile Firefox along with release notes, known issues, tips / tricks and installation instructions. Speaking of which, this release was made to be used solely on the N800 or N810 Internet Tablet from Nokia, though there are versions available for Windows, OS X and Linux computers in case you want to dabble from the comfort of your desktop / laptop. We won't bother keeping you any longer -- feast your eyes on the links below for all sorts of long-awaited mobile browsing goodness.

[Via NetworkWorld]

Read - Mozilla Fennec page
Read - Fennec video walkthrough
Read - Fennec on Windows Mobile screenshot

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Mobile Firefox (Fennec) alpha officially goes live originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What else can we say? Sure, 2010 is a long ways out, but you knew good and well alpha / beta versions of Firefox Mobile would emerge long before then, right? Here we have the first living proof that Firefox Mobile (or Fennec, as it were) is alive and well for Windows Mobile, albeit in decidedly alpha form. Currently, the browser is managing an 88 out of 100 on the strenuous Acid3 test, which surely ain't bad for a handset-stricken browser. Hit the read link for a few more looks, and cross your fingers for a beta release sooner rather than later.

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Firefox Mobile for Windows Mobile screenshots emerge, excitement builds originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well the mobile browser world will likely be in for some serious churn now that Mozilla's Firefox, codenamed "Fennec", is throwing its hat into the ring. Mozilla's Tristan Nitot commented that not only is the mobile browser in the works, but that its expected to arrive for Windows Mobile, Symbian, and Linux. Though, the rub here is that we'll need to wait until sometime in 2010 to see this live, and honestly, we may have HTC handsets integrated into our minds well before then. Oh, while we used a pretty pic of Firefox hugging on the iPhone, don't hold out any hope that it'll actually arrive for that device -- that goes for Android too, sadly -- we just thought the colors look kinda nice together

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Mozilla's Firefox mobile kinda gets announced, release date sometime in 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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