Mozilla shows Firefox OS smartphone for developers

Mozilla unveiled a smartphone based on the free mobile platform Firefox OS. Phone created companies Telefonica and Geeksphone is designed for software developers. The device boasts a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 1 GHz, 3.5-inch display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels, 512 MB RAM and 4 GB of permanent storage.

The smartphone has a slot for MicroSD, a light sensor and proximity, supports 2G and 3G and is not tied to the cellular operator. Internal storage capacity of the battery is 1580 mAh, resolution main camera - 3 megapixels.

According to Mozilla's official blog, the main role in this case isn’t the hardware, and also the software package put in. When you create a simple application for Firefox OS requires little effort, since it requires only some changes to the existing site. Test the operating system and designed for her web applications with Firefox OS Simulator.

Phone features Firefox OS for developers:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor with 1 GHz.
• Support networks UMTS 2100/1900/900 (3G HSPA).
• Support networks GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE).
• 3.5 inch screen with a resolution HVGA.
• 3 megapixel camera.
• 4 GB of non-volatile memory, 512 MB of RAM.
• MicroSD, Wi-Fi, proximity and light, G-Sensor, GPS, MicroUSB.
• The battery capacity of 1580 mAh.
• Updates over the air (OTA).
• There is no binding to the cellular operator.

The advantages include the Firefox OS is open source and the hardware platform, low demands on processing power, faster execution of simple applications and support for HTML5.

How to run Firefox OS for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux

To test the new mobile operating system, Mozilla Firefox OS has released a number of desktop packages. Assemblies can be installed on the operating systems Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Mobile platform open source Firefox OS, as well as Android, is based on the use of the Internet, so most of the information processing operations carried out on remote servers. This reduces the power requirements of processors and other "stuffing", and therefore - and reduces the final price of the device. Platform architecture is formed by three levels: Gonk (the kernel and HAL), Gecko (rendering and API) and Gaia (the interface on the HTML5).

In order to be able to run Firefox OS on the computer need to load the assembly for your operating system and use the instructions here . The main purpose of production of desktop builds for Windows is a testing and testing of technologies and programming model.

According to the developers to create applications for Firefox OS to be easy, since 75% of the programs for Android and iOS work is based on HTML5, as well as by a sufficiently strong community of Mozilla and brand awareness.

Note that the first smartphone based on Firefox OS will be released in Brazil in early 2013.

The first prototype phones based on the Firefox OS shown on video

Telefonica unveiled the first prototype of the smart phone operating system Firefox OS, based on web standard HTML5. The company said that the device is a complete analogue of the Android-device functionality, but will cost only $ 100.

The prototype was created in partnership with Qualcomm, an American manufacturer of processors for mobile devices. Featuring his representatives Telefonica demonstrated multi-tasking, messaging, access to Facebook and play. Device equipped with a touchscreen and has four touch buttons. All presented features were created based on HTML5.

Note that a rather dull appearance redeemed its software. Firefox OS was conceived as an alternative to Android and should surpass it in performance.

Just as a competitor, Mozilla's mobile platform is based on the use of the Internet, that is, most of the operations of information processing is carried out on remote servers. This reduces the power requirements of processors and other "stuffing", and therefore - and reduces the final price of the device.

According to representatives of Telefonica, to create applications for Firefox OS to be easy, since 75% of the programs for Android and iOS work is based on HTML5, as well as by a sufficiently strong community of Mozilla and brand awareness. The first smartphone on the Firefox OS will be released in Brazil in early 2013.

Smartphones for “OSes” Firefox OS will be released in 2013

Developed by the well-known of Firefox, the company Mozilla, announced plans to release its own open operating system based on web standard HTML5.

 

In Mozilla's official blog says that the new platform, called Firefox OS will run entirely on open Web standards and all the devices can be used on HTML5-based applications. Program, in turn, will have access to phone features such as camera, a gyroscope or a phone module.

Mozilla has already reached an agreement on cooperation with cellular providers, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, and Telenor. To release smartphones running the new OS will be the company TCL Communication Technology (under the brand Alcatel One Touch), and ZTE. They will use the Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm.

Firefox OS for mobile devices developed on the basis of the draft Boot to Gecko, which allows you to HTML5-applications to access to basic phone features. According to the Mozilla, the platform will be optimized for entry-level smartphone, and with the low prices the company plans to capture growth markets.

Plans to develop a mobile OS Mozilla unveiled in July last year . An earlier version of Boot to Gecko company showed at the MWC show in February 2012. The first smartphone based on the new OS will be in early 2013 in Brazil under the brand name Vivo.