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Mozilla for Mobile Released!

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/mozilla-for-mobile-released.100201/

Gigacore
Gigacore Original post #1
Oct 20, 2008 at 3:40 PM
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Mozilla Has Officially launched its Mobile version of Browser Under The codename “Fennec”

The first release is for OS2008 ("Maemo") Platform which is there in Nokia N810 Internet tablet.

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dheeraj_kumar
dheeraj_kumar #2
Oct 20, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Opera Mini vs. Mozilla

Mozilla has always been following up on the latest trends in the browser field (read:copying) so this comes as no surprise.
thewisecrab
thewisecrab #3
Oct 20, 2008 at 4:06 PM
Awesome..cant wait :D
amitabhishek
amitabhishek #4
Oct 20, 2008 at 4:18 PM
dheeraj_kumar said:
Opera Mini vs. Mozilla

Mozilla has always been following up on the latest trends in the browser field (read:copying) so this comes as no surprise.
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Was it necessary? If you say Mozilla is copying then what would say for IE. Mozilla has its share of innovations.



Is it available for S60 devices? If yes, kindly provide the link, I want to download it right away?
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ThinkFree #5
Oct 20, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Thanks for the news.
IronManForever
IronManForever #6
Oct 20, 2008 at 4:39 PM
This is so fu<kin bad.. :x

Released, okay; but on such a platform? Though yeah, a nice thing to do as they would have less bugs because of the limited devices using the platform.
When will this be available for Windows Mobile and Symbian.. Do it and I am sold. :neutral:
Ecko
Ecko #7
Oct 20, 2008 at 4:41 PM
^^Hope it isnt memoryholic :D
Please Dont make this another browser war thread
T
ThinkFree #8
Oct 20, 2008 at 4:58 PM
If it's for mobile, then why are the files for installation so large?

File:fennec-1.0a1.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2 9422 KB 10/17/2008 05:00:00 AM
File:fennec-1.0a1.en-US.mac.dmg 10732 KB 10/17/2008 05:04:00 AM
File:fennec-1.0a1.en-US.win32.zip 8968 KB 10/17/2008 05:06:00 AM
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IronManForever
IronManForever #9
Oct 20, 2008 at 5:14 PM
^^ Because its for one heLL of a mobile; N810 is a powerful device... :)

Errm... Why are there 3 Different verions for Linux, Mac and Windows? Is it a kinda Developers copy with the source as well? :confused:
BBThumbHealer
BBThumbHealer #10
Oct 20, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Will Firefox For Mobile be based on Java engine ? If yes, then that wud be great coz my BB can it run it too ! :)
abhinav_bipnesh
abhinav_bipnesh #11
Oct 20, 2008 at 5:55 PM
good new but i think we have to wait for java based relase else sony mobile will not be able to use them. :D
Sumeet_naik
Sumeet_naik #12
Oct 20, 2008 at 6:20 PM
Released - happy.
Only for N 810 - sad.
IronManForever
IronManForever #13
Oct 20, 2008 at 7:01 PM
BBThumbHealer said:
Will Firefox For Mobile be based on Java engine ? If yes, then that wud be great coz my BB can it run it too !
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Not based on Java, it works natively on the N810 (and probably N800 since they are basically same other than the slide-out Keyboard and WiMax in N810)...

But I would really hate if it was Java as I currently own Windows Mobile and a lot of potential will go wasted if it is released for Other mobiles(read: WM) in Java only. :neutral: Also, handling of Java apps in Windows Mobile sucks compared to Symbian. :(...