Mozilla Firefox OS in a resurgence development on show
Mozilla today in the San Francisco office with Telefonica exhibited several models running Firefox OS devices, they plan to sell these devices early next year in Brazil. Firefox is a Web-based platform, including all of the features and applications are based on the HTML5 web standard build. Firefox OS is basically a mobile browser, which runs the application will not be bound to a specific operating system such as iOS, Android or Windows Phone. For Firefox OS devices buyers, the device has the advantage of better flexibility because of their applications and content will not be locked into a proprietary platform.
Firefox OS's goal is not to compete with high-end equipment, but a functional machine price entry to mid-level smartphones. Mozilla in a resurgence developers phone shows a part of the functionality of the Firefox OS. Firefox OS's user interface is very simple and, in some places reminiscent Android, its function and part of the entry-level smartphones in the market today is very similar. Mozilla said, is working to enhance the performance of the aircraft. According to my observation, the telephone dial-up software and camera applications can be started within a few seconds. We also downloaded a game from the Firefox OS market. Despite being a simple game, but the overall performance is relatively smooth.
The initial release of Firefox OS will have 15 core applications, including e-mail, text messaging, calendar, Firefox browser and camera. Similar to other smart phones, each section of the application has an icon on the home page. The machine also has the function of two-finger zoom and photo editing options.
Is a Web-based operating system, but even if the user does not have a network connection, but also be able to use some applications, all based application will cache function. However, Firefox OS short term may not appear on many existing smart phone mobile applications, unless the developers of those applications specifically developed Web Edition.
Firefox OS smartphones Telefonica, which have services in 18 countries in Latin America and Europe are expected to be landing in early 2013. Other partners include Sprint, Deutsche Telecom, Smart Telecom Italia; hardware partners, including TCL, ZTE and Qualcomm. Mozilla more ambitious goal is to make the Web into a vibrant mobile platform. Mozilla is working to promote 40 of API standardization of the design of a variety of phone functions, allowing Web applications to the same work in a different phone. Some of the more basic functions such as battery level and vibration has been completed standardized, but still unable to standardized telephone dialing and SMS functions.
