Firefox mobile OS for developers are available

Mozilla has had several months waiting for the launch of its own mobile operating system,Firefox OS . Of course, this platform is far from being ready, and it is estimated that it will be available just about year-end. Still, Mozilla has already made ​​several advances programming the operating system and already has a version of Firefox OS to developers , but there is more news .

Since yesterday are now available mobile Firefox OS geared for developers. While these were going to be released in February, there was a change of plans. The phones in question are known as Keon and Geeksphone Geeksphone Peak. Then I'll talk about each of them.

The Keon is the orange you see above. It is a smartphone low-end costs $ 118 U.S. dollars and has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, your CPU is a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 and has 512MB of RAM. The Peak is white and is slightly better than the last. The cost is $ 195 and has a 4.3-inch HD display, Snapdragon S4 features a 1.2GHz processor, have 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory, while its battery is 1800mAh.

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Mozilla and Samsung working on a new browser

Mozilla and Samsung working together? Frankly, this is a somewhat unusual combination.What is not unusual (at least for Mozilla) is that they are working on a new browser for mobile phones . Yes, both companies are collaborating on a new project known as " Servo ".

It is a mobile web browser designed to make use of multi-core processors in smartphones today, but also take advantage of the ARM architecture , as stated. The browser code is created in Rust, the new Mozilla programming language, which is also similar to C + +, Lisp and Erlang. The programming language itself is in its infancy in fact, and on Wednesday was released version 0.6.

With Servo,Samsung and Mozilla web browser intended to create a much safer and with far fewer vulnerabilities than the rest, without neglecting all they are the features, of course. Both companies refused to mention a release date or any details of the final product. However, it is likely that some future Samsung smartphones integrate the default browser, but do not expect the Galaxy S IV will.

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The minimum OS Firefox

The smartphones that run with Firefox OS will need to meet certain minimum requirements if they want to use that operating system officially. Those manufacturers who want their devices to be official Firefox products must provide the phone with the Mozilla browser and aplicacione store, but also must meet certain requirements-level hardware .
Firefox Phones officers shall have at least the following: a core processor at 800MHz, 256MB of RAM and a QVGA screen. Some phones that were presented at MWC 2013 as candidates for using Firefox OS comply with this smooth and virtually any smartphone today, even the low-end, could run with the future platform.
A device that does not meet the required level of hardware or software may be sold and mandatory access the app store, but will not be recognized as an official Firefox phone.
It seems that Mozilla is taking this whole issue calmly enough requests and requirements are really little.
What are your expectations for Firefox OS?

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Twitter Announces Firefox app for OS

Firefox OS, as everyone knows by now, is the new mobile platform developed by Mozilla, the same company that created the popular Internet browser called Firefox. The operating system was officially introduced at MWC 2013 and announced partnerships with several manufacturers of mobile operators and even mobile . Yesterday, Twitter announced that it will join the party as it will have its own app for the operating system.
Manuel Deschamps, a Twitter engineer, said the application will be available when the first Firefox OS devices begin to be released near the end of the year. The application is similar to the apps already exist for iOS and Android and function similarly. The application will include support for Web Activities, one of the unique features of Firefox OS. Thanks to this, you can tweet a photo from any app that also supports Web Activities.
Since Firefox OS is an operating system based primarily at web standards such as HTML5 for example, launch applications for this platform is not difficult for any developer that already has considerable experience in the mobile web, as is the case Twitter guys.

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Mozilla launches a preview of what will be Firefox for Windows 8 Metro

Mozilla has just released what is considered the first preview of Firefox Modern Metro UI interface for the new Microsoft Windows 8. Admittedly, "Metro" (the old name of interface) sounds much better than "Modern UI" (the new one), so no surprise that Mozilla did not want to rename the browser.
Metro Firefox can be installed on computers using the latest Windows 8 development packages that are available here . After installation, you will need Firefox to become the default browser, because if not, to simply throw open the desktop version. Apparently (note, not a confirmation) all browsers Windows 8 would work in this way, which is not at all nice because if we want to try another browser to change it to default every time you need to use it.
As you have seen in the picture, this version of Firefox will be a little familiar to those who have used the new version is available for Android and iOS. The tabs are located at the top of the browser and the buttons were minimized, giving it a more minimalist yet more striking and elegant.
As you have seen, too, the home screen you see on the image is quite colorful, with pictures to color markers (take the small icon color), while the most recently visited page can be seen on the right.
At first glance, the browser is not bad and we hope to improve further when the full version is released.

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New technology will improve JavaScript speed of Firefox 18

 

More and more and more web sites that use JavaScript. Mozilla is well aware of this, and for that reason has decided to create a technology by which to improve future Firefox speed 18 in this kind of sites. Apparently the burden of websites that use JavaScript may be up to 26% faster.
Mozilla planning How to do this? IonMonkey Using a compildor just-in-time (JIT). Basically, what it will do is look IonMonkey general level code and perform optimizations, resulting in a charge of the site in less time for the new Firefox browser.
The first beta of Firefox 18 will be launched only in November, so until then we can not prove it.

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Firefox 15 is now ready for download

 

Mozilla has released Firefox 15, the new version of its popular web browser. The update comes both as desktop versions of the Android mobile version. Also, with Firefox Thunderbird 15 also reached 15, the new version of the mail client. The new Firefox version includes improvements to the browser for tablets, which including optimizations and redesigns.
Mozilla said "you'll notice that everything is faster, since the start and the pages load up the panoramic views and zoom, and no greater level performance of web apps . "
Firefox 15 and can be downloaded free for both Android and desktop platforms.

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Mozilla plans to release Firefox OS

 

Mozilla has taken the decision to compete in the market for mobile operating systems, as it has announced the release of Firefox OS is an operating system for low-end smartphones.

Firefox OS will be a new ecosystem for smart phones based on HTML5 and built entirely on web standards, which promote the development of applications that enrich the platform and make it attractive to get as many people as possible.

During the conference call Digital developed in London, Matthew Key, the chief executive of Telefonica O2 Europe, called on other networks to join them and their global partners in order to give the project a competitive scale OS Firefox.

'The first mobile phone price is below $ 100 and will be released before the first quarter of next year in Brazil. We can produce the same experience in the Android cheaper, or a better experience at the same price, 'were his words.

At another point in the conference, Telefonica also said the frustrations users have Google's OS to be so fragmented, and the fact that it is not easy, sometimes even impossible, to upgrade to the latest version of Android software.

Finally, it should be noted that many analysts think Firefox OS, which they consider an operating system died since their arrival, and that Telefonica is also noticed how difficult it will be to strong to a new platform in a market with competitors well positioned as IOS and Android. 'We do not underestimate the size of the task, "said Key in this regard. 'There have been many new operating systems that began and most have failed.'

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BrowserQuest – a massively multiplayer HTML5 (Mozilla)

 Mozilla presents BrowserQuest -- A massively multiplayer HTML5 game demo created by Little Workshop and Mozilla. Play the game: http://browserquest.mozilla.org




BrowserQuest is a tribute to classic video-games with a multiplayer twist. You play as a young warrior driven by the thrill of adventure. No princess to save here, just a dangerous world filled with treasures to discover. And it’s all done in glorious HTML5 and JavaScript.
Even better, it’s open-source so be sure to check out the source code on GitHub!
Watch a screencast:

A multiplayer experience

BrowserQuest can be played by thousands of simultaneous players, distributed across different instances of the in-game world. Click on the population counter at any time to know exactly how many total players are currently online.
Players can see and interact with each other by using an in-game chat system. They can also team up and fight enemies together.
BrowserQuest is a game of exploration: the more dangerous the places you go, the better the rewards.

Powered by WebSockets

WebSockets are a new technology enabling bi-directional communication between a browser and a server on the web.
BrowserQuest is a demo of how this technology can be used today to create a real-time multiplayer game in a single webpage. When you start to play, your browser opens up a WebSocket connection to one of several load-balanced game servers. Each server hosts multiple world instances and handles the player synchronization and game logic within all instances. Because the server code is running on Node.js, both the server and client codebases share a small portion of the same JavaScript source code.
Server code is available on Github.

Built on the Web platform

BrowserQuest makes extensive use of different web technologies, such as:

• HTML5 Canvas, which powers the 2D tile-based graphics engine.
• Web workers, allowing to initialize the large world map without slowing down the homepage UI.
• localStorage, in which the progress of your character is continually saved.
• CSS3 Media Queries, so that the game can resize itself and adapt to many devices.
• HTML5 audio, so you can hear that rat or skeleton die!

Available everywhere

Since BrowserQuest is written in HTML5/JavaScript, it is available across a lot of different browsers and platforms. The game can be played in Firefox, Chrome and Safari. With WebSockets enabled, it’s also playable in Opera. Moreover, it’s compatible with iOS devices, as well as tablets and phones running Firefox for Android.

The mobile versions are more experimental than the desktop experience, which has richer features and performance, but it’s an early glimpse of what kind of games will be coming to the mobile Web in the future. Give it a try with your favorite mobile device!

Join the adventure

Want to be part of BrowserQuest? Create your own character and venture into the world. Fight enemies by yourself or with friends to get your hands on new equipment and items. You might even stumble upon a couple of surprises along the way…

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