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Fennec Alpha Released For Android, Nokia N900

12:29AM August 28, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

An early, pre-alpha version of Mozilla’s Fennec mobile browser has been around for months, but the Firefox developer has today released an official full alpha for download. And it’s not just Android that’s benefiting – the mobile browser has also been released for Nokia’s N900 smartphone. More »


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Burning Brighter: The Future Of Firefox, Browsers, The Web

12:00AM July 9, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Remember the Browser Wars of the Aughts? Internet Exploder gripped the web. Firefox 1.0 challenged the king. Six years later, IE is waning. (But still strong.) WebKit rules smartphones. Where does Mozilla, and the web, go from here? More »


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Download Firefox Fennec For Android

1:02PM April 28, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The first build you can install of Firefox for Android – aka Fennec – is “pre-alpha”, but I doubt that’ll stop you. You’ll need a Droid or Nexus One, though. [Download via Vlad1]


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Try Firefox (Fennec) For Android Right Now

4:51AM March 31, 2010 | John Herrman

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Watching Firefox Mobile (Fennec) has been frustrating. First, it arrives for Nokia tablets. But who uses Nokia tablets? Then, for Windows Mobile, which is dying. Thankfully, Fennec for Android – its only viable platform, for now – is coming along nicely. More »


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This Is What Firefox On Android Looks Like Right Now

2:46AM February 4, 2010 | John Herrman

When I first saw this, I was tempted to call fake. I mean, why the hell is a desktop version of Firefox running on Android? What happened to Fennec? But rest assured, this is real – and actually, very encouraging. More »


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What On Earth Is Mozilla’s Mystery iPhone App?

2:14AM October 20, 2009 | John Herrman

Mozilla’s CEO says an iPhone app is due within a few weeks, and that it’ll “surprise people.” I mean, that’s neat and all, but the most exciting possibility—Firefox—would be the least surprising. So, uh, what is it? More »


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Firefox Achieves One Billion Downloads, 31% Marketshare

7:00AM August 2, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Firefox, the open-source upstart launched in 2004, is officially now a powerhouse, having been downloaded over one billion times in the last five years. Hell, it’s prominent enough to attract the attention of the Secretary of State. More »


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The Month In Windows Mobile Apps: Fennec the Fox Gets Some Exercise

5:00AM June 8, 2009 | John Herrman

In yet another one of our new mobile app roundups, we’ve taken a reckless swan dive into the vast, burbling ocean of Windows Mobile software. Mozilla’s Fennec browser goes for a test run, VLC gets a remote, and more.


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Mobile Firefox Hits Beta 1, Available for Nokia N810

2:03PM March 18, 2009 | Jason Chen

A walkthrough of Fennec (mobile Firefox) beta release 1.The Firefox Mobile, a.k.a. Fennec, just hit Beta 1, and can be downloaded right now for any Nokia N810 internet tablet. No “real” phones can use this yet.

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Firefox Mobile Pre-Alpha Now Available for VGA Windows Mobile Phones

9:11PM February 11, 2009 | John Herrman

Just as Mozilla’s developer wiki cryptically promised last week, a pre-alpha build of Firefox Mobile ‘Fennec’ has been made available for the HTC Touch Pro, though it’ll work on many other VGA (480×640) WinMo phones.

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