Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo has just been released by Mozilla, bringing with it Firefox Sync for syncing data between desktop and mobile such as bookmarks, open tabs, form data, passwords and the various pros and cons browsing history can offer.
Growing up from the early alpha build, Firefox 4 has entered the beta metamorphosis for Android and Maemo phones. It includes Firefox Sync (for desktop-to-phone favourites, like Firefox Home will be); add-ons and even the Awesome Bar.
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.
Nokia would be doing much better if they’d announced last week that along with ditching Symbian for high-end devices, they were adopting Android too. Sadly they’re sticking with Maemo – but as this video demonstrates, you can Androidise it yourself.
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It’s true that iOS4 and Android are the mobile operating systems of the day. But MeeGo, a mash-up of Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s Maemo OSes, could be a strong contender. Based on this demo, at least.
Intel’s new Z6XX chips under the Moorestown banner will be used in devices running Android or MeeGo, Intel and Nokia’s new OS that’s sprung from Moblin and Maemo’s loins.
Nokia and Intel have joined up to marry their Moblin and Maemo platforms, creating the MeeGo spawn which will be seen on devices by the ends of the year. Another operating system?
Great news – according to Nokia Taiwan’s general manager Michael Hsu, they’re going to be launching Symbian^3 in the third quarter of 2010, and the Android-looking Symbian^4 in early 2011. Maemo 6, meanwhile, will be seen on Nokia phones in the second half of 2010. [Digitimes]
Firefox Mobile crawled into its first pockets last night, going live on Maemo5. The mobile version retains the full awesomeness of the Awesome Bar and includes WeaveSync for keeping tabs, passwords and bookmarks straight across desktop and mobile versions.
