Firefox comes to mobile OS to deal with Android and iOS - 20minutos.es

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world of mobile operating systems is monopolized by Android (Google) and iOS (Apple). On stage now appears Firefox OS, Mozilla Foundation, responsible Firefox Browser and the Thunderbird email client.

It already has the support of different manufacturers and telecommunications operators. The interest of the operators to support Firefox OS is just trying to counter the power of companies like Google and Apple . From Consumer review the main features of Firefox OS:

default class=”imp”> Includes a mobile version of the Firefox browser With Firefox OS, these operators want to ensure that users and developers to use a more open area, out of the app store ecosystem of its main rivals. To do this, Firefox OS will have its own web app store, called Firefox Marketplace , where charges for buying apps be associated with monthly bill contracted operator the person.

Technical

users have a graphical environment easy to use and fast implementation, because the operating system does not require large hardware requirements. Default includes a mobile version of the Firefox browser.

technical level, the core of this OS is based on open source Linux operating system, like Android. On this core, there is a program called Gecko , responsible for interpreting HTML5 and JavaScript languages.

graphical environment is controlled by the interface layer Gaia , which also deals with the basic applications and phone functions, SMS and camera.

In this sense, one of the advantages for developers is that Firefox OS is based on web standards like HTML5 and Javascript , which run natively in the kernel. Thus, the system allows you to create cross-platform applications more easily and quickly, against the development of apps for each of the different existing mobile operating systems. In fact, operators and developers know that apps have high demand from users, such as WhatsApp and the like, are a key to your success or failure of their models in certain markets with high demand communication.

What phones?

Spanish company

Geeksphone was the first to have a model based on Firefox OS. It happened in April. However, these phones are aimed at developers who need to test a terminal where to improve their applications.

company relies also on the other model to end users, called Peak . This phone will cost 149 euros and will have a 4.3-inch IPS display, dual-core processor Qualcomm 8225 chipset to 1.2 gigahertz, a gigabyte of RAM, a camera rear 8 megapixel camera with flash and a two megapixel front.

phone ZTE

Open is the first to be sold to end users. Its hardware features known for having a screen of 3.5 inches with resolution 320 x 480 pixels, a one-gigahertz processor and a camera of 3.2 megapixels. It has an internal memory of 100 megabytes and incorporates a 4-gigabyte microSD card, but can be extended up to 32 gigabytes. The battery is 1200 mAh, according to the manufacturer, allows talk time of up to four hours. In point of connectivity, it has Wi-Fi 802.11 b / n / g and quad-band GSM networks. Telefónica, through its subsidiary Movistar Spain sells this phone at a price of 69 euros. The package includes the handset, a SIM card, a data rate of 30 euros on and balance.

Other Os based mobile Firefox will be available soon in some markets is Alcatel One Touch Fire . This phone has a 3.5 inch screen with resolution of 480 x 320, a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor gigahertz, 256 megabytes of RAM and 512 megabytes of almacenamiento.También has 3.2 megapixel camera and wifi connectivity.