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Is Mozilla's Fennec Mobile Browser Upon Us?

Is Mozilla's upcoming mobile browser, dubbed Fennec (it means small fox), more imminent than we think? That appears to be the case, as JKOnTheRun is taking note of. It seems Mozilla's CEO John Lilly has told Linux Insider that alpha versions of Fennec are only weeks away. This could be a major development for mobile devices based on open source platforms--and not just handsets.


GigaOm: Will Firefox Mobile Make It in Time?

You may have seen our recent coverage of Mozilla's work on a new mobile browser, dubbed Fennec.ﾠ It has tremendous promise, in some people's eyes, as a svelte browser that can deliver a Firefox-like experience on upcoming Android- and Linux-based phones. Over on our sister site, GigaOm, Stacey Higginbotham has an interesting rebuttal, though: She says it may be too late for Mozilla. She argues that Webkit-based browsers are farther along, and points to the success of Opera Mini as a mobile browser. Check it out.


MIT Students Impress Google with Android Apps

The Associated Press has an interesting story out today about a group of MIT students who set out to show the power of open cell phone systems. MIT professor Hal Abelson challenged them to design an application for cell phones based on Android, Google's upcoming Linux-based mobile operating system. According to the AP story: In the process, they revealed the power of an open system like Android to shake up the mobile phone industry, where wireless companies are being pressured to loosen the control they have maintained over what devices do. Is there something to this?