Mozilla, the firm behind the Firefox web browser expects to release the first version of its mobile internet browser within the next few weeks, while at the same time, it has been reported that Microsoft has ceased development of its own mobile internet browser, code named Deepfish.

In an interview with the San Jose Mercury News, Mozilla CEO, John Lilly confirmed that the “alpha” release of the mobile phone web browser, code named Fennec will be available before the end of the year. It has been generally expected though that a stable release for the average consumer may not be ready until the end of next year.

Lilly commented that “we [Mozilla] want to make sure that the Web on mobile is more like the Web than what the mobile industry offers today, which is closed, separate networks and not a very good information-getting experience for the user.”



Meanwhile, Microsoft has retired its own mobile browser project, Deepfish which had been designed to display web pages on mobile phones exactly as they look on a normal computer - and allow users to zoom in to read the content.

The platform would have parsed the webpages via a Microsoft server before delivering them to the mobile phone, in a similar way to how the Opera java based mobile browser works.

“Mobile browsing is now advancing to the point where mobile devices rival the desktop - which is what we wanted to see,” according to a posting on Microsoft’s Live Labs website. The company said that user feedback from the browser users would influence any future products it might be working on.

Earlier this year, ABI Research forecasted that overall growth in the mobile browser category will lead to a total pre-installed revenue of $492 million by 2013, driven by the trends of more complex HTML-based browser integration.

“Device manufacturers are interested in open-source solutions where there is a desire for increased control of their software footprint, and where they can bring internal programming resources to bear,” says research director Michael Wolf. “At the same time, vendors such as Opera are seeing strong growth in their mobile browser offerings, which provide the ability to access Web pages with advanced features such as zoom, bookmark syncing, and landscape mode, while also permitting handset vendors and operators to focus development resources elsewhere.”

@Mustay, But there is already a mobile version of firefox nau, At least, i have d sis extention link with me, So how come ur saying they ard abt to release their 1st mobile version?

I know and i have a "jar" version too. (http://mobilefirefox.com/)


Can you find the same application on Mozilla's site?

I don't know o, I hadn't been to their site before, You might help jtlyric with the jar version,he wants it, Em, I gues the mobile version is not in their site

I think the supposed browser was called[i]minimo[/i]. Let me google for more info

@ stancozy here's the download link for the firefox: http://mosh.nokia.mobi/common/download/58071A112315BA70E040050A443078C2/bestFit

http://mosh.nokia.mobi/common/download/4F04C88B4AF19617E040050A453062AB/bestFit

http://mosh.nokia.mobi/common/download/505A8E22F329A045E040050A44303A6D/bestFit

@mustay,Thanks man, Ifeoma,xpectn ur result,

doez it work wth mtn trick

@lance_v, it wont work with it because it doesnt support @ trick, I enjoy d FIREFOX with my zain, its fast n even got cursor on the screen just like opera mini 4.1 beta. Also support workin on many pages at a time like Opera 8.65

@lance_v, it wont work with it because it doesnt support @ trick, I enjoy d FIREFOX with my zain, its fast n even got cursor on the screen just like opera mini 4.1 beta. Also support workin on many pages at a time like Opera 8.65

@sola, i wnt wk bt i tnk dr shud b away smhw

@mustay
i have the firefox for mobile. But won't work with the mtn trick. It's pretty fast though. Surprised to hear u say there's another coming soon.
Can't wait to see.

Hmmm, i dnt tink so

lets have screenshots of what you guys have.

ok.bt my zain dosnt work wth it also,infact al applicatnz on my phone,except operamod.
plz ani hlp

@holyrule,Am not sure all the mobile firefox are official from Firefox group, Consisdering Mustay's 1st post

@stancozy
i think so. The one around now is Teashark. Not real firefox.

@stancozy
i think so. The one around now is Teashark. Not real firefox.

@lance_vader
i don't think it worked with my zain,but i read someone saying it worked fine with his.

Works with zain wela

@mustay thats arnt firefox its teashark olds version, nevertheless ve u guyz checked out the new windowXP mobile browser its the best . it connects without chips on ma phone

fdigital:

@mustay those aren't firefox's; its teashark's old version,

As indicated earlier, I wrote that Mozilla has no official Mobile browser yet

@fdigital
post the link to the Xp browser. And on what network do u use it with.

@stancozy
it doesn't work with my Zain,but let me keep trying.

@fdigital,,, Expancite or Elaborate more pls

holyrule same tin in here it isnt workng wth mi zain.
and i didnt si ur yim that u sent mi

@lance_vader
ok. Check it now. Maybe it didn't go.

@ All
Pls how can i use mtn trick on my k750i with opera 4.1
U can mail me on
patricia4can@yahoo.com
Pls

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