{"id":1188,"date":"2013-02-26T12:52:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T17:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2013-02-26T12:52:45","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T17:52:45","slug":"firefox-os-unveiled-with-18-partners-heading-to-emerging-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2013\/02\/26\/firefox-os-unveiled-with-18-partners-heading-to-emerging-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox OS unveiled with 18 partners, heading to emerging markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla will soon be joining the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft with Firefox OS, the foundation\u2019s first mobile operating system. The announcement came just ahead of Mobile World Congress where 18 operators from around the world have pledged support for Firefox OS.<br \/>\nSmartphones based on Firefox OS will be the first built entirely to open Web standards which means every feature can be developed as an HTML5 application, Mozilla said. The platform\u2019s flexibility will allow carriers to easily configure devices to best match the needs of their customer base.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.techspot.com\/images2\/news\/bigimage\/2013-02-25-image-5.jpg?resize=600%2C402\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" \/><br \/>\nDespite Mozilla\u2019s announcement, however, the big three likely won\u2019t have much to worry about in the foreseeable future. That\u2019s because Mozilla\u2019s Firefox OS initiative is specifically targeting emerging markets. We are told that he first wave of Firefox OS devices will be available to buyers in Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Venezuela.<br \/>\nThe foundation is will be working with Am\u00e9rica M\u00f3vil, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, Etisalat, Hutchison Three Group, KDDI, KT, MegaFon, Qtel, SingTel, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia Group, Telef\u00f3nica, Telenor, TMN and VimpelCom. Mozilla says that Telstra is welcoming the opportunity to deliver an innovative web experience to their customers as well.<br \/>\nAlcatel (TCL), Huawei, LG and ZTE will be responsible for building the first phones using Firefox OS. All of the handsets will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon chips although specifications beyond that weren\u2019t mentioned.<br \/>\nTo support the platform, Mozilla also announced plans for a marketplace later this year. Customers will be able to buy apps and have them charged to their wireless bill through their mobile operator. It\u2019s still very early on but we know that companies like Disney, EA, Facebook and Twitter will all have apps available for download.<br \/>\nvia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/51752-firefox-os-unveiled-with-18-partners-heading-to-emerging-markets.html\" target=\"_blank\">Firefox OS unveiled with 18 partners, heading to emerging markets &#8211; TechSpot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla will soon be joining the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft with Firefox OS, the foundation\u2019s first mobile operating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,10],"tags":[65,369,372,549,717],"class_list":["post-1188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-software","category-technology","tag-android","tag-firefox","tag-firefox-os","tag-ios","tag-mozilla"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/papNkV-ja","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3220,"url":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2013\/08\/20\/modern-ui-firefox-browser-for-windows-8-to-leave-beta-on-december-10th\/","url_meta":{"origin":1188,"position":0},"title":"Modern UI Firefox browser for Windows 8 to leave beta on December 10th","author":"NCCT","date":"August 20, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been a long wait for Windows 8 users of Mozilla's Firefox browser, but there is now light at the end of the tunnel for those people who have been waiting for the \"Modern\" UI version to be released as a non-beta build. 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