FireFox mobile browser comming soon

Feb 22 FireFox mobile browser comming soon
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Last year, Mozilla Labs. announced that they were working on a mobile version of their Firefox browser. But lately some more details become public, they've been working on two versions the first one designed for touchscreen devices like the Pocket PCs and another for standart smartphones like Windows Mobile Smartphone platform and Symbian OS phones.

The non-touchscreen browser introduces a virtual cursor that is controlled with the keyboard navigational keys. Using short presses (clicks) on the directional pad's left key will quickly navigate through clickable elements. Longer presses on the left key will begin smooth scrolling, similar to the Nokia s60 3th edition phones integrated browser.



The touchscreen version of the Firefox mobile browser seems to copy from Apple's mobile Safari browser with some familiar-looking buttons which include the back and forward navigation arrows, a bookmarks button, and a retractable address bar. The new FireFox UI also includes some new features like Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons, which are on the bottom toolbar, as well as a tabs button that will display up to four tab previews displayed 2x2 on your screen for fast tab switching.



Conclusion: Although Opera Mini is a great mobile browser with tons of features, back on the desktop, Firefox has more users. So, when it comes time to choose a mobile browser, the one that syncs with your desktop browser of choice is likely to win out. Plus, if add-ons are developed for Mobile Firefox, it has the possibility of becoming a killer mobile app.

A story based on the The New Browser War article from readwriteweb.com


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