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Comments on: Firefox for Mobile: What you need to know

Mozilla's alpha release of Firefox for two Nokia Internet tablets gives us a taste of what's to come, but also raises some questions about functionality and a brand new design.

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by xZero2007x October 17, 2008 5:53 PM PDT: Wow this is great news. I was somewhat satisfied with the unnamed Mozilla browser already on the Nokia N810/N800, but any upgrade is appreciated. I didn't like how small some icons are, and the flash performance is mediocre (at the moment, none work since flash had an update recently, but then again, I didn't check for any updates), but if this works out well, it'll help out against the competition. Currently, even with flash support, the browsing experience is better on the iPhone's Safari browser, and the lack of updates to address the competition discouraged my already slightly negative view on open source. I wonder if they even fixed the flash bug where the camera and mic have no functionality when used in a browser for video or audio recording to upload to, say facebook, or if it'll be addressed when the browser is worked on more...

Well, I'll give the new browser a spin later and report my findings.; Like this Reply to this comment


by sounddude51 October 17, 2008 6:16 PM PDT: I guess someone needs to ask if there is a version of Firefox Mobile in the works for the unlocked and jailbroken iPhone.; Like this Reply to this comment


by John Howell October 17, 2008 7:29 PM PDT: Nice, but what really makes Safari on the iPhone usable i it's zoom and page management features, toolbars that get out of the way when you don't need them. There does not seem to be any of that mentioned here in this review. I just wish Safari and Apple supported plugins and extensions like Firefox. Because of this Firefox is still my primary browser on Windows, Linux and OS X; Like this Reply to this comment


by th1rt33nth_w4rr10r October 17, 2008 7:55 PM PDT: "Even though most of us can't play with Firefox Mobile firsthand"
Isn't there Fennec for Windows, Mac, and Linux?? Download them here -> http://www.mozilla.org/projects/fennec/1.0a1/releasenotes/; Like this Reply to this comment


by logos October 18, 2008 9:14 AM PDT: The interface has potential, but even though it's only in alpha development, I think the performance issues on the n810 will be difficult to overcome. Right now, it's dirt slow and even with lots of development time, I can see the 400 mhz processor on the nokia struggling to keep up and no effort in optimizing the code will ever make run fennec smoothly on the nokia; Like this Reply to this comment


by lbytesxk October 20, 2008 3:28 PM PDT: Wow, it's released for one phone. Why even bother bringing this news? Let me know when it's out for the iPhone; Like this Reply to this comment


by blakghostSP October 21, 2008 12:43 PM PDT: nice lbytesxk you need to read more its for smart devices like smart phones, windows and other strong devices iphone is not included and even if it was the features would be less; Like this Reply to this comment


by bonanote October 23, 2008 7:10 AM PDT: If you want anybody to use this in a Nokia N800 you absolutely need, 1) a very good Zoom 2) a Fit to Page function 3) a No-images function. Most of the people who use Internet tablets to surf , are interested in speed, and reading convenience, for this to happen you need a very light interface, no-frills, with the possibility of loading fast pages without fancy graphics, and in big letter sizes to be able to read them in such a small screen and in outdoors light. Currently your product is excellent but to be used with a processor twice the speed of the Nokia, with a 1 Gig WiFi connection, and a 7 inch magnifying glass in a semidark room; Like this Reply to this comment


by hesteroy August 14, 2009 8:52 AM PDT: this may sound silly but i have been trying to download a firefox browser for my omnia hd. but i cant seem to find one. i have read reviews that firefox for mobiles have been around for a while yet when i go to the main website it says my system requirements are vista/xp. ***? i want it for my mobile not pc. anyone with any ideas, i would really appreciate it.
whatever i downloaded ended up being about 50 different files which i could not transfer to my phone, it just set firefox up on my pc which considering it was mobile firefox i found wuite silly; Like this Reply to this comment


by hesteroy August 14, 2009 8:56 AM PDT: no worries...just realised it only runs on windows mobile devices...which thankfully...i havent got!!!!; Like this Reply to this comment