ZTE Prepares the More Sophisticated Firefox OS Smartphone

As one supporter of Firefox OS, ZTE looks serious to provide smartphones that can run alternative operating systems. It is seen from the plan of the Chinese companies that are preparing a second handset with the OS that will slide in 2014.

The plan revealed by ZTE executive VP He Shiyou when interviewed Michael Kan at the Expo Comm China 2013. According Shiyou, the handset will be released in the first half of 2014 with a larger screen, two-core processor, and the user interface has been overhauled again while ensuring an affordable price. ZTE is currently said to sell about 100,000 units of ZTE Open, which he calls exceeds supply. He hoped that the number will be doubled later.

Shiyou said that ZTE is a series about small-scale Open but he believes that smartphones with HTML5-based OS will be increasingly relevant as the faster network technologies such as LTE will reduce the reliance on software in a handset. He added that in the future there will be no app store business model as it is run today.

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Peak +, Firefox Mobile OS 1.1 for the Public Already Booked

After some time ago provides Peak and Keon for developers, Geeksphone re-open Firefox preorder for a mobile OS. Peak name + phone with this using Firefox OS 1.1 and has better specs than its predecessor.

Peak + Snapdragon chip using 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 4.3-inch qHD resolution plus 4GB of internal storage. It also provided a microSD slot, plus an 8 megapixel rear camera and a 1800 mAh battery.

Firefox OS 1.1 has called boot times faster than previous versions. It also has fixed some bugs from previous versions, plus cloud-based storage of 25GB. Mozilla Peak + can be ordered at a price of 149 euros. This phone is promised to be delivered in mid-September.

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Will Foxconn Assembling Tablet Firefox OS?

Two big names in the world of technology different "fields", Mozilla and Foxconn will launch a new device based on Firefox OS. Firefox is better known as the producer of the internet browser application (browser) Firefox. While Foxconn well-known as a manufacturer Apple devices, like the iPhone and iPad.

As reported by Focus Taiwan, new product announcements will be held on Monday (06/03/2013). according to reliable sources, the device is likely to be launched is a tablet. Previous rumors said it was working on a tablet Mozilla Firefox OS, after they launched two new smartphones based on the OS.

The two phones are ZTE Open and Alcatel One Touch Fire, are was introduced last January, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. Firefox OS is re-naming of the "Boot to Gecko" (B2G), are also project a web-based mobile operating system is open from Mozilla. Mozilla B2G project was announced on July 25, 2011.

Firefox OS will be fully open mobile ecosystem (open source). Built entirely on open web standards and applications are developed with HTML5 technology. 

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