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Mozilla’s mobile version of the Firefox browser, for smaller non-PC devices like mobile phone devices and PDAs codenamed Fennec now has an Alpha 3 version for the Windows Mobile 6 platform.
The Fennec “mobile” browser is currently developed for the Linux based Maemo operating system that powers Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets and for the Windows Mobile 6 platform. Work is underway for Symbian OS based mobile devices. Fennec “Windows” development lags behind that of Fennec “Maemo” -- now at version 1.0 beta 3. More»
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That Sony Vaio will be shipped with a default browser that is not Internet Explorer is good news. That
Vaio-branded Windows machines will be shipped with an Open Source browser, or a open-source backed browser called Google Chrome, then the news gets even better.
Right now, Sony Vaio computers are already shipping with Chrome loaded as the default web browser and Google is working on similar deals with other PC vendors.
Search Google for: Sony + Google Chrome browser
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This is a freshly new but unofficial Google Chrome theme that gives your Chrome browser a swimming pool type of background. Its very similar to the Clouds Theme released a few months back but with a cool and refreshing impact -- remember its summer time. More»
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Nokia lets go the N900, its first Linux-Based Phone. It’s move from its usual Symbian OS to the Linux-based Maemo will give the new N900 a more “PC-like experience” -- letting users run dozens of application windows at the same time. ”
“Messaging is quick with the slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It has 32GB of storage, which is expandable up to 48GB with a microSD card. For photography, the smartphone has a 5.0-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. ”
“The N900 uses ARM’s Cortex-A8 processor and features a high-resolution WVGA touch screen. Its browser is powered by Mozilla technology so Web sites look the way they would on a computer. ”
-- I guess Mozilla technology the mentioned in the notes is Mozilla’s Firefox Mobile Fennec Maemo browser.
via [ Mobiledia `~ Nokia Unveils the N900, its First Linux-Based Phone ]
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