Mozilla, the open-source group behind the Firefox web browser expects to launch a mobile version of its web browser initially on Windows Mobile based smartphones. Writing on his blog, lead engineer Christian Sejersen, noted that they are not supporting Symbian - and asked for assistance in porting the mobile browser to that platform.
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HTC S730 Mockup
The mobile browser is either already up and running or will be soon on a Windows Mobile 6 handset and the Nokia N800 linux tablet - and will allow the developer community to start testing UX with different hardware characteristics e.g. screen size (N800/N810: 800×480 vs. HTC S730 320×240) and touch-screen vs. non-touch-screen.
Sejersen started working at Mozilla in October (coming from Openwave Systems) where he is heading up the engineering efforts for mobile including setting up an R&D office in Copenhagen with primary focus on bringing Mozilla technology to mobile devices.
Norway's Opera Software has been the main player in porting their PC based web browser to the mobile phone and says that it's browser has been shipped on more than 100 million handsets to date
On the web: Christian Sejersen
Posted to the site on 27th November 2007
