Mozilla
Mozilla announced some major changes last Friday that will leave both Firefox and Chrome fans thrilled.
After arriving in Europe and Latin America first, the ZTE Open - Firefox OS's first handset - will be coming to the U.S. and the U.K. With a release date set for "soon," no one knows when Firefox is showing up on U.S. shores. But we do know where: eBay.
Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox web browser and now Firefox OS for smartphones, announced on Thursday that it was launching its smartphones in two South American countries, with more to follow. In a market dominated by two major operating systems, the Latin American launch will be an important proving grounds for Firefox OS.
Mozilla is looking for developers for their upcoming Firefox operating system, and they're going worldwide for the efforts.
Mozilla's Firefox operating system for mobile devices will focus on open web standards, creating competition with Apple's iOS and Google's Android.
Mozilla, the company better known for its Firefox browser, is looking to make a statement with its new Firefox OS smartphone that web developer support is more important than bells and whistles.