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The cat bear is crawling on mobile, or Firefox OS-based phones are on their way! (with video)

Alcatel One Touch Fire and ZTE Open are already on the doorstep, at least for foreign carriers.zte-launches-open Both models have rather poor technical specifications (1,0 GHz single-core processor, 3,5-inch display with HVGA resolution, Adreno 200 graphics accelerator, 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM), so the ZTE Open costs just under 69 euros. will be (this corresponds to 20 thousand forints), of which 30 euros can be deducted. The two smartphones will soon be available from Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica, and Firefox OS-based solutions are likely to appear in Central and Eastern Europe in the fall.

The system based on HTML5 is the product of a completely new concept. The basic idea is that an adaptive search engine can trigger a number of applications that do not strain the phone’s processor. Of course, a browser alone would be very small, usability is aided by pre-installed programs and the Firefox Marketplace. Incidentally, several key players have already lined up in the foundation's marketplace: AccuWeather, EA, Facebook, Nokia, SoundCloud, Terra, Time Out, TMZ, Twitter.

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