Mobile Operating System

Firefox vs Ubuntu: Pick Me! Light Reading Both are working on a low-cost mobile handset operating system (OS) aimed at helping carriers and vendors break the duopoly of the big two platforms, Apple Inc.'s iOS and Google's Android. (See 5 Challengers to Apple & Android.) Right now, Mozilla has ... See all stories on this topic »

iOS vs. Android Market Share 2013: Apple Inc. and Google Mobile OS Market ... Latinos Post According to Kantar Worldpanel, Android was the most utilized mobile operating system during the three months ending in May 2013. The Google mobile platform accounted for 52 percent of the market share, an increase of 0.1 percent from the same period ... See all stories on this topic »

Mozilla blows up cheap mobile phones Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Mozilla, the makers of the Firefox web browser, had already announced Firefox OS, amobile operating system, and Monday it unveiled phones that would run the software. Mozilla chief technology officer Brendan Eich would not say how long folks in the US ... See all stories on this topic »

First Firefox OS-based smartphone to launch this week in Spain Los Angeles Times Mozilla's first mobile operating system, Firefox OS, will launch Tuesday with the ZTE Open smartphone being offered by a wireless carrier in Spain, the Web browser developer announced. Mozilla is launching Firefox OS as a way to give consumers a choice ... See all stories on this topic »

Firefox OS phone launches Tuesday in Spain at $3 a month CNET It's not every day that a new mobile operating system arrives, but Tuesday will be one of them as Telefonica begins selling the inexpensive ZTE Open with Mozilla's Firefox OS in Spain. The move marks the commercial beginning of an effort by phone ... See all stories on this topic »

With a new web-based mobile phone, Mozilla is out-Googling Google Quartz Here's a paradox: Google is so devoted to the web that it has built an entire computer operating system—Chrome OS—based on the web, and it is so devoted to mobile phones that it built a mobile OS—Android—that is now the most popular in the world. See all stories on this topic »

Another Challenger Emerges in the Global Mobile OS Battle (GOOG) (AAPL ... StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog) Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), BlackBerry (Nasdaq: BBRY), and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) are on watch Monday as another mobile operating systemis about to hit the market. Mozilla will release its Firefox OS in Spain tomorrow. See all stories on this topic »

Firefox OS starts third-place race against Windows Phone Register Mozilla has announced that smartphones running Firefox OS have arrived, with Telefonica-owned Spanish mobile phone operator Movistar promising delivery of the first low-priced phones on Tuesday. The Firefox shop announced on Monday that Alcatel's ... See all stories on this topic »

First Firefox OS Smartphone, the ZTE Open, Launches in Spain Tomorrow for $90 All Things Digital Firefox OS, Mozilla's open-source, browser-based mobile operating system, will make its debut tomorrow when the ZTE Open goes on sale in Spain. ZTE_Open. The Firefox OS-based smartphone will be sold through Telefónica's Movistar and cost 69 euros ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile app revenue to grow 85% this year BtoB Magazine According to ABI's “Mobile OS, Browsers and Applications Research Service” report, there are more apps available now for mobile devices running Google Inc.'s Android operating system. However, apps running on Apple Inc. mobile devices still command ... See all stories on this topic »