Firefox's little cousin pops out of den
The mobile version of Firefox, Fennec, has gone into general release with a version available for Windows Mobile 6 devices - though anyone hoping to replace their existing browser might want to hold off for a while. The release is officially versioned "alpha 2" and is designed to gain more feedback on both the browser and, …
24Mb!!
Holy cow - 24Mb to install on Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone! Storage card for that, then!
1 step forward, 2 steps back
I thought the last release was a beta. Now we're into "alpha 2"?
@Annihilator
I think you've confused this with Firefox 3.5. This is a separate browser for mobile devices that uses some of the same components as Firefox.
Failed on my phone
I installed it on my T-Mobile Dash (HTC Excaliber, I think). It comes up and just sits there. I'm not sure if it's because the phone doesn't have enough RAM, or if Fennec can't handle a non-touch screen phone.
It's a shame, since Internet Explorer Mobile is useless on most sites.
Is it just me, but why are they …
… only developing this for the platform with the absolute least amount of promise in the mobile space? Windows Mobile? 6.5? WTF?!?
@Chris Wareham
"I think you've confused this with Firefox 3.5. This is a separate browser for mobile devices that uses some of the same components as Firefox."
Fortunately my reading skillz haven't failed me yet :-D I'm definitely thinking of Fennec which went into Beta earlier this year:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/19/fennec_beta/
At the risk...
... of posting a serious comment against usual form whilst maintaining my carefully cultivated aura of cluelessness, whatever happened to Minimo?
Is this Fennec thing a generational step up, or a completely different lineage?
Given the way my eyesight is borking I think interwebs at sub-3.5-inch is a dead end for me anyway. Where's my mobile with the 21" fold out oled???
@ AC: "Where's my mobile with the 21" fold out oled?"
I left mine in my flying car.
Gimme!
Been waiting for this for ages! GIMMEH!
Awww, it won't start. :-(
@Annihilator
The beta of Fennec ws for Nokia N810 Tablet which runs a different OS from Windows Mobile
The Windows Mobile version is still in its alpha stages
Still 10 Megs!
Iris is still by far the best browser for Windows Mobile.
