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Firefox OS 1.1 Released, Mozilla Prepares For 2nd Round of Device Launches

Posted by Soulskill on from the onward-and-upward dept.

SmartAboutThings writes "Mozilla has officially introduced the first update to its mobile Firefox OS. The very first update to Firefox OS adds some important new features, performance improvements and additional language support. Some of the most important changes include MMS support, Push Notifications API, Contact Management enhancements, Firefox browser downloads, Keyboard improvements and much more. In a separate announcement, Mozilla also said that new launches of Firefox OS smartphones will begin soon with more devices and in more markets around the world."

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  2. It's been half a year by FuzzNugget · · Score: 5, Funny

    I figured they'd be on version 47 by now.

    1. Re:It's been half a year by Like2Byte · · Score: 4, Funny

      I figured they'd be on version 48 by now.

      Well...your post was over an hour old when I read it.

  3. That's nice and all.. by excelsior_gr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Firefox OS is nice, but what it really needs is a good web browser.

    1. Re:That's nice and all.. by VortexCortex · · Score: 4, Funny

      Herd mentality is the most predictable of all human responses. But, rest assured, this will be the sixth time we have re-invented PostScript, and we have become exceedingly efficient at cocking it up.