Cnet have just published an article which gives some updates on what the latest developments are at the Mozilla Foundation. In amongst updates on the number of Firefox (75m) and Thunderbird (10m) downloads, the article states that the foundation are working on a mobile browser which was news to me, but makes absolute sense.

Mobile devices struggle with small screen sizes and minimal resources so browsers need to be light and be able to re-purpose content so that it is optimised for each device. Key players in this field are Opera and NetFront (I’m having problems getting NetFront to work on my 6680 though).

For Mozilla to enter this growing area in my view makes sense as they have the skills and focus to address these problems. What I think is doubly exciting about Mozilla entering this area is that:

Extensions like AdBlocker and even Greasemonkey may be easily ported and seamlessly run on these handhelds

Firefox is my browser of choice because it is so customisable. If Mozilla’s entry into the mobile market provides the same features I’ll be making the switch as soon as a stable release becomes available. If you can’t wait and want to try the beta now then click here.

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