Foxconn and Mozilla have plans to launch a device based on the new mobile operating system Firefox OS. Both firms have partnered for this purpose, although they have not revealed details of the product.
The Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn is known for making devices for brands such as Apple, essentially making the assembly of products with different components from various sources. Although the Asian firm revenues are insured by the growing demand for mobile iPhone and tablet iPad, the fact is that the company seeks to diversify its activities.
In addition to manufacturing also Android OS devices, Foxconn now also manufacture products for Firefox OS.
The details of the agreement between Foxconn and Mozilla were not disclosed, nor the references to the device presented in early June, although some industry sources cited by Taiwan media suggest that it will be a tablet. In any case, with this announcement extends the range of devices that will be present Firefox OS, the mobile operating system introduced by the Mozilla Foundation in the last Mobile World Congress and whose first handsets were announced by ZTE.
Later the Spanish firm GeeksPhone was responsible for launching the smartphone OS Keon yPeak with Mozilla Firefox. It was last April, and the high demand for terminals available units sold out within hours of its release . Mozilla's effort to boost the system has moved the company to give developers terminals to promote the creation of applications and increase its attractiveness to users.
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