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=== Firefox OS === | === Firefox OS === | ||
'Speaker Location: SF (Jaime Chen)'' | ''Speaker Location: SF (Jaime Chen)'' | ||
* In The News: | * In The News: | ||
**Africacom, the major mobile technology event for Africa was last week. Rick Fant was [http://africa.comworldseries.com/speaker/rick-fant/ highlighted] as a speaker at the event. | **Africacom, the major mobile technology event for Africa was last week. Rick Fant was [http://africa.comworldseries.com/speaker/rick-fant/ highlighted] as a speaker at the event. | ||
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*** [http://technology.iafrica.com/news/970476.html Quote]: “Alcatel is also a partner for Mozilla's Firefox OS, with the web giant set to bring the platform to Africa and South Africa. When can we expect Firefox phones from Alcatel then? "We are looking at bringing Firefox devices to South Africa in 2015," Wittman said, with the first devices launching in Q1 2015. The company has four Firefox OS devices in total, but the first wave will see two phones launched in SA, in the form of the Fire C and Fire E. Wittman said the Fire C will have a "sub-R1000" price tag and the Fire E will have a "sub-R2000" price-point.” | *** [http://technology.iafrica.com/news/970476.html Quote]: “Alcatel is also a partner for Mozilla's Firefox OS, with the web giant set to bring the platform to Africa and South Africa. When can we expect Firefox phones from Alcatel then? "We are looking at bringing Firefox devices to South Africa in 2015," Wittman said, with the first devices launching in Q1 2015. The company has four Firefox OS devices in total, but the first wave will see two phones launched in SA, in the form of the Fire C and Fire E. Wittman said the Fire C will have a "sub-R1000" price tag and the Fire E will have a "sub-R2000" price-point.” | ||
* Release Update: | * 2.2 Release Update: | ||
** Dev Start : 2014-11-24 (Gecko 37 will be on m-c and gaia master) | ** Dev Start : 2014-11-24 (Gecko 37 will be on m-c and gaia master) | ||
** Feature Landing Readiness: 2015-02-09 | ** Feature Landing Readiness: 2015-02-09 | ||