Mozilla Firefox, one of the most preferred web browsers on desktop computers is now aggressively going mobile to tap the large numbers of handheld users.

Mozilla unveils the availability of Firefox for Maemo 1.0, the first official release of Firefox Mobile for Nokia smartphone running on Linux operating system. Nokia N900 is a powerful smartphone with an ARM Cortex-A8 processor.

Nokia N900

Nokia N900


It features excellent browsing performance, support for add-ons, and a finger-friendly user like the AwesomeBar.

This Firefox variant is based on the Fennec project, which was originally launched in 2007 with the aim of bringing the full Firefox browsing experience to modern handheld devices. This is a major step of Mozilla to become a preferred mobile web browser.

Other notable features include:

  • Location-Aware Browsing gives you info and maps relevant to your locale
  • Tabbed browsing with thumbnail images
  • One-touch bookmarking
  • Users can set their own Preferences by changing default language. This version supports more than 35 languages.
  • It comes with add-ons features that let users customize web browsing experience