Mozilla has released a new version of Firefox 4 beta for Google Android and Maemo devices. The latest version definitely launches faster and loads web pages more quickly than previous builds. Mozilla says it scores higher than the stock Android browser in JavaScript benchmarks, and I can confirm that it was roughly twice as fast on the SunSpider test. But the browser still feels slower… Read more »

After months of alpha testing, Mozilla has dropped the Fennec codename and launched Firefox Beta for mobile. The latest version of the mobile browser is still in beta, which means there may still be some bugs and it’s possible that not all of the features have been finalized. But Mozilla is at least confident enough in the mobile browser to give it the Firefox name…. Read more »

Mozilla has launched the first Alpha version of Fennec 2.0, which is code for the mobile version of the Firefox web browser. Fennec 2.0 is available for download for Google Android 2.0 and up or the Nokia N900 smartphone running Maemo Linux. Fennec 2.0 Alpha uses the same page rendering engine as the desktop version of Firefox, but it’s optimized for mobile devices with small,… Read more »

Mozilla is continuing to work on a mobile version of Firefox for Google Android and Maemo devices. The project, which is code-named Fennec, has been in the works for a while, but one of the developers says that we should see the first alpha build of Fennec 2.0 soon, once some key bugs have been worked out. In a blog post, Matt Brubeck also points… Read more »

Documents To Go has been allowing smartphone and PDA users to open and edit Microsoft Office documents for ages. The software is available for BlackBerry, iOS, Android, WebOS, and Windows Mobile. And now the company has launched a version for Maemo 5, which means you can run Documents To Go on the Nokia N900. The Maemo app lets you view and edit Word and Excel… Read more »

Mozilla is going all out on the mobile front this week. On Wednesday the company submitted Firefox Home to Apple for inclusion in the App Store. The app isn’t a full-fledged browser, but it brings your Firefox bookmarks and browser history to the iPhone. And now Mozilla has also released Firefox 1.1 for the Nokia N900 smartphone running Mameo Linux. To be honest, Maemo is… Read more »

The latest release of the Firefox web browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux desktop computers includes a feature that prevents the browser from crashing if a plugin gets out of hand. In other words, a Flash video using up all of your CPU cycles isn’t going to cause all 12 browser tabs you have open to go kaput. Soon, the same feature will be available… Read more »

Skype may not plan on launching video chat software for Google Android until later this year, but if you have a Nokia N900 you should get the feature later this week. GigaOm reports that Skype will roll out new software soon that will allow 2-way voice and video chat with Skyper users on any platform. That means you’ll be able to pick up your Nokia… Read more »

Firefox Mobile 1.1 (code-named Fennec) is due out soon… at least for the Nokia N900 running Nokia’s Maemo operating system. Fennec for Google Android is also in the works… but Maemo always gets the cool Mozilla stuff first. Anyway, we’ve already gotten a sneak peek at the new Site Menu for Fennec 1.1. Now one of the developers working on the project is providing an… Read more »

CellWriter is a handwriting recognition app for Linux computers with touchscreen displays. You configure the program by writing out some sample characters until CellWriter can recognize the way you write. This means that it might be tough for someone else to pick up your computer and use it right away, but it also means that CellWriter can at least theoretically be more accurate than handwriting… Read more »