Mozilla is extensively testing mobile web browsers

Expected today (October 17) Mozilla will release the first widely tested version of the mobile web browser code-named Fennec. Fennec Alpha is only compatible with the Nokia N810 and N800 tablets.

Jay Sullivan, Mozilla's vice president of mobility, said that besides the release of Fennec Alpha, Mozilla has released a tablet PC emulator application (PC emulator) to help developers. without N810 or N800 still have conditions to test this new mobile web browser.

Fennec testing on the device.

Mozilla hopes Fennec Alpha will receive good response from users. "Mozilla's next step will be to optimize Fennec's performance," Sullivan said.

In addition, Mozilla is also developing a version of Fennec dedicated to Microsoft's Windows Mobile mobile operating system platform. However, Mr Sullivan declined to disclose plans to release Fennec for Windows Mobile. In addition, Mozilla is considering developing a Fennec version for the LiMo phone platform using Linux and Symbian operating systems.

Last June, Mozilla released a video showing the first images of Fennec. One of Fennec's unique features is that it can hide the control keys like 'Forward' or 'Back'. To display these buttons, users simply drag the screen left or right.

Mr. Sullivan also stated that Fennec will be completely different from similar products because it will have more add-ons similar to Firefox for Mozilla's PC. Fennec is actually developed on the Firefox platform.

Currently Mozilla has begun negotiations with a number of manufacturers and provides network services for pre-installing Fennec on mobile devices.