Mozilla has launched the first mobile version of the Firefox web browser. Titled Firefox for Mobile, it supports the Maemo and Android operating systems. It uses Mozilla's Gecko browser engine.
This launch pits Firefox for Mobile against existing mobile browsers like Opera Mobile and Opera Mini. The browser supports latest Web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript and is the first one to provide support for add-ons.
Nokia's Linux-based Maemo operating system - with a relatively small footprint - runs their N810 and N900 mobile phones. Android is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and is largely developed by Google with a gradually increasing footprint in the mobile market.
Mozilla announced the launch in a blog post here.
The Firefox for Nokia N900 is here.
This post by Jessica Dolcourt on CNet Download has an analysis of the launch.
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