Those who tested the Firefox OS says that it reminded them of Android running on a low-end Android phone. Apps like the camera and phone dialer opened quickly, although Mozilla says there is room for even faster performance. The OS will load with 15 apps including the Firefox browser (you were expecting Opera, perhaps?), camera, SMS, calendar and Firefox OS Marketplace. The latter leaked out in photographs just a few days ago. As you might expect, each app has a separate icon on the screen and pinch-to-zoom is supported. All basic apps are cached which means that they can be accessed even when you don't have a data connection. And because of its background as a browser, Firefox OS will enable apps to run without being tied to a particular operating system.
Mozilla is looking to standardize about 40 APIs to work across various devices. Non-complex ones like battery level and vibration are supposed to be complete. Other APIs like SMS and dialing are being worked on now. The first handsets to sport the Firefox OS will be available next year from Telefonica in Brazil., The carrier covers areas in Latin America and Europe. Other carriers who have signed on include Sprint, T-Mobile USA's parent Deutsche Telekom, Smart and Telecom Italia. On the hardware side we have TCL, ZTE and Qualcomm.
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