Month: May 2013

Events WoMoz

Women and Mozilla Philippine Kick-off

Faye
The 25th of May marks the launching of the Women and Mozilla project here in the Philippines! For the first time ever, Team Mozilla Philippines organized an event with women as priority attendees! The event was held at the Globe Corporate Showroom at Valero Telepark, Makati City (thanks to Globe Labs!). ANC’s (The ABS-CBN News Channel) Future Perfect sent a TV crew to cover the event, too. Thank you guys for supporting this cause! Before the event started, I was… Read the rest
Events Firefox Mozilla Reps

MozillaPH at TOYCON 2013

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Yes! Pinoy Mozillians love toys, geekiness, and cosplays(ers), too! That is why, for the very first time in the history of TOYCON Philippines, the Mozilla Philippines Community will be setting up a booth to showcase what we can offer in promoting an open web. Catch a glimpse and demo of Geeksphone Keon Developer Preview devices, powered by Firefox OS. Ask questions about Mozilla Firefox from our friendly SuMo (Mozilla Support) personnel at the MozillaPH Booth. Sign-up as a Firefox Student… Read the rest
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Firefox Student Ambassadors Officially Launched!

Kemuel Joseph Domanog
Hey all! We know that everyone is excited about the launch of the Firefox Student Ambassadors Program. The name sounds cool, right? Well it really is! Here are few basic information about the newly launched program: Who are the Firefox Student Ambassadors? They are individuals who are passionate on Mozilla’s mission and they are those who promote the Firefox browser, Firefox OS and other Mozilla products and projects in their respective campuses or universities! They are given opportunities to learn… Read the rest
News

Geeksphone Keon for Firefox OS App Days – Manila Demoers

Robert "Bob" Reyes
As promised last January during Firefox OS App Days – Manila, each of the attendees (brave souls) who demoed their apps for Mozilla’s mobile OS will receive a Geeksphone Keon (Firefox OS Developer Preview) device one released. I fulfilled this promise last night during a simple handover ceremony held at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (CBTL) Prism Plaza, Two E-Com Center, Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City. Present during the event (held on short notice) were worthy Geeksphone… Read the rest
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Firefox OS-powered Geeksphone Keon Lands in the Philippines

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Hold your horses before celebrating … Geeksphone Keon units powered by Mozilla Firefox OS are NOT YET available locally. But, I got a package from UPS this afternoon containing the Keon units I promised to those who presented their apps during the Manila leg of Firefox OS App Days last January (awarding of the units will happen on Sunday). GeeksPhone is a Spanish start-up company and producer of smartphones founded in early 2009 by Javier Agüera and Rodrigo Silva-Ramos. They… Read the rest