Year: 2013

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Mozilla 15 Years Of A Better Web, Tell Us Your #Webstory

Eusebio Barrun Jr.
You have made Mozilla’s #webstory possible, and we invite you to Retweet the 15 Mozilla facts and/or participate by submitting your own story. Tweet, an image or a video about how you’ve contributed to 15 years of Mozilla, what Mozilla and Firefox mean to you, or a memorable moment you’ve had on the Web. Be sure to post on Twitter with the hashtag #webstory. Tweet and Follow @Firefox, @Mozilla and @MozillaPH Please support our Twibbon Campaign #Moz15, add a #Twibbon… Read the rest
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Welcome Pinoy WebFWD Scouts!

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Team Mozilla Philippines is both happy and proud to announce the current roster of WebFWD Scouts based in the country (in alphabetical order): WebFWD is led by a team of professionals with deep experience in startups and entrepreneurship. We are passionate about helping the next generation of entrepreneurs disrupt closed markets and successfully extend the open web. Learn more about WebFWD via https://webfwd.org… Read the rest
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Mozilla-PHL: Zamboanga Goes Mobile A Success

RJ Ian Sevilla
The Mozilla Philippines successfully organized its very first mobile-related event in Zamboanga City dubbed as Zamboanga Goes Mobile -”Open Source Style” last March 16, 2013 at the E-Learning Centre Inc. The event was supported by Globe Labs who provided internet connectivity for all participants all throughout the day. More than 75 participants from the Zamboanga Peninsula attended the event, which aims to introduce the Firefox OS and the Firefox Marketplace to the Region. The Mozilla Philippines team was represented by… Read the rest
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Happy 15th Birthday to Mozilla!!!

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Fifteen (15) years ago, I was still busy with school (college) stuff. It was during that time when Intel Pentium II was still the fastest processor a desktop PC can ever have (locally, at least). Our internet connection at my dad’s home-office was still at 33.6kbps (upgraded to 56kbps months later) via dial-up. When net connection at home is sluggish, I will go to Internet Universe at Park Square 1 to surf the internet using Netscape browser (costing me PHP1.50… Read the rest
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Introducing the New Alab (MozillaPH Mascot)

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Nearly two (02) years ago, the Mozilla Philippines Community launched “Alab” as our official mascot during the release party for Mozilla Firefox 4 in Manila. “Alab” is the Tagalog term for “Flare“, which can simply be translated to “Blaze Up!” A meeting of minds (via email) between the Mozilla Philippines Community (represented by Reps Mentors Eusebio “Jun” Barrun, Jr. & Robert “Bob” Reyes) and the creator of Alab happened a few weeks ago (followed by a face-to-face meetup) with the… Read the rest
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Sony Mobile Plans to Release Firefox OS Devices by 2014

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Sony Mobile announced at the Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, Spain that their engineers are currently working with Firefox OS and is targeting 2014 for the launch of these devices. Here is Sony Mobile’s Press Release: Sony Mobile and Telefónica reinforce partnership with multi-year commercial and technical collaboration Telefonica to range Sony Mobile’s 2013 Xperia portfolio including Xperia™ Z and Xperia™ Tablet Z Telefónica establishes technical partnership with Sony Mobile to leverage opportunities with the new Firefox OS open… Read the rest