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Firefox OS-powered ZTE Open Availability on Ebay US & UK

Robert "Bob" Reyes
Chinese technology company ZTE announced this week that their Firefox OS-powered device called ZTE Open will be made available online via Ebay US and UK soon. In a Press Release dated 12 Aug 2013, ZTE revealed that an orange unlocked variant of the ZTE Open device (launched in Spain, Venezuela and Colombia weeks ago by Telefonica) will be sold online by Ebay (US & UK) priced at US$79.99. This is a welcome development, especially to Firefox OS fans where the… Read the rest
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Pinay Hailed as Mozilla Rep of the Month for July 2013

Robert "Bob" Reyes
First Pinay Mozilla Rep (ReMo) Ms. Faye Tandog was chosen to be the ReMo of the Month for July 2013. Faye bested 378 Mozilla Reps from all over the world to be given such citation: Faye, the first female Mozilla Rep in the Philippines, is playing an instrumental role in connecting the Philippine community to local schools and colleges by means of coordinating events. She is also part of the Webmaker effort by leading Maker Parties all over the Philippines… Read the rest
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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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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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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