Apps Articles
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Using JSFiddle to Prototype Firefox OS Apps
Dancing to the Tune of the Fiddle JSFiddle is a fantastic prototyping and code review tool. It’s great for getting out a quick test case or code concept without having to spool up your full tool chain and editor. Further, it’s a great place to paste ill-behaved code so that others can review it and […]
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Firefox Marketplace and alternatives – Firefox OS for developers: the platform HTML5 deserves
In the fourth video of our “Firefox OS – the platform HTML5 deserves” series (part one, part two and part three have already been published) we talk about how to submit apps to the Firefox Marketplace, and explain alternative ways to distribute your apps. Here are Mozilla’s principal developer evangelist Chris Heilmann (@codepo8) and Desigan […]
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Getting started with apps – Firefox OS for developers: the platform HTML5 deserves
In the third instance of our “Firefox OS – the platform HTML5 deserves” video series (part one and part two have already been published here) we talk about tools available for building apps for Firefox OS. Check the short video featuring Chris Heilmann (@codepo8) from Mozilla and Daniel Appelquist (@torgo) from Telefónica Digital/ W3C talking […]
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App discovery – Firefox OS for developers: the platform HTML5 deserves
In the previous edition of this video series we introduced FirefoxOS and what it means for the open web and HTML5. We explained that apps for FirefoxOS are HTML5 apps, and could be as simple as a mobile-optimised web site with a manifest file. Now we’re back explaining how Firefox OS is different from other […]
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Firefox OS for developers – the platform HTML5 deserves
Over the next few weeks we will publish a series of short videos here that explain what Firefox OS means for developers and how you can be part of the revolution it brings to the world. In various conversations we’ve repeatedly heard from developers that they view Firefox OS as simply a third player in […]
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Phones for Apps for Firefox OS
Update: Today, Wednesday, June 19, we began inviting app developers with winning Firefox OS app proposals to join the Phones for Apps program. We will begin shipping Geeksphones to app developers who’ve committed to building and porting apps for Firefox OS. Congratulations. Thanks to everyone who participated by sending a proposal. The open mobile web […]
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Introducing navigator.mozPay() For Web Payments
What’s wrong with payments on the web? Any website can already host a shopping cart and take credit card payments or something similar. The freedom of today’s web supports many business models. Here’s what’s wrong: Users cannot choose how to pay; they have to select from one of the pre-defined options. In most cases, the […]
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Announcing Firefox OS App Workshops
Madrid, Bogotá, Warsaw & Beyond Firefox OS phones will be available to consumers in several countries this summer, and they will be looking for great apps to install from Firefox Marketplace. If you know how to build mobile app experiences with HTML5 and JavaScript, we’re looking for you—especially if you’d like to develop apps in […]
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Building A Paid App For Firefox OS
At first glance the Firefox Marketplace for Firefox OS may look similar to the Apple Store or Google Play Store but there is a key difference: it does not lock you into Mozilla or lock you into your Firefox OS phone. It enables you to sell a web app that will run on any open […]
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Mozilla at Mobile World Congress & WIPJam
It’s getting close to the end of February, and Mozilla is once again gearing up for Mobile World Congress (MWC). Last year, we made a splash talking about HTML5 and Boot to Gecko, and this year we’re back and bigger than ever, with a booth in the AppPlanet hall where we will be doing a […]