Reuters: Technology News: Hon Hai, Mozilla to launch mobile device running on Firefox

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Hon Hai, Mozilla to launch mobile device running on Firefox May 28th 2013, 04:32 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Apple enjoyed Irish tax holiday from the start Thu, May 23 2013 BlackBerry shifting emphasis from smartphones to services Tue, May 21 2013 Foxconn says needs more time to further cut workers' overtime Fri, May 17 2013 A stretched Samsung chases rival Apple's suppliers Thu, May 16 2013 Google launches streaming music service ahead of Apple Wed, May 15 2013 Analysis & Opinion Q&A with cyber crime expert Tim Francis Delhi police helpline: if your stalking case is not urgent, please press 1 A security guard patrols at Hong Hai headquarters in Tucheng, Taipei county, June 8, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Pichi Chuang TAIPEI | Tue May 28, 2013 12:32am EDT TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd will team up with Mozilla and launch a mobile device that runs on the U.S. company's Firefox operating system, a Mozilla spokeswoman said, as Hon Hai looks to diversify its client base away from Apple. The Taipei-based Mozilla spokeswoman declined to provide details on the device that the companies plan to unveil on June 3, but Focus Taiwan, citing an "industry insider", reported that it would likely be a tablet. Hon Hai and Mozilla declined to comment on the report. Hon Hai, a contract electronics maker that draws an estimated 60 percent of its revenue from assembling gadgets and other work for Apple Inc, saw its net profit ease last quarter as sales of iPhones and iPads slowed. Most of the mobile devices that Hon Hai manufactures run on Apple's iOS and Google's Android systems. Hon Hai said it would add Firefox to its product line for clients. Mozilla, the non-profit organization that evolved from Netscape, said at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress in February that it was working with manufacturers Alcatel (TCL Communication Technology), LG Electronics and ZTE Corp to build the first Firefox OS devices, with Huawei Technologies to follow later in the year, all powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile processors. (Reporting by Clare Jim; Editing by Chris Gallagher) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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