Mozilla ditches plans to launch a $25 smartphone, might bring Android apps to Firefox OS

Over a year ago, Mozilla announced plans to launch a $25 Firefox OS-based smartphone before the end of 2014, starting in markets like India and Indonesia. The $25 prototype device that Mozilla showcased had a 3.5-inch display with 320 x 480 pixels, Wi-Fi, a 1 GHz single core Spreadtrum SC8621 processor, and a 2 MP rear camera. However, the handset hasn't been released, and it turns out that it's never going to be sold anywhere.

CNET got hold of an e-mail from Mozilla CEO Chris Beard to employees, according to which the company hasn't "seen sufficient traction for a $25 phone," and won't ...

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