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Lawrence Mandel
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Category Archives: mozilla
Mobile Web Compatibility Oct 19, 2012 – H.264, navigator.platform, Spade, Phony
Here’s what’s new in mobile Web compatibility this week. H.264 video playback Maire Reavy (media product manager) provided a list of video sites to test for video playback compatibility. Aaron Train has bucketed them as follows: H.264 video that’s working … Continue reading
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Tagged add-ons, firefox, firefox os, h.264, mobile, mozilla, spade, user agent, web-compat
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Mobile Web Compatibility Oct 12, 2012 – Issue Tracking, Brightcove H.264, Firefox OS UA Whitelist
Site testing and outreach Firefox mobile evangelism issues are currently tracked in the Firefox for Android -> Evangelism component in Bugzilla. However, there is another notable mobile Firefox platform: Firefox OS. In addition, there exists a Tech Evangelism product in … Continue reading
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Tagged brightcove, firefox, firefox os, h.264, mobile, mozilla, user agent, web-compat
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Mobile Web Compatibility Oct 5, 2012 – MozCamp, User Agents, Microsoft.com, Google Images and Maps
For various reasons I did not blog about mobile Web compatibility updates in September. Here then, are some highlights of what’s new in mobile Web compatibility this past month. MozCamp Europe 2012, Warsaw Jason Smith and I presented Opening Up … Continue reading
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Tagged css, firefox os, microsoft.com, mobile, mozilla, spade, user agent, web-compat
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MozCamp EU 2012 in a word: Passion
After MozCamp EU 2012, I’m left with one word in my head: passion. This being my first MozCamp, I found it amazing to see focused passion spilling out wherever I turned. The Mozilla community is extremely passionate about Mozilla’s mission, … Continue reading
User Agent Discussions
There are several discussions currently taking place about various facets of the user agent (UA) in Firefox, Firefox for Android, and B2G. In case you missed them, here are links to the current discussions: Adding hardware tokens to the UA … Continue reading
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Tagged firefox, firefox os, mobile, mozilla, user agent
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MozCamp EU 2012: Firefox Desktop and Mobile
MozCamp EU 2012 is almost upon us. As your Firefox Desktop and Mobile track chairs, Paul Rouget and I have been working hard to put together a great program for you. I want to thank everyone who submitted a proposal. … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, firefox, mozcamp, mozilla
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Mobile Web Compatibility Aug 31, 2012 – Firefox OS UA, testing article, smoke tests
Here’s what’s new in mobile Web compatibility this week. Firefox OS UA reverted The Firefox OS user-agent (UA) has been reverted to include the “Android” token. It is not yet clear whether this is a temporary or permanent change. The … Continue reading
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Tagged firefox, firefox os, mobile, mozilla, user agent, web-compat
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Mobile Web Compatibility Aug. 24, 2012 – H.264, site fixes, Spade
Due to various reasons (vacation, infant needing a visit to the hospital), I skipped posting last week’s mobile Web compatibility summary. Here, then, is what’s new in mobile Web compatibility the past two weeks. H.264/AAC/MP3 decoding support H.264/AAC/MP3 audio and … Continue reading
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Tagged css, firefox, h.264, imdb, mobile, mozilla, reporting, spade, user agent, web frameworks, web-compat
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My Submission for the Firefox OS Wallpaper Contest
The Firefox OS wallpaper contest recently closed. From the photoset on Flickr, I see that there were 2,557 submissions. Here’s my submission of Firefox Leaves.
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Tagged contest, firefox os, wallpaper
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Preliminary results of aliasing Webkit CSS properties in Gecko analysis
The Mozilla Layout, QA, and Market Insight teams recently analyzed the impact of aliasing Webkit CSS properties in Gecko with the goal of answering the question, Does aliasing a subset of Webkit CSS properties in Gecko improve mobile Web compatibility? … Continue reading
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