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Mozilla: Forget about Firefox on iPhone

Instead, it plans to put muscle behind Firefox Home sync app, build versions for BlackBerry, Nokia

Mozilla yesterday again rejected the idea of crafting a version of Firefox for the iPhone, saying that it is instead focusing its iOS efforts on the Firefox Home sync software.

Firefox Home, which was admitted into the iPhone’s App Store by Apple in July, is not a full-fledged browser, but rather a spin-off of the bookmark and tab synchronization technology Mozilla is baking into Firefox 4.

The application gives users access to their browser bookmarks and history, as well as to the open tabs from their most recent Firefox sessions. The iPhone application also includes technology from Firefox’s address bar to let users search for previously-visited pages using keywords or characters in either the URL or the page title.

Synchronization is one-way only — from Firefox on the desktop to the iPhone, but not the reverse.

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Apple plans to push HTML5 by creating new, ‘innovative’ websites

Apple’s newly formed “creative technology team” will be responsible for creating new, interactive HTML5-based content on the company’s website to support owners of iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad.

A new job listing from Apple advertises a position for a “Creative Technology Manager” to lead the new creative technology team. The position, a part of the company’s worldwide marketing communications group, will spearhead new HTML5-based content on Apple’s website.

“This individual will be responsible for driving web-standard (HTML5) innovation that enhances and redefines the marketing of Apple’s products and services to millions of consumers,” the job listing reads. “Work will also include exploring opportunities with apple.com, email and mobile/multi-touch experiences on the iPhone and iPad.”

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