Firefox Mobile Ready for February Release.

Anticipated for sometime, it looks like Mozilla is ready to start releasing Firefox Mobile.  Dubbed Fennec after a long-eared desert fox, the latest browser is said to be making its debut solely on the HTC Touch HD during the first week of February.  Obviously the gorgeous screen on the Touch HD will be ideal to show off Fennec, but it is rather unfortunate for the all the other Windows Mobile users desperate to leave Internet Explorer behind.

However, we can’t see this exclusivity lasting for long and no matter whether an adaptation comes from Mozilla or from the kitchen of a keen coder, expect to be installing it on your phone sometime soon.  We were looking forward to a version suitable for Symbian phones, however Mozilla say they won’t be starting work on such a thing until December 2009.

Fennec is being developed for both touchscreen and non-touchscreen mobile phones and is designed to bring simple usability to the basic’s of mobile browsing and will not be a simple conversion of Firefox onto a phone.  Saying that, expect Firefox’s Awesome Bar to make an appearance, plus support for add-ons and plug-ins too.  Much as we love Opera Mobile, we’re still really excited about this!