Mozilla, Spreadtrum Introduce $25 Firefox Phone in Barcelona

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Mozilla Corp., developer of the Firefox browser and operating system, said it has cracked the smartphone price barrier with the help of Spreadtrum Communications Inc., unveiling a $25 prototype.

Jay Sullivan, Mozilla’s chief operating officer, introduced the ultra-cheap “reference device,” made with low-cost wireless components in partnership with chipmaker Spreadtrum, at a press event at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today.