Firefox OS Preview

APC announces a Preview Release of Firefox OS running on APC Paper and Rock. Complete, buildable source codes are available on GitHub.

In order to speed up development, free APCs will be rewarded to developers that fix a known issue. A full list of issues is available here.

“I think APC's potential is really great. It helps app developers, like myself, because it's much easier than coding in a system-specific language,” said Joshua Smith, student and Mozilla User Advocacy volunteer from New York. “It truly is a responsive OS that brings the web to your computer in new ways."

APC is updatable over-the-air so new updates will be pushed often. This Preview Release is a first glimpse at a fundamental redesign of the PC. We invite you all to take part and give us feedback.

“Throughout development of APC we have learned from our experiences to continually improve APC. The emergence of Firefox OS provides us with a better path to reach our goal,” said Richard Brown, VP of International Marketing, VIA Technologies Inc. “Mozilla's mission to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the web, aligns with our vision for APC creating the perfect combination to deliver the best of the web to desktops everywhere. We couldn’t be more excited about the future.”

Pricing & Availability

Firefox OS is available as a free download and runs on both APC Paper and Rock.

APC Paper, with its unique recycled cardboard case, is available in limited quantities for US$99 plus shipping, while APC Rock is available for a price of US$79 plus shipping through the apc.io site.