How do you make the web browsing experience on the Nokia N900 better? Give users options. That is what the Firefox team has done by dropping the beta tag from their “Fennec” project for Maemo.

There is nothing wrong with MicroB, the default browser on the N900. In fact, it provides the best mobile web browsing experience that I have ever seen, hands down. But, just like on my computer, I enjoy having options when it comes to web browsers. I mainly use Firefox at home and work, so having the option to use it on my phone is a very welcome bonus.

One interesting piece of information that is in the release notes for Firefox Mobile:

Due to performance problems using Adobe Flash within Firefox on many websites, especially those with multiple plug-ins on them, we have disabled plugins for Firefox for Maemo 1.0. We plan to provide a browser add-on that will enable you to selectively enable plugins on certain sites, because some sites, like YouTube, work well.

So, it looks like Apple is not the only company that is not happy with how Flash performs on mobile devices. Of course, the default N900 web browser does indeed support Flash…which could be a positive or negative depending on the website you are visiting.

You can get more information about Firefox Mobile here. Keep an eye out for a review of Firefox Mobile here soon.

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