Finnish smartphone startup wants to take on the established giants

Finnish smartphone startup Jolla

2013 appears to be the year of the alternative smartphone OS, with Tizen, Ubuntu Touch, and Firefox OS throwing their hats in the ring.

By the end of this year, big name mobile operators like Telefonica and manufacturers including Samsung will have worked together to get devices running those operating systems into the market.

But it's not just the big guys who want to upset the Apple-Android duopoly. Finnish startup Jolla is taking aim too.

Finnish smartphone startup wants to take on the established giants | CNET News

Mozilla and Partners Prepare to Launch First Firefox OS Smartphones!

Mountain View, Calif. – July 1, 2013 – Mozilla, the mission-based organization dedicated to keeping the power of the Web in people’s hands, today announced that the regional launches of Firefox OS smartphones will begin soon. Deutsche Telekom and Telefonica will release the first Firefox OS devices, the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Fire and the ZTE Open, soon. Individual partners will announce specifics about launches in each market soon.

Firefox OS smartphones

Firefox OS smartphones | Mozilla Press Center