Firefox is currently developing a version of its open source web browser for mobile devices. There's no word yet regarding which platforms will be able to run the browser. As a Treo user, I'm personally hoping Palm will be in the mix. Blazer's limited functionality and slow performance has never cut it for me. I tried Opera Mini for awhile, but the installation was so unstable I eventually reverted back to Blazer. As a result, I hardly ever use my phone's web browsing features anymore. (It's been awhile since I tried Opera Mini, so perhaps it's time I tried out the latest version to see if works any better.)

The introduction of Mobile Firefox might be an important crossroad for the iPhone. Steve Jobs has kept Apple's phone locked down tight so far, to the point of using a service update to disable user's "unapproved" applications. If Firefox winds up having a richer feature set than the iPhone's version of Safari, the iPhone might not be able to maintain its bleeding edge reputation without allowing the folks at Mozilla offer a version of Firefox for the iPhone, too.

Firefox's mobile browser is expected to be released sometime next year.

[TechCrunch] Firefox coming to your phone