We’ve got a $35 Firefox OS phone

[LiteCoinGuy]

We’ve got a $35 Firefox OS phone

One of the most important tech stories in the coming years will be the bridging of the "digital divide." Only one-third of the world is online, which leaves about 4.8 billion people unplugged with no way to access the Web. A lot of work needs to be done on the ISP side, but people in these poorer countries will need devices, too.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/09/weve-got-a-35-firefox-os-phone-what-do-you-want-to-know/#p3

[FuckItWhatever]

could it run bitcoin qt?

[HTC123]

could it run bitcoin qt?

maybe yes!

[Shadow56]

could it run bitcoin qt?

i don't think it's possible to run bitcoin qt on mobile os

[Sharpe]

Good news. One thing we need for bitcoin adoption is cheap and affordable smart phones for people in the developing world.

[Singlebyte]

I actually like Firefox OS compared to some of the other new OSs being released.  It is very smooth and intuitive.  I think it will be a success.  The phone on the other hand seems to be a disappointment.  I would just find a cheap higher spec model on EBay and load it up with FireFox OS.

[Skinnyman]

could it run bitcoin qt?

i don't think it's possible to run bitcoin qt on mobile os

Why would you need to run qt? Just run a app like blockchain.info or something.

[pedrog]

could it run bitcoin qt?

There are already a few wallets available: https://marketplace.firefox.com/search?q=bitcoin

[1K]

I actually like Firefox OS compared to some of the other new OSs being released.  It is very smooth and intuitive.  I think it will be a success.  The phone on the other hand seems to be a disappointment.  I would just find a cheap higher spec model on EBay and load it up with FireFox OS.

It's gonna be a bit of a disappointment with such a low price tag. If people want luxury or specs they're going to have to pay a premium.

[RickyRickyyyy]

could it run bitcoin qt?

i don't think it's possible to run bitcoin qt on mobile os

Why would you need to run qt? Just run a app like blockchain.info or something.

True, but im too paranoid so i need qt.

[tspacepilot]

could it run bitcoin qt?

i don't think it's possible to run bitcoin qt on mobile os

You could probably run bitcoind though, assuming that it's a GNU/Linux machine under the hood.

[ForgottenPassword]

could it run bitcoin qt?

i don't think it's possible to run bitcoin qt on mobile os

Why would you need to run qt? Just run a app like blockchain.info or something.

True, but im too paranoid so i need qt.

bitcoin-qt (or bitcoin core as it's known now) currently needs 20+GB of space for the blockchain and is incredibly CPU and IO intensive, too much for most low-end PC's nowadays. I doubt it'll run on a mobile device.