Hulu, Firefox Mobile Apps for Android Spotted

Fennec has finally landed on the Android while a Hulu app could hit the market after the release of the v2.2 OS update.

Outside the Microsoft/HTC pact signed Wednesday, one of the biggest pieces of mobile news Wednesday is that Mozilla finally released the mobile version of its Firefox browser. Codenamed Fennec, the software has been unleashed unto the public in a pre-alpha state for Android 2.0 and above.

As expected, the browser, available for download here, is un-optomized, sluggish, and a somewhat buggy. It's also a whopping 31.53 MB installed, and that doesn't count the additional add-ons users can install like the Flash Enabler for YouTube and Mozilla's Weave syncing application. But hey, it's a start, and Tom's Hardware looks damn good on Mozilla's mobile browser even at this early stage.

In related news, it seems that Hulu is heading to the Android platform thanks to v2.2 (which will support the latest Flash release). Ubergizmo reports that a search for "hulu android" in the Google database pulls up a listing for the app via Hulu Labs. The actual web page doesn't mention the Android app, however the Google listing also hints to an iPhone and iPod Touch app as well. Given that Apple has turned its nose up at Adobe's platform, it's a safe bet to assume that the app will be based on HTML 5.

As we reported earlier, Hulu revealed that it will begin testing a premium $9.95 subscription service next month, charging viewers access to network shows older than five episodes. May is also the slated release for Android 2.2, and there's a good chance the Hulu app will trail closely behind. With that said, Android owners may be the first targets of the premium Hulu Plus service.