Mozilla's Fennec Frolics on HTC Phones

Mozilla's Fennec -- a miniature version of its Firefox browser built for smartphone platforms -- has been released in an alpha version. The browser is currently only usable on the HTC Touch Pro handset, which runs the Windows Mobile 6 OS. As the browser develops, Mozilla hopes to make versions for other mobile platforms available.

Mozilla on Monday announced the first alpha release of its Fennec mobile browser for the Windows Mobile 6 operating system (OS).

This alpha is available only on the HTC Touch Pro from Sprint (NYSE: S) . Versions for other smartphones will be unveiled later.

While Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) continues to upgrade the sixth version of its mobile OS, it is expected to release a new edition, Windows Mobile 7, next year.