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  • 40 Flash sites for Android 2.2 phones

    Welcome Droid X owners to the mobile world of Adobe Flash on a smartphone - the world Steve Jobs doesn't want you to see. This week Motorola Droid X joins a small but growing club of devices running Android 2.2 (aka Froyo). The biggest improvement delivered by Android 2.2 is support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for smartphones.

    Written by Daniel Ionescu24 Sept. 10 00:23
  • Droid X users get a taste of Froyo

    Droid X owners who have been anxiously awaiting the latest version of Android now can celebrate: Android 2.2, aka Froyo, is available for your phone. The updated OS brings a host of improvements -- including support for Adobe's Flash technology -- to your Verizon Wireless smartphone. Here are all the details on why you want Froyo, how to get it, and what to do if you encounter any issues while updating.

    Written by Liane Cassavoy23 Sept. 10 06:56
  • Adobe Flash zero day puts Android smartphones at risk

    Adobe revealed a critical zero day flaw in Adobe Flash -- the second in less than a week. The vulnerability extends even to Adobe Flash on the Android mobile OS, supporting at least one of the reasons laid out by Steve Jobs for not allowing Flash on the iPhone and iPad.

    Written by Tony Bradley15 Sept. 10 01:16
  • Apple removes nail from Adobe Flash coffin

    Yesterday, Apple released a statement highlighting significant changes to their iOS Developer Program license, re-opening the platform to third-party development tools such as Adobe Flash. Additionally, Apple posted their full App Store review guidelines. The move has already been touted as a positive step towards App Store review transparency- which in the past has been criticized for its ostensible inconsistency. But why now? And what does this mean for Flash developers?

    Written by Mike Keller11 Sept. 10 06:29
  • With Droid 2, Adobe Flash stakes its claim

    Adobe is latching on to the launch of Motorola's Droid 2, reminding the world that Flash 10.1 is here to make the iPhone look silly.

    Written by Jared Newman12 Aug. 10 04:17
  • Startup preps Web-based prototyping service

    A new service that allows drag-and-drop prototyping for Web applications is due for release next month and promises to streamline project management by displaying the desired result in real-time.

    Written by Rodney Gedda04 June 10 11:32
  • JavaScript library lets iPad read Flash advertisements

    A mobile advertising company has written a JavaScript library that makes Flash advertisements viewable on devices such as the iPad, working around Apple's opposition to Adobe Systems' multimedia platform.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk03 June 10 01:41
  • Apple's behavior a throwback to 1984, Adobe CTO says

    Apple's refusal to allow Flash on the iPhone hurts innovation and is "like 1984 in a lot of ways," Adobe Systems' CTO said on Wednesday, implying that Apple has become the "Big Brother" it rebelled against in its iconic TV ad from that year.

    Written by James Niccolai06 May 10 06:58
  • Steve Jobs trashes Adobe's Flash

    Adobe's Flash is slow, drains batteries, isn't suitable for touchscreen devices and poses security problems, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in an unusual missive today.

    Written by Gregg Keizer30 April 10 03:28
  • Adobe evangelist tells Apple: 'Go screw yourself'

    Responding to a change in the licensing terms for developers building applications for version 4.0 of the iPhone, a technology evangelist for Adobe Systems has told Apple to go perform an anatomically impossible act.

    Written by Joab Jackson12 April 10 06:47
  • The iPad makes demands on Web developers

    Web developers behind the sites on Apple's approved list of iPad-ready online destinations have confronted an issue that the device-maker is forcing to the fore: are official World Wide Web Consortium standard languages sufficient tools to deliver cutting edge functionality, or do plug-ins lead the way in design innovation?

    Written by Joab Jackson06 April 10 06:50
  • HP touts Flash as killer app against Apple's iPad

    What will HP's Slate Tablet have that Apple's iPad won't? It's Adobe Flash, a key Internet technology that HP is touting as the key difference between the two platforms. And, HP is right, though how Flash support will translate into sales remains to be seen.

    Written by David Coursey10 March 10 07:10
  • Apple's iPad marketing sparks complaint

    Apple's iPad, announced Wednesday, has already led to one complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in which a consumer charged Apple with false advertising by showing Adobe Flash working on the device.

    Written by Stephen Lawson01 Feb. 10 06:21
  • Some smartphones getting support for Flash 10.1 soon

    Apple may not see a need to add support for Adobe Systems' Flash multimedia software to a smartphone, but other handset makers do and plan to release software updates soon.

    Written by Sumner Lemon08 Jan. 10 10:44
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