Adobe Flash Player 10.1: A transition for mobile applications

Adobe Systems Incorp, California based company hasbattery.  
announced a new Flash player for Smartphones, MacsFlash Player 10.1 will also help consumers to use
and other mobile internet devices, called Flash Playermobile-specific features such as multi-touch, gestures
10.1. The new version will be available by the first halfand the accelerometer. The new platform will be
of the next year and it is the first time that users willsupported by various mobile vendors.  Nokia has
get the identical version of Flash on mobile and PCalready shipped more than 400 million phones with
systems. Also, the company provides facility toexisting Flash technology and will support the new
download Flash directly on the phone rather thanFlash technology in mobiles and other internet devices,
bundling with the operating system.the company said.
Compatibility of new Flash PlayerBesides 50 other companies, Google may also join the
Flash Player 10.1 will run Adobe AIR applications directlyAdobe’s Open Screen project announced earlier
on Smartphones. However, the application would notthis year to work on Android Flash player, which
be available on every Smartphone operating system.indicates collaboration for providing a Flash player and
The list of operating system includes Symbian SeriesAIR to Android operating system. Further, Adobe is
60, Android, Windows Mobile, Palm WebOS andalso working to optimize the technology targeting
others will shortly join the list. According to theQualcomm's Snapdragon chips, Nvidia's Tegra and
company, a Beta version for WinMo 6.5 and Palmother Ion chips.
WebOS will be available by 2009 end, while forThe company also added that its software engineers
Android and Symbian operating system would arrivehave increased the Flash’s operating performance
early in 2010.by 87% and reduced memory consumption by 55
The present version of Adobe flash player (Flashpercent in Flash Player 10.1.
Player 10) was launched back in 2008 and now aboutThe new Flash Player 10.1 will also feature a new
40% of new handsets have the basic Flash Liteinitiative, called Zeri to take benefits of media delivery
technology. Further, users can expect full Flash playerwith HTTP streaming that integrates content protection
in all upcoming Smartphones from next year. Thepowered by Adobe Flash Access 2.0. The new
company has been also working with RIM for futurefeature will be an open format based on industry
availability of its Flash Player on Blackberrystandards.
Smartphones. 
Flash Player 10.1: Boon for Smartphone usersFlash on Phones: A Threat?
The new Adobe Flash technology will offer a keyEarlier, Apple Inc, the famous iPhone maker has publicly
experience on new Windows based mobile phonescondemned Adobe’s Flash technology, calling the
and other Smartphones. It will enable Smartphonetechnology is much slower and inefficient for mobile
users to enjoy rich Flash based games, streamingdevices. Now, Apple's iPhone operating system is the
videos and other interactive Web content on theonly major platform that is not supported by Flash 10.1.
move. The company also said that the new flashHowever, Adobe has said that its Adobe Flash
player will offer uncompromised Web browsingcontent is present on more than 85 percent of the top
applications, content and high definition videos on future100 websites and about 75 percent of all web-based
Smartphones without consuming much mobile’svideos use Flash.