| Adobe Systems Incorp, California based company has | | | | battery. |
| announced a new Flash player for Smartphones, Macs | | | | Flash Player 10.1 will also help consumers to use |
| and other mobile internet devices, called Flash Player | | | | mobile-specific features such as multi-touch, gestures |
| 10.1. The new version will be available by the first half | | | | and the accelerometer. The new platform will be |
| of the next year and it is the first time that users will | | | | supported by various mobile vendors. Nokia has |
| get the identical version of Flash on mobile and PC | | | | already shipped more than 400 million phones with |
| systems. Also, the company provides facility to | | | | existing Flash technology and will support the new |
| download Flash directly on the phone rather than | | | | Flash technology in mobiles and other internet devices, |
| bundling with the operating system. | | | | the company said. |
| Compatibility of new Flash Player | | | | Besides 50 other companies, Google may also join the |
| Flash Player 10.1 will run Adobe AIR applications directly | | | | Adobe’s Open Screen project announced earlier |
| on Smartphones. However, the application would not | | | | this 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 Series | | | | AIR to Android operating system. Further, Adobe is |
| 60, Android, Windows Mobile, Palm WebOS and | | | | also working to optimize the technology targeting |
| others will shortly join the list. According to the | | | | Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips, Nvidia's Tegra and |
| company, a Beta version for WinMo 6.5 and Palm | | | | other Ion chips. |
| WebOS will be available by 2009 end, while for | | | | The company also added that its software engineers |
| Android and Symbian operating system would arrive | | | | have increased the Flash’s operating performance |
| early in 2010. | | | | by 87% and reduced memory consumption by 55 |
| The present version of Adobe flash player (Flash | | | | percent in Flash Player 10.1. |
| Player 10) was launched back in 2008 and now about | | | | The new Flash Player 10.1 will also feature a new |
| 40% of new handsets have the basic Flash Lite | | | | initiative, called Zeri to take benefits of media delivery |
| technology. Further, users can expect full Flash player | | | | with HTTP streaming that integrates content protection |
| in all upcoming Smartphones from next year. The | | | | powered by Adobe Flash Access 2.0. The new |
| company has been also working with RIM for future | | | | feature will be an open format based on industry |
| availability of its Flash Player on Blackberry | | | | standards. |
| Smartphones. | | | | |
| Flash Player 10.1: Boon for Smartphone users | | | | Flash on Phones: A Threat? |
| The new Adobe Flash technology will offer a key | | | | Earlier, Apple Inc, the famous iPhone maker has publicly |
| experience on new Windows based mobile phones | | | | condemned Adobe’s Flash technology, calling the |
| and other Smartphones. It will enable Smartphone | | | | technology is much slower and inefficient for mobile |
| users to enjoy rich Flash based games, streaming | | | | devices. Now, Apple's iPhone operating system is the |
| videos and other interactive Web content on the | | | | only major platform that is not supported by Flash 10.1. |
| move. The company also said that the new flash | | | | However, Adobe has said that its Adobe Flash |
| player will offer uncompromised Web browsing | | | | content is present on more than 85 percent of the top |
| applications, content and high definition videos on future | | | | 100 websites and about 75 percent of all web-based |
| Smartphones without consuming much mobile’s | | | | videos use Flash. |