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Adobe to trash Flash Player Mobile

, Nov 9th 2011 Discuss [25]

Adobe is reportedly preparing to announce it is ditching Mobile Flash development, with no further plans to push Flash Player for mobile devices. The decision, revealed to ZDNet by sources close to Adobe, will mean an end to the ongoing argument over whether Flash support on smartphones and tablets is a benefit to end-users or a hinderance, something which saw Adobe and Apple lock horns on a number of occasions. Moving forward, Adobe will concentrate on Flash on the desktop and using Adobe AIR and HTML5 for mobile deployments.

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Adobe Photoshop image deblur tool blows minds [Video]

, Oct 11th 2011 Discuss [5]

Adobe has demonstrated a photo deblurring tool that can analyze exactly how a shaky camera was held and then correct that in an image, even making tiny text legible. Tipped for inclusion in a future version of Photoshop, and demo'd at Adobe MAX 2011 last week, the tool was caught on camera by Peter Elst as it wowed developers.   Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook OS update only adds new Adobe Flash Player

, Oct 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

RIM today released an important BlackBerry Tablet OS update for its PlayBook to version 1.07.3312. The free update brings the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player to address some potential security issues. There have been no known reports of PlayBooks being affected by the Adobe Flash issue, but it's recommended to upgrade to be safe. Read The Full Story

Adobe extends Air to Smart TV

, Oct 4th 2011 Discuss [3]

Adobe has announced that it is extending Air to Smart TVs and the first app to hit the smart TV realm that uses the Air platform is headed to Samsung. The new app is from VH1 and is the I Love the 80's Trivia app. Air is Adobe's rich content platform from cross platform devices. Air extends to TVs, mobile phones, tablets, and computers. The new app will hit Samsung Smart TVs this fall in the US. Read The Full Story

Adobe Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 downloads available tonight

, Oct 3rd 2011 Discuss [5]

Adobe announced that its Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 will be available for download tonight starting at 9PM Pacific Time or midnight for folks on the East Coast. These latest updates were detailed back in September and are expected to bring significant improvements such as faster rendering speeds and support for 3D gaming on a variety of platforms, including mobile devices as well as connected TVs. Read The Full Story

Adobe preps Photoshop Touch among six tablet-optimized apps for iPad, Android

, Oct 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Adobe announced six tablet-optimized apps as part of its new cloud-based initiative that aims to enhance tools for creativity and sharing via iPads and Android tablets. Headlining the six apps is of course the company's Photoshop Touch that brings the image editing features of the powerful desktop Photoshop software to tablet devices. Read The Full Story

Adobe Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 to support 3D games

, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Adobe has announced that it is enabling 3D gaming for users of its software that have Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 installed on their machines. The two apps will allow 3D gaming on mobile devices of all sorts including iOS devices, Android, Blackberry Tablet OS gear, Mac, and Windows machines. The software will also allow 3D gaming on connected TVs and other platforms as well. Read The Full Story

Adobe responds to Windows 8 not supporting Flash

, Sep 16th 2011 Discuss [19]

Microsoft's Windows 8 Metro UI tablet interface will not support plugins, meaning that much like the route Apple has taken, Microsoft is also choosing HTML 5 over Adobe's Flash. But that doesn't seal the coffin yet on Adobe, as the company responds and assures that Flash will find its way to all platforms and will remain the best tool for creating the richest experiences for users. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 focus on HTML5 not “legacy” Flash

, Sep 15th 2011 Discuss [3]

Microsoft has followed in Apple's footsteps and distanced itself from Flash, putting its energies into HTML5 in Windows 8. The Windows 8 Metro IE10 browser - accessed through the touch-friendly interface - is designed to be plugin free, the Windows engineering team suggests, relying mostly on HTML5. "Providing compatibility with legacy plug-in technologies" the team argues, "would detract from, rather than improve, the consumer experience of browsing in the Metro style UI." Read The Full Story

Adobe finally brings Flash support to iOS devices

, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [16]

Adobe has finally figured out a workaround to bring Flash video support to the iOS platform, where Apple adamantly refuses the format. During the IBC trade show today, the company unveiled the Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 and Adoble Flash Acess 3.0 products that will allow publishers to deliver Flash content to iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices. Read The Full Story

Adobe Muse promises site building with drag’n'drop simplicity

, Aug 15th 2011 Discuss [4]

Adobe has launched its latest web tool intended to democratize establishing an online presence, Muse, which claims to allow complex HTML sites - with HTML5 and CSS support - to be created as easily as if being laid out for print. Currently in beta, Muse borrows UI and layout concepts from Adobe InDesign, with drag-and-drop menus, slideshows and other widgets that require no coding skills to implement. Read The Full Story

Adobe Edge HTML5 app could eat Flash from the inside

, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [2]

The latest Flash rival has arrived, and bizarrely it's from Adobe itself. The company has launched Adobe Edge, currently in pre-beta, blending HTML5, JavaScript, CSS and more to create online animations and interactive gadgets. Described as building on the HTML5 output already present in Creative Suite 5.5, Edge creates HTML5-based content that will work not only in desktop browsers but in mobile browsers such as those found on Apple's iOS-based iPhone and iPad. Read The Full Story
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