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The Daily Slash: December 3 2010

, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Wow what a freaking wild day - phones exploding, 'Splosions being announced, and we get announced to a [Google Chrome event] for next week! This really gets me pumped up. Events are the best. There's breakfast there. Also today we get our hands on a [ONA Union Street Camera and Messanger bag], review a [simplehuman sensor can] (for electronic garbage tossing!), and scream like little girls over the Android release of Pocket God. There's a new smart gun announced for use by US troops in Afghanistan and KISS re-releases their epic coffin line (coincidence?) Philip Berne writes an epic take on [Hannukah and the Hobby Lobby], and NOOKcolor has an SDK released for developers. All this and MORE on The Daily Slash! Read The Full Story

Galaxy Tab Flash: an Embarrassment of Riches

, Nov 12th 2010 Discuss [66]

With the first stages of the US launch this past week, and European model reviews in the weeks before, the Samsung Galaxy Tab‘s Flash performance has been well raked over. Flash support has taken center stage as one of the key differentiators between Apple’s iPad and Android-based tablets, with Steve Jobs making no disguise of his dislike of the technology and several reviewers flagging up its spotty performance in their coverage of the new Samsung slate. It’s enough for Silicon Alley Insider (without actually having used the Galaxy Tab) to describe Flash as “an embarrassing disaster” for Google slates. Problem is, it’s a naive stance when an integral part of the Android proposition is flexibility.

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Skyfire hits App Store and gets pulled due to high demand shortly after launch

, Nov 4th 2010 Discuss [5]

One of the biggest complaints that Apple iPhone users have had about the iPhone since the thing broke cover a few years back was the lack of Flash. Steve Jobs did his best to keep Flash off Apple devices and recently has started to ease up and allowed a new browser called Skyfire that supports Flash hit yesterday. Read The Full Story

Skyfire for iPhone makes Flash video iOS-friendly [Video]

, Nov 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Skyfire's browser is coming to the iPhone, and it's bringing its rendition of Flash playback with it.  As you might remember from the Android version launch, Skyfire converts Flash video in realtime on itsown servers, and replaces it with an iOS friendly HTML5 version.  That's apparently been enough to convince Apple's App Store guardians to approve the app, according to CNNMoney, with Skyfire expected to show up in the download store for $2.99 on Thursday at 9am EST. Read The Full Story

Adobe Demos Flash-to-HTML5 Conversion Tool at MAX2010

, Oct 28th 2010 Discuss [3]

Today Adobe either stunned the world! Or proved many of its citizens right in thinking they'd eventually make a move on HTML5 in the following way - a simple conversion tool. The announcement of such a tool took place at Adobe MAX 2010 which took place October 23-27, 2010, in Los Angeles California. This is a big convention where speakers speak and creators talk to each other and everyone learns about all the fabulous stuff Adobe has up their sleeves. Take a peek at the video of the announcement by engineer Rik Cabanier below. Read The Full Story

Adobe AIR 2.5 released for tablets, phones & TVs; InMarket eases app distribution

, Oct 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Adobe's ambitions for cross-platform software are getting a boost today, with the release of Adobe AIR 2.5.  Now eyeing TVs, mobile devices, desktops and tablets - including Samsung's SmartTVs, RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook and Android smartphones - AIR 2.5 includes support for a broader range of hardware, such as the accelerometer, camera, video, microphone and GPS, together with multitouch and gestures.  The company is also kicking off another round of arguments with Apple, saying that "after Apple changed its App Store policies, we have revived our efforts to bring AIR onto iOS."  Finally, there's a new distribution system called Adobe InMarket, for developers wanting an easier way to release apps in multiple download stores. Read The Full Story

Apple vs Adobe – what are the real issues?

, Oct 3rd 2010 Discuss [32]

The war of words between Apple and Adobe started out with public statements, moved to full page advertisements, and has descended into confusion as Apple has backtracked on one of its initial restrictions and RIM and Samsung have highlighted Flash support on their tablets. To unravel this mess, let’s go back to the beginning: In April, Steve Jobs wrote an open letter to Adobe as a press release and posted it on the Apple.com home page (it can still be found online). Jobs lists six extremely well-argued points, but only two of them matter: Flash’s ubiquity on the web, and cross-platform development. (Some of the other points are legitimate – Flash can be buggy, when it runs without hardware acceleration it eats battery life alive, and some Flash content has not been formatted for touch. However, Apple claiming that it cannot support Flash because it isn’t “open” is disingenuous; Apple supports whatever standards it wants to, and while Flash is most certainly a proprietary standard, it is a standard.)

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Adobe: Packager for iPhone apps already being approved

, Sep 10th 2010 Discuss [1]

It may have taken Apple a while to get comfortable with third-party app development tools, but you can't accuse them of dragging their feet now that yesterday's new policies are in place.  According to Adobe, developers are reporting that apps created using their Packager for iPhone tool in Flash Professional CS5 are already being approved for inclusion in the App Store. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Tab makes official debut: due September 2010

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [4]

We're waiting for Samsung's IFA 2010 press conference to begin, but the company has already outed its much-anticipated Galaxy Tab slate. As we've seen from the teaser, the Samsung Galaxy Tab has a 7-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen, Android 2.2 Froyo and integrated 3G. The iPad rival also supports Flash Player 10.1 and runs on Samsung's own 1GHz Hummingbird processor paired with either 16GB or 32GB of flash storage. Read The Full Story

Verizon Droid Incredible by HTC gets Android 2.2, 720p HD video, Flash Player now

, Aug 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you've been waiting patiently for Verizon to push out the Android 2.2. Froyo update for the HTC Droid Incredible, not taking the easy option and opting for one of the unofficial ROMs that are circulating, then today could be the day your high standards are rewarded.  Verizon has pinged us to let us know that they're pushing out Froyo for the Droid Incredible as an OTA update, complete with Adobe Flash Player 10.1. Read The Full Story

Verizon enabling Flash Player 10.1 for Motorola DROID

, Aug 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Good news for owners of the original Motorola DROID desperate to see their web pages clogged up with Flash adverts, videos, games and animations.  Verizon has just confirmed to us that they're pushing out an update for the DROID that will allow owners to download Adobe's Flash Player 10.1 from the Android Market. Read The Full Story

Adobe CEO on Apple Flash argument: “We’ve moved on”

, Aug 16th 2010 Discuss [3]

Apple and Adobe may not be the best of friends right now, but Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen doesn't seem too worried.  Describing the Cupertino company's aversion to Flash on iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad as Apple "wanting to control the environment", Narayen says his company would "rather work with partners who are interested in working with us" and that "they've made their choice. We've made ours and we've moved on." Read The Full Story
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