Articles Tagged “Adobe”

Video: Flash 10.1 on Android

by James Tromans on Mar 22, 2010 1 Comments">1

In the past we’ve seen leaked videos of Flash running on Android, but it has never really lived up to our expectations. For example, we saw what we thought was full Flash, but in fact it was Flash Lite from the HTC Desire ROM. Enough teasing already, we want the full thing. The video after the jump is alleged to be from someone who works within Adobe watching March Madness live on his Nexus One over 3G connection. It is difficult to make heads or tails of this clip, and we can clearly see some stuttering. However, this could simply …

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Adobe Flash 10 will not support first generation Android devices

by Kelly Hodgkins on Feb 26, 2010 1 Comments">1

Adobe has revealed some of the details regarding Flash 10 support for Android and the information is not very promising for those who purchased an Android device with older hardware or software. According to Adobe, an Android device must have both Android 2.1 and an ARM v7 (Cortex) processor which includes the Qualcomm Snapdragon and the TI OMAP3 processors. These requirements disqualify many current handsets including the G1/Dream, which ironically was used to showcase Flash on Android in 2008, the Magic/myTouch 3g, the Hero/DROID Eris, the Samsung Moment, the Samsung Behold II, and more. The showcase devices being promoted by …

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Adobe AIR for Android could be massive

by James Tromans on Feb 15, 2010 0 Comments">0

Even for those that only casually follow the smartphone news wire, it is well known that one of the most contentious topics for debate as a missing requirements of any smartphone is native Flash support from Adobe. We’re heard before that things are set to change. Flash 10.1 is set to become available to Android devices in the first quarter of this year and this is great news. However, we could be set to hear some amazing news which will change everything with regards to all smartphone applications across different smartphone platforms. Adobe are set to make an announcements very …

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Video: Flash 10.1 running on Motorola Droid with 2.0

by Chuck Zich on Jan 11, 2010 1 Comments">1

Last week we showed you a video from Adobe showcasing Flash 10.1 running on the Nexus One. Since then, another video has surfaced, but this time Adrian Ludwig from Adobe is showing Flash 10.1 running on the Motorola Droid with 2.0 software. It’s been unclear whether a device would need to upgrade to 2.1 before being able to play Flash 10.1 but this video answers any questions regarding that. As you will see there seems to be a little more stuttering in this version in both embedded Flash video playback as well as an animated cartoon that they demonstrate. Hit …

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Video: Adobe showcases new Flash 10.1 on Nexus One

by Chuck Zich on Jan 05, 2010 7 Comments">7

Today, amongst a barrage of Nexus One announcement news, Adobe demonstrated its Flash 10.1 player on the very device receiving all of the attention. Due to the Snapdragon processor and Android 2.1 OS, the demo actually runs surprisingly well. As you will see in the video after the jump, this demonstration is professionally put together by Adobe itself and is unlike the many “hack” or trick videos that are floating around the internet involving Flash on a mobile device. No word yet on whether this will be exclusive to 2.1, but we have to think that someone will be able …

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Adobe Flash 10 for Android not coming this month – or anytime soon

by Michael Oryl on Oct 05, 2009 2 Comments">2

Today Adobe announced that it plans on releasing developer versions and, later, open beta versions of its Flash Player 10.1 for Windows Mobile and Palm webOS smartphones by the end of this year, but that Android won’t even get a beta until sometime next year – 2010. That’s a far cry from what we heard from the company in June, which led folks to believe that we’d see the Open Screen Project’s Flash 10 player for smartphones, including Android, this month. Heck, now it is saying that it won’t be until next year when Android gets even a beta version …

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HTC and Adobe announce Flash support on Android

by Michael Oryl on Jun 24, 2009 0 Comments">0

Adobe and HTC today announced that the new HTC Hero is the first Android powered smartphone to feature Adobe Flash support. From the press release: “As the first Android device with Flash, the new HTC Hero represents a key milestone for Android and the Flash Platform. With close to 80 percent of all videos online delivered with Adobe Flash technology, consumers want to access rich Web content on-the-go,” said David Wadhwani, vice president and general manager, Platform Business Unit at Adobe. “The collaboration with HTC offers people a more complete Flash based Web browsing experience today and presents an important …

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Adobe confirm Flash Player 10 coming to Android in October

by James Tromans on Jun 22, 2009 7 Comments">7

Good news everyone. Shantanu Naraye, CEO of Adobe, recently announced during Adobe’s ‘earnings call’ with investors that they will release a beta version of Flash Player 10 (FP10) for smartphones. The release will come during October at Adobe MAX 2009. We knew this was coming but now we have a set date and confirmation. “We are bringing Flash Player 10 to smartphone class devices to enable the latest web browsing experience. Multiple partners have already received early version of this release and we expect to release a beta version for developers at our Max conference in October. Google’s Android, Nokia’s …

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Dell to release Android netbooks with Flash ported by Bsquare?

by James Tromans on May 07, 2009 1 Comments">1

We’ve already posted on the possibility of Dell shipping mobile phones sporting Android as the OS of choice. However, rumours are running rampant on the interwebs at the moment, with various sources reporting that BSQUARE may in fact be porting Flash Lite to Dell netbooks, and a big cover up from WSJ reporting that the original announcement “shouldn’t have been made.” According to Dell spokesman Andrew Bowins, the report was published “in error,” though he didn’t deny the content of the announcement. What a mess! “Dell constantly assesses new technologies as part of managing our product development process and for …

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BSQUARE fesses up, says Flash for Android is coming

by Michael Oryl on Mar 25, 2009 0 Comments">0

So BSQUARE made it official, as expected. It has announced that it has been hired by a “global tier 1 carrier” to port Adobe’s flash technology to Android. The thing is, we still don’t know exactly which carrier hired the company. “Global” and “tier 1″ bring two carriers to my mind, at least: T-Mobile and Vodafone. Orange also qualifies, but it is #3 in terms of pushing the Android platform, having only recently launched the HTC Dream. Sadly, the press release lacks any kind of time frame, so we are still, in all honesty, no better off than we were …

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BSQUARE to port Flash to Android? Please let it be true!

by Michael Oryl on Mar 25, 2009 1 Comments">1

My friend Peter Rojas, famed former editor-in-chief of both Gizmodo and Engadget, has posted to twitter a couple of statements that indicate that a major carrier has hired BSQUARE to port Adobe Flash to the Android platform. Presumably the carrier is doing so because Adobe seems unable to get the job done itself. According to Pete, we should hear some sort of official announcement today.

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Flash coming to Android

by James Tromans on Feb 17, 2009 0 Comments">0

Great news for the Android masses; yesterday Adobe Systems announced that it will release a mature Flash player for a number of new mobile operating systems by the year’s end, including Android (Google inc.). A beta version of the software will be on display at MWC this week – and we’ve been waiting so long for it. Bad news for iPhone and Blackberry fans, however, as there is no news that a Flash solution for these devices will become available any time soon. With regards to the iPhone, Anup Murarka, director of partner development and technology strategy for Adobe’s platform …

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Flash Player on Android? Yes indeed.

by Nicholas Ahn on Nov 17, 2008 145 Comments">145

As if the title didn’t say it all: today Adobe announced a port of its Flash Player 10 for Android phones. In their demonstration at their MAX event, a T-Mobile G1 was said to have been shown running flash. The release of a flash player for Android marks the collapse of yet another barrier that marked the line between mobile and desktop grade browsing. In addition to announcing Flash Player for Android, Adobe announced the upcoming release of Flash Player 10 for Windows Mobile 7. You can already hear the iPhone users sighing. Update June 22, 2009: Adobe has confirmed …

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