Tag Archive for ‘Adobe-Flash’
YouTube is playing both sides of the fence now. Despite the fact that Google technically owns the media sharing website, they cannot simply ignore the 1.7 million iPhone users who may or may not be part of the YouTube network (and it is likely that most of them are YouTube users).
Originally, not having HTML5 on YouTube meant that iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad uses would have to use apps to view links that led to videos that were hosted on the video sharing website. Now, there is no need for that. According to the latest update from YouTube, the mobile version of their website will now be using HTML5 as a new standard.
In many ways, this is already predictable. After all, HTML5 really is a great new format for replacing Flash. The only issue is that many existing websites were made, designed and executed using Flash, there is also plenty of web content, such as ads and games that use the Flash format. This has made the shift from Flash to HTML5 a slow one –one that Apple is not happy with.
Several months ago, when Apple released the SDK for the iOS 4, it came with a developer’s agreement that basically ruled out the use of Adobe’s Flash Professional as a creation and compiling tool for iPhone apps. This made it harder for developers to create apps for Apple, and at the same time, it made the Flash developers want to work with Google instead.
Anyway, despite the tension and competition between Apple and Google, the fact that the iPhone 4 sold so much –despite not having Flash support is significant. In some ways, it shows that people simply do not care about what formats are supported or not –and in this regard, whatever format works with Apple’s new device is going to be the new standard.
Tags: Adobe-Flash, Apple, Apple-iPad, Apple-iPhone, Apple-iPhone-4, apps, Google, HTML5, YouTube
The smart phone industry already knew early on that the Android OS will be getting an update which brings with it the Adobe Flash Player. But now, it appears that the Google OS is not the only platform that will be getting this new feature. It seems that a large range of other platforms will also be getting Flash Players as well.
The only OS that we are certain will not be getting any support from Adobe is the Apple iPhone OS, so all those new Apple iPhone 4s might end up missing a vital feature.
It all started with the release of the Apple iPhone OS4 SDK. With the release of the developer kit, there was also a license agreement which forbade the use of third party software in the development of Apple iPhone apps. During this time, it was common practice for many developers to create Flash apps and use an iPhone compiler to port the game over to the Apple platform. Adobe’s new Flash Professional CS5 featured a Flash to iPhone compiler as its biggest feature. When the Apple license agreement basically cut off Adobe, hostilities between the two companies took a very open and public form.
Before the dust settled, Adobe has found itself declaring that it would no longer support Apple and that Google has teamed up with the developer. This immediately led to an announcement from Google about the new Android supporting Flash –a promise that is seeing realization just now. At the same time, Google and Adobe also announced that they would be supporting the HTML5 format as well –leaving Apple being the only OS in town not supporting Flash.
This reality will sink in even more as the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 OS is confirmed to be getting a Flash update after it is released and that many other smart phones will also be getting the update as well. Phones that make use of the Palm WebOS, BlackBerry OS, Symbian, MeeGo and LiMo are among those confirmed that will be getting a Flash Player.
Tags: Adobe-Flash, Apple, Apple-iOS-4, Apple-iPhone-4, apps, Blackberry-OS, Google, Google-Android, Palm, smartphones, Symbian, WebOS
When Microsoft announced the Windows Phone 7 operating system at the Mobile World Congress last February, many of us in the industry were impressed with the way they have changed and evolved the older Windows Mobile OS.
Windows Phone 7 was dynamic, full of animations, new features, social networking integration, plenty of media support, a high potential for games, and stylish new look that simply changed the way we perceived operating systems and user interfaces. While there will never be a perfect OS, WP7 at least has the looks of one.
Now, recent news has once again re-confirmed previous announcement that the Windows Phone 7 will be getting support for Flash. This was a feature that was not counted in the many demonstrations of the OS –not when they showed off the multi-platform app compatibility, the 3D games, Silverlight support, the MSN new player and other features. But it is certainly as important as any of these.
Flash is a feature that will forever be a thorn on Apple’s side. As the Cupertino based company’s operating systems are unable to provide enough stability for Flash, it became Steve Jobs’ personal quest to rid the internet of Flash content. However, his recent move to stamp out Flash (by pushing Adobe aside) simply made the Flash developer to look for support from other companies. While Google made a very public show of support for Adobe, it appears that Microsoft was also quietly supporting the Flash developer too.
This does not change HTML5, or the eventual demise of Flash, but the fact that both the Android and Windows Phone 7 will support to older web format is a testament to the fact that Flash still has years of use ahead of it.
According to Microsoft, WP7 Flash support will not be included in the release version of the operating system. But a later update (expected to be around 2011) will be bringing both Flash and AIR to the new OS.
Tags: Adobe-Flash, Apple, apps, Google, Google-Android, Microsoft, windows-mobile-7, Windows-Phone-7
Sure, plenty of people are looking forward to the iPhone 4G handset, but for all it is cooked up to be, this next generation device will still be lacking in plenty of departments and mostly because of Apple’s own design preferences. Here is a quick list of useful functions that Apple stubbornly refuses to have on their devices.
First up, an SD card slot; while this may not seem like a big issue, there is plenty of functionality lost when the use of external memory is not supported. This also leaves people having to forgo versions of the iPhone with smaller internal memory –which is a major annoyance for people who are on a budget.
Simple computer connectivity is another issue with the iPhone. The fact that all Apple devices requires the use of the iTunes software is very annoying, and the fact that it really screws up the folder and file naming conventions when the iPhone is browsed from a desktop computer is also a major inconvenience. This is probably the main reason why there is no support for SD cards in the first place.
The battery issue that has always been present in most of Apple’s devices (with the exception of the iPad, though we have yet to see for how long the 10 hour battery life remains consistent after months of use), and a simple feature like removable batteries cold have helped fix the issue for years ago. But Apple’s decision to constantly keep their devices as closed systems will always be the main reason why removable batteries will not be present. Had it been an available feature, many iPhone owners would have been willing to carry around an extra battery all day.
Lastly, Flash. Now this may seem like picking on scabs, but the fact is that Adobe actually wanted to have Flash on Apple’s OS. It was Apple that kept refusing to cooperate with the software developer –which was ironic because it was Steve Jobs himself who demanded to see a Flash app running smoothly on the Apple OS before they officially support the web format.
Tags: Adobe-Flash, Apple, Apple-iPhone, Apple-iPhone-4G, Flash
According to Steve Jobs, HTML5 is the future of video on the internet. Though it is hard to determine right now if he is right, his decision to block out Adobe Flash support from Apple products is slowly taking its toll on the developer of the most famous digital image and video editing software in the world.
For many, the fact that the iPad, the iPhone and the iPod Touch lack Adobe Flash support is a problem for Apple and Apple users. In that sense, it is Apple that lacks the necessary content support needed by users. In application, this means that browsing many websites on the iPad touch screen tablet will result in many pages appearing with large empty gaps in spaces where Flash content should be.
Many are already resigned to the fact that Apple devices will not have Flash support; however, the recently released iPhone OS 4.0 SDK License Agreement is making a severe blow towards Adobe. According to the agreement, developers may no longer use third party software like the Flash compiler. This has rendered Flash Professional CS5 as unusable and in turn, has discouraged many developers from purchasing the software.
According to reports, Adobe’s shares have gone down by 3.6 percent.
Naturally, the folks at Adobe have plenty of work to do in order to keep Flash as the standard of web video and to meet the many demands of the internet. While many do not believe Steve Jobs’ claim that Flash is too slow, they still have to meet Steve Jobs’ requirements if Flash is ever to be supported by Apple.
Some people have stated that the reason for Jobs’ dislike of Adobe stems from the company’s decision to support Microsoft instead of Apple several years ago.
Read more about Adobe and Apple at Business Week.
Tags: Adobe-Flash, Apple, Apple-iPad, Apple-iPhone-OS-4, AppleiPhone
