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Microsoft to turn off Silverlight?

Posted November 10, 2011 - 1:17 pm

HTML5 struck again. After Adobe announced the killing of Flash plug-ins for mobile use, Microsoft seems to be wavering about Silverlight as well in favor of HTML5. Could plug-ins be passe?
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Adobe building iOS compatible video-streaming into Flash

Posted April 18, 2011 - 1:47 pm

The biggest Apple-related announcement at the 2011 National Association of Broadcasters trade show was the company's revealing of Final Cut Pro X. But the second biggest Apple announcement at the event didn't even come from Apple. Rather, it was Adobe's declaration that it will add support for HTTP Live Streaming to its Flash Media Server.
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Adobe not looking so good with Flash not shipping on the Xoom

Posted February 21, 2011 - 10:48 pm

Despite promises that Motorola's Xoom would include Flash support, it won't initially ship with the support. The reason isn't clear, but whatever the cause, it could devalue Flash and increase the use of HTML5 for web video instead.
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Adobe offers top 10 list for Flash Platform in 2010

Posted January 4, 2011 - 6:00 pm

The company lauded mobile and other enhancements to the Flash Player, but it also acknowledged adversity it faced in dispute with Apple
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Is RIM making a mistake downplaying PlayBook apps?

Posted November 17, 2010 - 2:48 pm

This week, RIM showed off the power of its forthcoming PlayBook tablet's browser compared to the iPad, dissing the idea that dedicated apps are needed for many tasks along the way. With apps playing an increasingly important role in mobile computing, could this isolate RIM's table from business users and consumers even before the PlayBook ships?
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Dump flash, get two extra hours of MacBook Air battery life

Posted November 5, 2010 - 1:43 pm

Ditching Adobe Flash on your Apple MacBook Air can extend your battery life by two hours, according to reports. Chris Foresman at Ars Technica discovered battery life in the new MacBook Airs is 33 percent longer without the Flash plugin installed. According to his tests having Flash installed shaved two hours off the laptop's battery life.
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iSwifter brings Flash games to the iPad. Sort of.

Posted September 17, 2010 - 9:18 am

Missing your favorite Flash games when surfing on the iPad? iSwifter is building a system just for you. Stream games to your iPad and foil Apple's evil plan to destroy Flash!
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Web multimedia: 6 reasons why Flash isn't going away

Posted August 17, 2010 - 2:15 pm

Apple's well-publicized refusal to allow Adobe's Flash technology to be installed on its iOS mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad, has led to speculation that Flash's days may be numbered as the king of online multimedia delivery. "Flash is no longer necessary to watch video or consume any kind of Web content," Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously stated in an open letter titled "Thoughts on Flash."
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Update: Attackers exploit critical bug in Adobe's Flash, Reader

Posted June 8, 2010 - 1:22 pm

Adobe late Friday warned that attackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the company's most widely-used software: Flash Player and Adobe Reader.
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Android: Froyo and Flash 10.1 in the wild

Posted May 24, 2010 - 8:01 am

Froyo started hitting Nexus One phones this weekend, and from there many owners wasted no time downloading the Flash 10.1 for Android beta. First hand reports are starting to roll in; consensus seems to be that the speed improvement is great, but Flash isn't always a benefit.
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Who needs Flash? Sports Illustrated mag created in HTML5

Posted May 20, 2010 - 7:34 am

At Google's I/O conference we're starting to see HTML5 come into its own. One example is this rich-media edition of Sports Illustrated magazine. Check out the enclosed video.
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Stream Flash video to Android with Skyfire

Posted April 30, 2010 - 7:25 am

Skyfire has released the beta version of its browser; the big selling feature is the ability to watch Flash video on your phone.
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Adobe vs. Apple is going to get uglier

Posted April 12, 2010 - 5:36 pm

You think things are bad now between Apple and Adobe? Just wait until the lawsuit.
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Apple slams the door on Adobe's Packager for iPhone

Posted April 8, 2010 - 9:20 pm

When iPhone developers downloaded the new iPhone OS 4 SDK preview today, they found some changes to the license agreement; changes that seem to be aimed squarely at Adobe's attempts to help Flash developers convert their apps to the iPhone platform.
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Why no Flash on the iPad? Theories abound!

Posted February 23, 2010 - 9:16 am

Steve Jobs told the Wall Street Journal why the iPad won't support Flash but his reasons seemed rather vague and dismissive. In the absence of a more concrete reply, tech bloggers are coming up with their own theories of why Apple is barring the door against Adobe.
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Linux, Windows, or Mac: You need to patch Adobe Flash

Posted December 9, 2009 - 6:37 pm

Adobe has just released not one, not two, but six critical Flash Player patches, so update Now.
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Schooner intros SSD appliance that replaces 8 servers

Posted April 21, 2009 - 2:26 pm

Schooner Information Technology Inc. emerged from its development stage this month to launch the first two products in its family of flash-based data center servers: the Schooner Appliance for MySQL Enterprise applications and the Schooner Appliance for Memcached distributed memory caching systems.
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Adobe to show off new Flash for smartphones

Posted February 16, 2009 - 10:54 am

Adobe will show off its progress with Flash 10 for smartphones at the Mobile World Congress Monday, although it is still not on the iPhone.
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No Java, Flash for iPhone this Christmas

Posted December 11, 2008 - 11:08 am

There is still a little time left, but it doesn't look like Apple iPhone users will see Adobe Systems and Sun Microsystems get Flash and Java up and running on Apple's handheld device by Christmas.
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Adobe launches hosted services, adds Flash to Acrobat

Posted June 2, 2008 - 2:53 pm

Adobe on Monday is set to unveil the next version of its Adobe Acrobat software, which adds support for the company's Flash multimedia technology. The company also plans to launch a new Web site offering users free hosted services for document creation, sharing and storage.
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Samsung shows 256GB SSD, plans launch this year

Posted May 26, 2008 - 9:23 am

Samsung Electronics plans to launch within this year a flash memory-based solid-state disk that boasts a 256G byte capacity and high-speed interface, it said Monday.
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