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HTC Hero to Ship with Flash Support!

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:12:24 +0000

With the debuts of the new HTC Hero, Adobe and HTC has also announced that the smartphone will be the first Android smartphone with support for Adobe Flash Platform technology (Flash Lite 3.1). You will be able to view YouTube videos using Flash technology, and enable full screen viewing mode by simply double tapping the screen.

“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 step towards full Web browsing with Flash Player 10 on mobile phones in the future.”

Other than watching online flash video, you will be also able to play flash games directly from your phone. While the loading time isn’t fantastic according to the demo video below, you will get access to tons of flash games available on the web!

Check out a live demo here

Adobe Flash 10 Beta for Smartphone Coming in October

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:17:27 +0000

Feel bored of your mobile web browser without a proper flash support? Adobe has announced an October released of its upcoming Flash Player 10 beta for smartphone. According to the presentation, it is scheduled to be introduced at MAX conference in October. The Flash Player 10 beta will be available for smartphone running Android, Windows Mobile, WebOS and Symbian operating system. Surprisingly Apple iPhone is not mentioned in the supported devices, we will have to wait for the final announcement in the MAX conference.

[via engadgetmobile]

BSQUARE to Port Adobe Flash for Google Android Mobile Device

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:48:55 +0000

BSQUARE today announced it will port Adobe’s Flash technology onto Google’s Android platform. It is unclear that which company has engaged BSQUARE for the work. The time frame for the roll out is not announced too. In the last 12 months since its acquisition of NEC America’s Adobe Flash Technology Consulting and Distribution business, BSQUARE has worked on over 40 different customer devices including handsets, set top boxes, digital signage, consumer devices and netbooks.

“Integrating Adobe Flash technology with the functionality of Google’s Android platform will afford consumers the rich content and unprecedented applications they demand and is key to achieving success for our OEM and ODM customers,” said BSQUARE’s CEO Brian Crowley. “We believe that our value-added products and services can improve the Android experience for users and help our customers get their devices to market faster.”

[via android community]