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Flash 10 coming to smartphones in October

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Jos, Jun 23, 2009.

  1. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,703   +29

    With the notable exception of Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry, all major mobile platforms are set to receive Flash Player 10 support in October according to Adobe. During the company’s second-quarter earnings call on Friday, CEO Shantanu Narayen confirmed that a desktop-class implementation of the technology will debut in beta form for Windows Mobile, Android, WebOS, and Symbian devices later this year; with ARM, Broadcom, Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments currently optimizing the player for their products.

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    Jos, Jun 23, 2009
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  2. windmill007 Newcomer, in training Posts: 286

    Why release it then if I can't have it on the two most popular devices. I want it on my blackberry!!!
    windmill007, Jun 24, 2009
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  3. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,089   +130

    With Firefox and all other major browsers still receiving slowdowns on a desktop PC due to Flash content (you can blame either party I guess), I can't say I miss them on my iPhone or other mobile device for that matter.
    Julio Franco, Jun 24, 2009
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