While this probably won’t come as much of a surprise to those of you with your finger on the pulse of Android, Google’s Chrome for Android browser does not Adobe Flash. Go ahead, try and go to a site that has Flash content. You’ll be greeted with a notice that says that you need to [...]
Adobe promised Flash Player support for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and sure enough, on Verizon Galaxy Nexus launch date no less, the company has rolled out an updated Flash Player that is compatible with Verizon’s latest 4G LTE smartphone. If you recall, this is the last major update that [...]
We knew that Adobe would be rolling out Adobe Flash support for Android 4.0 (and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus) before the end of the year but at the time we didn’t know if that meant it would be out in November or December. Today, Adobe cleared a few things up and confirmed that Adobe Flash [...]
We assume that there are still quite a few of you that want Flash on your ICS smartphone and as it turns out, you’re going to be in luck. Adobe says that Flash Player support will indeed arrive for Android 4.0 and it will be coming before the end of 2011. A few weeks ago, [...]
As a photo enthusiast, one thing I’d really love to find under the tree would be an awesome photo editing application that helps me turn my average shots into artistic masterpieces. If you too have a shutterbug on your gift buying list consider getting them one of these five applications. The software listed ranges from [...]
Though Adobe has stated that it is exiting the mobile Flash market, the omission of the Adobe Flash Player on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich caught many off guard as Flash has been supported on Android since version 2.2 Froyo. Those overseas who were fortunate enough to grab the debut Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone, the [...]
After along and acrimonious battle with Apple in trying to squeeze its Flash player, which is not only good for annoying Flash ads, but also for creating interactive websites and content, onto the iOS platform, Adobe had found a supporter and home in Android and RIM’s BlackBerry Tablet OS with the PlayBook. Now, it seems [...]
At the Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles, California, which coincidentally or ironically is happening the same week that Apple’s slated for its iPhone announcement, Adobe and Samsung are showing off Photoshop Touch, a more feature-rich Photoshop experience on a tablet, on a prototype Samsung slate. The slate that’s being used to showcase Photoshop Touch [...]
Just hours ahead of Apple’s iPhone announcement, Adobe has released Adobe Flash Player 11 for Android for free on Android Market. The announcement comes by way of Adobe’s MAX conference held in Los Angeles, California. Android 2.2 Froyo devices and higher currently support Adobe Flash Player 10. Flash Player 11 is an update that offers [...]
Adobe has finally found a way to bring flash to the iPhone and iPad. Tim Cook isn’t kicking Steve Job’s Anti-Flash mantra to the curb though. Adobe has announced a new tool that processes the Flash video on the server, sending video to the iPhone and iPad even though they don’t support Flash. The new [...]
For iOS and iPhone 4 users who wished their smartphones could do a little more, or perhaps even play Adobe Flash videos through the Mobile Safari browser, but cannot fathom to switch to Android because they disdain the design of current smartphones, then GooApple has a solution that marries Apple’s iconic design with the Android [...]
Research in Motion has begun to push out a new patch for its nascent BlackBerry PlayBook to fix issues regarding vulnerabilities in Adobe’s Flash Player: Earlier this week, Adobe issued an update for Adobe Flash Player, which addresses an issue that affects all systems running Flash. As such, a new version (version 1.0.5.2342) of the [...]
Adobe had announced at the San Diego, California Qualcomm-hosted Uplinq conference that it has partnered together with the chip-maker to bring better Flash optimizations to devices running on the Snapdragon chipsets. Those optimizations will be found mostly on mid-tier and high-end Android smartphones, such as those from HTC, Sony Ericsson, LG, and others. These optimizations [...]
Adobe has just pushed out an update to its Adobe Flash Player plugin for the Android platform, bringing the version number to 10.3 and matching the available update on the PC and Mac platforms. The latest version of Adobe Flash 10.3 supports Android OS version 2.2 (Froyo), 2.3 (Gingerbread), 3.0 (Honeycomb), and the latest Android [...]
Despite having been an early backer of HTML5 with Android and its Chrome OS and browser, Google’s use of Adobe Flash technology to deliver movie rentals may be seen by some as contradictory to supporting open web technologies like HTML5 and its own WebM standard. At the Google I/O developer conference when Google had announced [...]
Adobe has rolled out its PhotoShop companion Apps for the iPad. There are three of them, Adobe Eazel, Adobe Nav and Adobe Color Lava. Adobe recently pushed through an update for its desktop Photoshop application to be ready for the release. You’ll need iOS 4.x to use any of these. Adobe Eazel is touch painting [...]
Adobe has recently announced that Adobe Flash 10.2 Player for Android is now available through Android Market as a final release. The new Adobe Flash 10.2 Player that’s being released will address security concerns and bring the capability for hardware-accelerated Flash video rendering on devices, though the feature will require Android Honeycomb 3.1. Today we [...]
Despite all of the April Fools jokes running wild on the Internet today, there is a lot of real notebook, tablet and smart phone news worth checking out. Notebook News For the Week of April 1st: We kicked off World Backup Day with a collection of deals on services and storage that will help you [...]
Further moving the iPad from content consumption to production device, Adobe has unveiled its latest efforts in bringing Photoshop to the iOS tablet, giving photographers more image editing controls. Photoshop for iPad will bring more features and controls to photo editing on the mobile tablet than the current Photoshop Express title. Photography Bay shows some [...]
In addition to the Dell Streak 7 for T-Mobile USA’s network, Dell is prepping a WiFi-only model of the 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet with a WVGA resolution. The Streak 7′s WVGA resolution may be a disappointment for some as it’s the standard smartphone resolution for higher-end devices, but is seen as being low for a [...]
Adobe has just sent out a PR advisory, and we were able to confirm it on Android Market, that Adobe Flash Player 10.2 is now available for download on Android devices. Android 2.2 Froyo devices that previously were qualified for Adobe Flash 10.1 will be compatible with Flash Player 10.2, but won’t benefit from some [...]
If you’re a Motorola Xoom owner who is awaiting the promised update for your Android Honeycomb Tablet you can set your expectations for March 18. Adobe has announced that as the ship date for Flash Player 10.2. Initially promised to be included on the shipping version of the Xoom, many were quite disappointed that it [...]
Motorola and Verizon Wireless will be rolling out an over-the-air, OTA, update to the Xoom Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet over the next few days. While the update itself doesn’t bring Adobe Flash support, Motorola says that the update is a pre-cursor to supporting Flash 10.2 on the Xoom, which will provide for hardware acceleration to [...]
As the iOS platform currently doesn’t support Flash, developers who are using Flash tools to create ads are locked out of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPads. Given the popularity of those devices, Adobe is looking to still capitalize on that market by helping Flash developers convert their Flash content to the iOS platform via [...]
The Motorola Xoom, which will usher in an era of Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets, will launch without Adobe Flash support. However, according to the Verizon teaser page for the Android 3.0 tablet, the Xoom will be getting its dose of Adobe Flash in Spring 2011, or shortly after the slate’s launch. In the past at [...]
As most Tablet PC users know, a proper stylus and handwriting recognition are invaluable. A proper inking experience has been lacking on the latest generation of tablet devices, including the iPad. That might change in the near future as N-Trig is partnering with HTC (see the HTC Flyer) and others to provide an inking experience [...]
At Mobile World Congress, Adobe had suggested that Google may be bringing its tablet-specific Android 3.0 operating system down to the smartphone level. In introducing Adobe Flash 10.2, which Adobe says requires Android 3.0 to function, the company says that the plugin should be available in the coming weeks to Android smartphones and tablets in [...]
While I had incorrectly predicted the arrival of the HTC Arrive for Sprint, the carrier did manage to bring–as advertised–an industry first with the Kyocera Echo, the world’s first dual-screen Android smartphone, which brings with it not only increased screen real estate to browse your favorite webpages and view your favorite photos, but also much [...]
In a refresh to its Samsung Galaxy S series smartphone, Samsung is said to be adding an L to the moniker, making the refreshed device a Galaxy SL Android smartphone that will bring a Super LCD panel and Texas Instruments OMAP3 chipset to the smartphone. The refresh would eschew the company’s Super AMOLED display and [...]
T-Mobile USA has gone on to set the record with its pricing for the Dell Streak 7 tablet. The U.S. carrier will be offering the NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered HSPA+ tablet for a low $200 on a two-year contract and $450 without any contracts. The Dell Streak 7, like the Galaxy Tab that it hopes to [...]
Leaked images of the Galaxy S Mini, model number Samsung S5830, reveal a device that looks like a cross between a Galaxy S smartphone with Apple’s iPhone 4 down to the silver strip that runs around the sides of the Galaxy S Mini, reminiscent of the stainless steel antenna band around the iPhone. According to [...]
Though the device is said to not be finalized yet, Samsung and Verizon Wireless were previewing the Samsung 4G LTE Android smartphone–the hardware doesn’t have a consumer-release name yet–at the 4G press conference at CES. The device will feature a bright, crisp Super AMOLED Plus display measuring 4.3 inches along with deep integration with Skype [...]
Windows Mobile users should be very familiar of Skyfire, the third-party “browser”–more explanation on why I am putting that in quotations below–that allowed the now archaic Microsoft OS to render and display content with popular plug-ins and standards that were not supported by the operating system, including Flash. Since then, Skyfire has made it to [...]
Adobe is set to role out Air 2.5 today, and it is making a big play to make its cross-platform development environment live on just about any device. As long as it isn’t an Apple iOS device. The idea behind Adobe Air is that it is an environment that allows Apps to be written once [...]
Well, at least Adobe is trying to fight back and make some noise amidst iPhone release week. They’ve just announced that they are shipping Flash 10.1 for mobile phones. Supposedly they’ve got 35 companies lined up and ready to go running the following platforms: Android, BlackBerry, webOS, Windows Phone 7 Series, LiMo, MeeGo and Symbian. [...]
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12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
Apple made a lot of shutterbugs happy with the camera upgrades in the iPhone 4S — more pixels and a bigger sensor means an even better “best camera” to carry everywhere. Want to take the iPhone even further than that? With some additional accessories and apps you can turn this device into a mobile photo and video studio worthy of your enhanced skills.
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The Droid RAZR is just months old, but Motorola has already seen fit to introduce another mmber to the RAZR family, the Droid RAZR MAXX. The Droid RAZR (review) was known for a super thin design and Kevlar back, but it lacked in the battery life department. We saw 11-12 hours of battery life in [...]
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Samsung Series 7 Slate Review: First Impressions
These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
