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Adobe warns of Flash 10.1 security flaw and promises fix

Adobe warns of Flash 10.1 security flaw and promises fix A security flaw in Adobe Flash 10.1 is affecting both desktop (10.1.82.76) and Android (10.1.92.10) versions. As the official advisory doesn't explicitly state that earlier versions are ok, users should be wary of the sites they visit, and maybe just disable Flash until a fix arrives. Odds are, with the way Flash performs on Android, you won't miss it all that... Read more »

Adobe changes minimum reqs for Flash on Android devices

Adobe changes minimum reqs for Flash on Android devices Adobe has recently changed the minimum requirements for Android devices needed to run Flash 10.1, and it may just effect more than you think. For devices with VGA screens, you'll need a Cortex A8 clocked at 550MHz or more. For WVGA devices, which is where this gets interesting, you'll need an A8 at 800MHz. So why is this such a big deal? The Motorola... Read more »

Android 2.2 to support Flash 10.1

Android 2.2 to support Flash 10.1 Today, The New York Times published an interview with Google's VP of Engineering, Andy Rubin.  The topic of the day: Android. While much of the conversation revolved around the philosophy of an "open" platform, there was some very specific discussion about Flash support for Android 2.2. Here's a quote from interviewer Brad Stone He also promised that full... Read more »

Android, Flash 10.1, and battery life

Android, Flash 10.1, and battery life There has been a lot of talk in the last few days about Nexus Ones running the Desire ROM from Paul at MoDaCo, which includes Flash 10.1. We've seen demonstration videos, and lots of speculation about Flash's drain on the battery. But Adobe caught wind of the hubbub and decided to clear a few things up. First of all, they say the ROM employs an alpha version of Flash... Read more »

Adobe focuses on smartphones with Flash

Adobe focuses on smartphones with Flash Adobe's been in the news almost every week, in one way or another, over the last few weeks. You've heard, right? Adobe's CTO, Kevin Lynch has certainly heard, and he's pretty outspoken on the whole thing. He wants to set the record straight in regards to how people look at his company, and think about their product, and he's got a pretty good strategy to make that... Read more »

Google prepares Flash player for standard Android

Google prepares Flash player for standard Android One of the highlights of Sense UI gracing the Android Operating System, was HTC's decision to include Flash player capabilities within the browser. Of course, as most things are, it was met with all sorts of reviews: some saying the idea and implementation was great, to others saying they wish it never would have happened. Well, hopefully your personal belief veers... Read more »

Adobe Flash and AIR for Android

Adobe Flash and AIR for Android Adobe announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that Flash and AIR would be available for the Android platform in the first half of the year as part of a broader effort by the Open Screen Project to bring the software to a vast bevy of phones running the BlackBerry platform, Symbian OS, Palm's webOS and Windows Mobile. Adobe also released the beta version of... Read more »

Android News Mix: Gingerbread Edition

Android News Mix: Gingerbread Edition Feeling low on your Android news diet? We've got the answer. Three cookie-sized (get it?) pieces of news small enough we can fit them in a single article, but big enough we can’t let them pass. First up, the next pastry-inspired codename for the Android OS will be Gingerbread, according to a Googler. It is anybody’s guess what name will begin with “H”... Read more »

Flash Lite installed in the Nexus One stock browser

Flash Lite installed in the Nexus One stock browser I'm not finding any other information on this right now, but here's a video of the N1 playing a YouTube video within the browser. I'll post instructions or a link if I can find them. UPDATE: Word is that this came from an insider who is contracting with Adobe. You're not likely to find any tutorials that'll get this running on your device. Via @DrorBecker... Read more »

Flash 10.1 Running on a Motorola Droid

Flash 10.1 Running on a Motorola Droid We’ve been hearing the chatter from the depths of the Motorola and Android worlds that we should be seeing Flash 10.1 soon. Well, that time may be sooner than you think. Adobe dropped this nice little video yesterday showing off Flash 10.1 cruising nicely on a Droid running... Read more »