Adobe Flash sites rapidly converted to HTML5 for iOS users
Mon, Nov 21, 2011 - A developer using Sencha Touch reports that translating large existing websites built with Adobe Flash to HTML5 mobile sites accessible to iOS users can now be performed by 1 or 2 people in just three weeks. ( 48 comments )
Adobe manager puts partial blame on Apple for mobile Flash failure
Fri, Nov 11, 2011 - An Adobe product manager has pointed to the fact that Apple had refused to support Flash on iOS as a major reason for the company's decision to halt development of the Flash Player for mobile devices. ( 128 comments )
Adobe Flash fallout extends to TVs, RIM perseveres with PlayBook
Wed, Nov 9, 2011 - Adobe revealed Wednesday that its cancellation of Flash development on mobile devices will also extend to TV-related "digital home devices," while Research in Motion promised to continue in-house development of Flash for its PlayBook tablet. ( 36 comments )
Adobe confirms it will no longer develop Flash for mobile browsers
Wed, Nov 9, 2011 - Adobe on Wednesday confirmed that it will no longer develop its Flash Player for mobile platforms like Android, and will instead pour its efforts into creating Adobe AIR applications for native storefronts like Apple's iOS App Store. ( 171 comments )
Adobe rumored to be abandoning work on mobile Flash player
Wed, Nov 9, 2011 - Adobe has briefed its employees on the company's plans to abandon development of Flash player for mobile browsers in a blow to Google Android and Research in Motion PlayBook tablets, according to a new report. ( 65 comments )
Fake Adobe Flash malware seeks to disable Mac OS X anti-malware protection
Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - A new version of an existing Trojan Horse posing as a legitimate Flash Player installer (named “Flashback.A” by a security firm) is designed to disable updates to the default Mac OS X anti-malware protection system, potentially leaving the system open to the manual installation of other malware without any system warnings. ( 41 comments )
Adobe promises 'console quality' games on iPhone, iPad with cross-platform AIR 3
Wed, Sep 21, 2011 - Adobe on Wednesday announced Flash Player 11 and AIR 3, which it said will offer cross-device development for 3D-intensive games on devices like Apple's iPhone and iPad. ( 51 comments )
Adobe concedes HTML5 video support for iOS in Flash Media Server
Fri, Sep 9, 2011 - After a heated public battle with Apple over Flash support in iOS devices, Adobe has conceded, announcing support for serving Apple's devices with standard HTML5 video from its Flash Media Server product. ( 47 comments )
First look: Adobe Edge promises Flash-style animation with HTML5
Mon, Aug 1, 2011 - Adobe's new Web development tool, Edge, aims to offer the same dynamic motion as Flash, but in the industry standard HTML5 format compatible with the iPhone and iPad. ( 79 comments )
Preview of Adobe Edge HTML5 creation tool now available for free
Mon, Aug 1, 2011 - Adobe on Monday released the first public preview of Adobe Edge, its new HTML5 Web motion and interaction design tool that offers animation similar to Flash, but built on standards like HTML, JavaScript and CSS. ( 23 comments )
Adobe notes Lion-related 'known issues'; Samsung and iPad 2; B2B volume apps [u]
Thu, Jul 21, 2011 - On the heels of Apple's release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Adobe has published a list of "known issues" with its products on the upgrade. Also, Samsung appears to have taken over for LG in supplying the display driver for the iPad 2. Finally, Apple has officially launched its Business Volume Purchase Program for the App Store. ( 45 comments )
Google Swiffy converts Flash files to iPhone-compatible HTML5
Tue, Jun 28, 2011 - Google on Tuesday unveiled a new experimental tool for developers called Swiffy, which converts some .SWF Flash files into HTML5 code compatible with devices like the iPhone and iPad. ( 47 comments )
Adobe adds support for building iOS apps with Flash Builder, Flex
Mon, Jun 20, 2011 - Adobe this week released Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5, adding the ability to build and distribute iPhone, iPad and iPod touch applications on Apple's official App Store. ( 48 comments )
Adobe CEO downplays Flash, iOS feud, says Android tablets will dominate iPad
Fri, Jun 3, 2011 - Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said Thursday that the argument between Apple and his company over the lack of Adobe Flash on iOS is over, while also predicting that tablets running Google's Android will eventually overtake the iPad. ( 136 comments )
Adobe Flash 10.3 adds auto-update notification for Apple's Mac OS X
Fri, May 13, 2011 - Adobe this week updated its Flash Player to version 10.3, bringing security enhancements, including the support for auto-update notifications in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. ( 58 comments )
Adobe caves, adds support for Apple's HTTP Live Streaming standard
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 - In a move that could help defuse ongoing tension between the two companies, Adobe has revealed plans to support streaming video on the iPad 2 by adding support for Apple's HTTP Live Streaming standard to its Flash Media Server product. ( 51 comments )
Adobe releases Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tool to support Apple's iOS
Tue, Mar 8, 2011 - Adobe's newly released "Wallaby" application aims to expand support for Apple's line of iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad, by converting Flash files into HTML5. ( 87 comments )
Conan O’Brien spoofs Apple iPad 2 event as "a little bit cocky"
Fri, Mar 4, 2011 - Comedian Conan O’Brien presented a parody of Apple's iPad 2 event video on his show last night, introducing it by saying, "I personally think that the people at Apple are starting to get a little bit cocky." ( 147 comments )
Motorola's iPad competing Xoom won't immediately support Adobe Flash
Mon, Feb 21, 2011 - While the ability to run Adobe Flash has been touted as a feature that makes the Android-powered Motorola Xoom superior to Apple's iPad, Flash support is not expected to arrive for the Xoom until Spring 2011. ( 94 comments )
Adobe Flash Player 10.2 offers improved hardware acceleration for Mac
Wed, Feb 9, 2011 - Adobe has publicly launched Flash Player 10.2 for Mac, Windows and Linux, an update to the Web plugin that introduces full hardware acceleration support for video which, when supported, is said to be up to 34 times more efficient. ( 53 comments )
Microsoft announces H.264 support for Google's Chrome
Wed, Feb 2, 2011 - In an effort to resolve "uncertainty around video on the web" using HTML5, Microsoft has announced a new plugin for Google's Chrome browser that adds back support for H.264 video playback, blunting Google's attempt to gain traction for WebM. ( 74 comments )
Apple's new App Store restrictions block Sony eBookstore, may lock out Amazon [u]
Tue, Feb 1, 2011 - Apple has tightened restrictions on its iOS App Store by requiring all in-app purchases to go through it, resulting in the rejection of an eBookstore application from Sony, a new report claims. ( 276 comments )
Google reaffirms intent to derail HTML5 H.264 video with WebM browser plugins
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 - After igniting a hailstorm of controversy over its intent to drop HTML5's H.264 support from its Chrome browser, Google has reaffirmed its intent to push its own open WebM video codec via Flash-like plugins for Internet Explorer and Safari users. The reason: Google wants to ship free platforms without incurring external licensing fees. ( 482 comments )
CES: Samsung eyes Smart TV as center of 'digital hub' as it takes on Apple
Fri, Jan 7, 2011 - Following its weakest profits outlook in six quarters, South Korean electronics giant Samsung is banking on copying Apple's strategy from ten years ago, albeit positioning its TVs in place of the Mac as the center of a digital hub. ( 96 comments )
Apple positions iAd Producer as Adobe Flash alternative
Mon, Dec 20, 2010 - Apple has released iAd Producer, a new tool for designing interactive "rich media ads" using web standards for distribution through its iAd network within iOS apps, in a direct blow to Adobe's Flash developer tools, the current standard among many web and mobile ad designers. ( 103 comments )
RIM sees PlayBook OS as 10-year future for smartphones, tablets
Wed, Dec 8, 2010 - Research in Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis revealed Tuesday that the QNX-based BlackBerry Tablet OS in the upcoming PlayBook tablet will eventually make its way onto multi-core BlackBerry smartphones and different-sized tablets over the next ten years. ( 134 comments )
Adobe testing optimized version of Flash for Apple's MacBook Air
Wed, Nov 17, 2010 - Adobe's chief executive revealed this week that his company is currently testing an optimized version of Flash built specifically for Apple's newly released MacBook Air. ( 98 comments )
Review roundup: Samsung's Galaxy Tab, the iPad's first "real" competitor
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 - Initial reviews of the Galaxy Tab, Samsung's answer to Apple's iPad, have been mostly positive, though some reviewers have taken issue with the pricing and stability of the new tablet device. ( 188 comments )
Adobe Flash contributes largest number of security patches in Apple's Mac OS X 10.6.5
Wed, Nov 10, 2010 - Apple has detailed the security issues patched by Mac OS X 10.6.5 and the corresponding Security Update 2010-007 for Mac OS X 10.5, indicating that more than half of the security vulnerabilities in Mac OS X actually affect the Adobe Flash plugin and X11. ( 26 comments )
Briefly: Windows Phone 7 US launch, Mac OS X 10.6.5 beta, Adobe Flash defended
Tue, Nov 9, 2010 - Monday's U.S. launch of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 was mixed, with some stores selling out and others selling just a handful of units. Apple has released another Mac OS X 10.6.5 beta, and Adobe's CTO defended Flash battery performance, claiming that the test was flawed and that Apple is inciting "negative campaigning" against Flash. ( 121 comments )
Flash-converting iPhone Skyfire browser to be released in 'batches'
Fri, Nov 5, 2010 - After initial demand for the Skyfire for iPhone app, a browser that converts Flash videos, overwhelmed the company's servers, Skyfire has announced that it will release the app in 'batches.' ( 25 comments )
Dropping Adobe Flash boosts Apple's MacBook Air battery life by 2 hours
Thu, Nov 4, 2010 - Apple has stopped bundling Adobe Flash on new Macs, ostensibly so users could obtain the latest, secure version themselves, but vastly increased battery life seems to be another leading reason. ( 95 comments )
Briefly: AT&T objection, Skyfire sold-out, PayPal vulnerability
Wed, Nov 3, 2010 - AT&T issued a statement Wednesday refuting T-Mobile's claim to "America's largest 4G network." The Skyfire browser iOS app, which converts Flash video to HTML5, "sold-out" after just 5 hours of availability, and a security flaw in the PayPal iPhone app could let hackers intercept user passwords. ( 46 comments )
Brightcove adds support HTTP Live Streaming for Apple iOS devices
Tue, Nov 2, 2010 - Internet video host Brightcove, among the first to begin supporting iPhone-compatible H.264 video and HTML5, is now moving to support Apple's open HTTP Live Streaming format as well, hammering another nail into the coffin of Adobe Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight. ( 21 comments )
Skyfire iOS browser approved by Apple, converts Flash video to HTML5
Tue, Nov 2, 2010 - A new Apple-approved iPhone and iPad mobile browser from a startup company, set to launch this week, converts video from Adobe Flash to HTML5, though it won't work with Hulu. ( 27 comments )
Apple's iOS pushes Microsoft to dial down Silverlight for HTML5
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 - While Apple's success with its mobile iOS platform is credited with invoking the proliferation of HTML5 video at the expense of Adobe's Flash, it's also causing a major shift in strategy for Microsoft's Silverlight. ( 53 comments )
More than half of online videos are now in iOS-friendly HTML5 (H.264)
Wed, Oct 27, 2010 - Apple's crusade against Adobe Flash has shown success in a new survey, which found that 54 percent of video online is now available in H.264 via HTML5, the modern standard for the web embraced by Apple in iOS and Mac OS X. ( 62 comments )
Apple: Not preinstalling Flash on Macs ensures users have latest version
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 - Apple has issued an official comment on the lack of preinstalled Adobe Flash on the newly released MacBook Air and all future Macs, saying the change was done to ensure that users always have the latest version of Flash by downloading directly from Adobe. ( 136 comments )
New MacBook Air ships without Flash installed
Thu, Oct 21, 2010 - Users are reporting that Apple's MacBook Air models, which were unveiled Wednesday, are shipping without the Adobe Flash plugin installed. ( 110 comments )
Apple to target Flash with video iAds
Fri, Oct 15, 2010 - Apple is reportedly expanding its iAd program to target integrated advertising within video clips in an effort to address the market for ad-supported multimedia now dominated by Adobe Flash. ( 35 comments )
European Union ends antitrust investigations of Apple
Sat, Sep 25, 2010 - The European Union has ended two antitrust investigations into Apple's iPhone policies after Apple relaxed developer restrictions and introduced cross-border warranty repair service. ( 34 comments )
Apple's relaxing of App Store rules has 'muted' effect on Adobe
Wed, Sep 22, 2010 - Apple's decision to allow intermediary tools to port software from formats like Flash to the iPhone did not have a significant effect on sales of Adobe products, the company's CEO said this week. ( 78 comments )
Adobe releases beta of 64-bit Flash for Mac OS X, Windows
Fri, Sep 17, 2010 - A preview release of a 64-bit version of Flash Player 10 is now available from Adobe. ( 22 comments )
Adobe resumes development of Packager for iPhone tool
Thu, Sep 9, 2010 - Now that Apple has lifted restrictions banning Adobe's Flash to iPhone porting tool, Adobe will continue development of it for future releases of Flash Professional. ( 87 comments )
Apple opens iOS to third-party dev tools, reveals approval guidelines
Thu, Sep 9, 2010 - Apple on Thursday announced that it would no longer ban intermediary development tools for iOS as long as App Store software does not download any code, potentially paving the way for third-party software to convert applications from other formats like Adobe Flash. ( 177 comments )
Vimeo launches Flash-free Universal Player for iPhone, iPad
Wed, Aug 18, 2010 - Video sharing site Vimeo has launched a new embedable HTML5 video player aimed at Apple's iPhone and iPad. ( 34 comments )
Hardware acceleration added to Flash Player 10.1 for Mac
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 - Adobe has released a new version of its Flash Player for Mac that officially supports hardware acceleration for H.264 video content. ( 82 comments )
European Union joins FTC investigation into Apple's opposition of Flash
Tue, Aug 10, 2010 - Regulators from the European Union have reportedly joined the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in investigating Apple and its practice of blocking Adobe Flash from iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad. ( 239 comments )
FTC believed to be investigating Apple's anti-Flash stance
Thu, Aug 5, 2010 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has denied a Freedom of Information Act request for documents related to a complaint filed by Adobe against Apple, stating that the release of the information would impede the commission's "law enforcement" duties. ( 349 comments )
Secunia issues contradictory vulnerability report assailing Apple
Thu, Jul 22, 2010 - Danish security firm Secunia has issued a report graphically assailing Apple as having the "most security vulnerabilities" despite noting in its research that the "statistics provided should NOT be used to compare the overall security of products against one another." ( 24 comments )
Apple executives dodge data center, FaceTime questions in earnings call
Tue, Jul 20, 2010 - As usual, Apple's executives kept close to a carefully prepared script on the company's stellar financial results, being careful not to reveal too much about the company's future plans, including its data center cloud services and broader open support for FaceTime video calling. ( 35 comments )
War between Fring and Skype boosts Apple's Facetime
Mon, Jul 12, 2010 - A battle between Fring and Skype over mobile voice and video calls could ultimately result in faster adoption of Apple's Facetime as an open standard for mobile video calls. ( 19 comments )
Apple-backed SproutCore takes on Flash in race to deliver multitouch web apps
Thu, Jul 8, 2010 - SproutCore, the open source "Rich Internet Apps" framework Apple adopted and invested in to construct its online MobileMe suite of web apps and its iWork.com service, is taking on a larger life of its own as independent companies use it to deliver sophisticated multitouch web apps targeted at iPad and other HTML5-savvy tablets. ( 50 comments )
Pornographers next to dump Flash for HTML5
Mon, Jun 28, 2010 - Apple is finding an unlikely ally in its efforts to support HTML5 in preference to Adobe Flash as the platform for dynamic web content: pornographers. ( 140 comments )
Adobe ships Flash 10.1 to mobile device makers
Tue, Jun 22, 2010 - Adobe on Tuesday announced the release of Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile, pitching it as "the first release that brings the full Web across desktops and devices." ( 149 comments )
Verizon corrects Droid X ad error touting 720p screen
Thu, Jun 17, 2010 - A Verizon Wireless web promo for its Droid-branded Android phones originally promoted the upcoming Droid X as having a "720p screen," stoking some brief excitement that iPhone 4 and its Retina Display might be eclipsed, at least until the error was corrected. ( 101 comments )
Adobe releases Flash Player 10.1 for Mac
Thu, Jun 10, 2010 - Adobe has declared its 10.1 release of Flash Player a Golden Master and is now serving it as the default Flash Player download after more than six months of beta testing. ( 267 comments )
Apple highlights interactive capabilities of HTML5
Fri, Jun 4, 2010 - Apple this week posted a new section on its website, showing off the abilities of HTML5 in a standards based browser such as Safari, including interactive videos and photos. ( 320 comments )
Time Warner, NBC Universal delay iPad support in preference to Flash
Thu, May 27, 2010 - Apple's negotiations with certain big media firms to support modern, iPad-compatible web standards for video distribution have reportedly run into resistance due to the expense and effort involved in converting their vast multimedia libraries from Adobe's Flash. ( 160 comments )
Adobe-Apple war on Flash reminiscent of PostScript struggle
Fri, May 14, 2010 - Three years of mounting tensions between Apple and Adobe Systems over the availability of Flash on devices running the iPhone OS have exploded into a battle of scathing attacks in both directions. Adobe is now advertising its "love" for Apple, despite enumerating the company's sins that it hates. ( 109 comments )
'We have never, ever abandoned Apple,' Adobe co-founder says
Fri, May 14, 2010 - Adobe has continued to push back against Apple's opposition to Flash, insisting that the Web format is open, and dismissing a suggestion from Steve Jobs that Adobe abandoned Apple. ( 190 comments )
Adobe fires back at Apple with open letter, new ad campaign
Thu, May 13, 2010 - Adobe on Thursday responded to Steve Jobs' "Thoughts on Flash" with an open letter of its own, and also began a new ad campaign in which the company says it "loves" Apple -- but dislikes "anybody taking away your freedom" to use the Web freely. ( 448 comments )
Apple developing Flash alternative named Gianduia
Fri, May 7, 2010 - As Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight duke it out over their plugin-based, HTML-alternative web platforms, Apple is using Gianduia, its new a client-side, standards based framework for Rich Internet Apps, to create production quality online apps for its retail users. ( 274 comments )
Scribd "scrapping Flash and betting the company on HTML5"
Wed, May 5, 2010 - Document sharing site Scribd, which allows users to upload PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and other documents on the web using Adobe's Flash Player, has announced that it will begin converting its file service to HTML5, starting tomorrow. ( 52 comments )
Former labor secretary suggests FTC police banks rather than Apple
Wed, May 5, 2010 - Former secretary of labor Robert Reich, who served under Bill Clinton during the Microsoft monopoly trial, has published a high profile article castigating the Federal Trade Commissions' purported investigation of Apple. ( 43 comments )
Adobe exec: Apple's fight against Flash is a 19th century tactic
Wed, May 5, 2010 - Kevin Lynch, Adobe's chief technology officer, compared the Web standards war between his company and Apple to the expansion of U.S. railroads in the 1800s, when different railways were incompatible with rival trains. ( 179 comments )
WSJ: Federal antitrust probe about Apple's iAd service, too
Tue, May 4, 2010 - In addition to changes to the iPhone developer agreement banning the use of third-party development tools, a potential inquiry from federal regulators into Apple has been prompted by iAd mobile advertising network, according to The Wall Street Journal. ( 87 comments )
Changes to Apple's developer agreement could spur antitrust inquiry
Mon, May 3, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are pursuing an antitrust inquiry over Apple's changes to its iPhone developer agreement, which banned the porting of Adobe Flash apps to the iPhone OS, according to the New York Post. ( 209 comments )
Adobe to respond to Apple by giving employees Android phones with Flash
Sat, May 1, 2010 - Following Apple CEO Steve Jobs' public attack on Flash this week, Adobe is now reportedly planning to give its employees Android phones running Flash. ( 137 comments )
Adobe ships Creative Suite 5 with 64-bit support for Mac
Fri, Apr 30, 2010 - Adobe on Friday announced that its anticipated Creative Suite 5 product family is now available for shipping or immediate download, with more than 250 new features and, for the first time ever, native 64-bit support for Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. ( 40 comments )
Head of Microsoft's Internet Explorer says HTML5 is the 'future'
Fri, Apr 30, 2010 - Following Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' comments this week predicting Adobe Flash will fall to open standards like HTML5, the general manager of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser agreed and said HTML5 is "the future of the Web." ( 81 comments )
Adobe CEO dismisses Steve Jobs' comments on Flash as a 'smokescreen'
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 - Responding to a public letter issued Thursday by Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said he believes that any crashes of Flash in Mac OS X are not related to his software, but instead are the fault of "the Apple operating system." ( 172 comments )
Steve Jobs slams Adobe Flash as unfit for modern era
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs published a lengthy letter Thursday, detailing his personal stance on Adobe Flash, declaring that the Web format was created for the PC era, but that it "falls short" in the mobile era of low-power devices, touch interfaces and open Web standards. ( 349 comments )
Adobe previews GPU acceleration support for Flash in Mac OS X
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 - Adobe this week issued a preview release of an update to its Flash Player, code-named "Gala," which allows for H.264 video hardware decoding in Mac OS X 10.6.3, placing less emphasis on a computer's CPU. ( 26 comments )
Apple strikes back at Adobe, says Flash is 'closed and proprietary'
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 - In a rare public comment, Apple's public relations department responded Wednesday to criticisms from the project manager for Adobe Flash, suggesting his recent criticism of Apple was "backwards." ( 282 comments )
Adobe abandons development of Flash-to-iPhone porting software
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 - A change in Apple's developer agreement has caused Adobe to halt development of technology that allows Flash applications to be ported natively to the iPhone and iPad, though it will still be included in the forthcoming Creative Suite 5. ( 166 comments )
Adobe slips mobile Flash Player 10.1 to second half of 2010
Sun, Apr 18, 2010 - After mounting an intense attack on Apple for not supporting Flash on its iPhone OS mobile devices, Adobe has admitted that it will not be able to ship its promised Flash Player 10.1 for mobile platforms until the second half of the year. ( 102 comments )
Blogger insists Adobe will sue Apple over CS5 iPhone app tools
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 - A security blogger cited unnamed sources to claim that Adobe has plans in place to sue Apple over its decision to block the use of Flash Professional to create iPhone apps. ( 200 comments )
Steve Jobs defends Apple's changes to iPhone developer agreement
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs allegedly responded via e-mail to a developer who expressed his unhappiness with changes to the developer program license agreement for the iPhone 4.0 software development kit. ( 241 comments )
Adobe evangelist lashes out at Apple over iPhone 4.0
Fri, Apr 9, 2010 - Changes in Apple's iPhone 4.0 developer agreement have sparked passionate outrage from a Flash evangelist which was so intense that Adobe redacted some of his blog comments. ( 274 comments )
Apple highlights iPad-ready, Adobe Flash-free Web sites
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 - A number of major Web sites have prepared their content for Saturday's launch of the iPad -- in part by embracing HTML5 video -- and Apple has highlighted a number of them. ( 123 comments )
Brightcove converts Time, NYT Flash video to HTML5 for iPad
Mon, Mar 29, 2010 - Brightcove's partnerships with The New York Times and Time magazine will allow HTML5 to seamlessly replace Adobe Flash video content on the publications' Web sites for compatibility with Apple's iPad. ( 95 comments )
Publishers criticize Apple's anti-Flash stance
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 - Members of the media have expressed disagreement with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' position that ditching Adobe Flash is a "trivial" move for publishers. ( 159 comments )
CBS tests HTML 5 video for compatibility with Apple iPad
Thu, Mar 25, 2010 - CBS.com is currently testing HTML5 video playback for streaming episodes of its TV shows, signaling that the major U.S. broadcast network aims to be iPad compatible before Apple's new multimedia device launches. ( 77 comments )
NPR, WSJ plan Flash-free Web sites for Apple iPad
Tue, Mar 16, 2010 - In addition to new App Store software, National Public Radio and The Wall Street Journal also plan to create specific versions of their Web sites completely devoid of Adobe Flash for iPad users. ( 60 comments )
Flash, HTML5 comparison finds neither has performance advantage
Wed, Mar 10, 2010 - A comparison of streaming video via the Adobe Flash and HTML5 formats with numerous different browsers on both Mac and Windows produced wildly different results based on the operating system and browser, making neither a clear winner. ( 156 comments )
HP attacks Apple iPad over Flash, ARM expects 50 new tablets in 2010
Wed, Mar 10, 2010 - As HP attempts to push its own Flash-playing slate PC over the Apple iPad, one ARM executive said he expects more than 50 tablet-style devices to be introduced this year alone. ( 263 comments )
Condé Nast plans for iPad, but is caught in Apple-Adobe Flash fight
Mon, Mar 1, 2010 - Magazine publisher Condé Nast revealed this week it will create iPad versions of Wired, GQ, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, but not all of the publications will receive full interactivity due to the ongoing dispute between Apple and Adobe over Flash. ( 85 comments )
Steve Jobs calls Flash a 'CPU hog' in meeting with WSJ - rumor
Thu, Feb 18, 2010 - In a recent meeting with officials from The Wall Street Journal to pitch the Apple iPad, Steve Jobs allegedly and unsurprisingly had harsh words for Adobe Flash, calling it "old technology." ( 292 comments )
Adobe exec defends Flash, says Mac improvements are coming
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 - An Adobe executive this week defended Flash against rumored comments from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, and also said performance improvements for the scrutinized, embattled Web platform are coming to the Mac. ( 206 comments )
Adobe working to sabotage HTML5 (updated)
Sun, Feb 14, 2010 - Despite initial comments in support of HTML5 as an option standard, Adobe has taken action to sabotage the open specification in an effort to support its existing position with Flash. ( 182 comments )
Steve Jobs disparages Google, Adobe at company meeting - reports
Mon, Feb 1, 2010 - Numerous reports have alleged that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs discredited Google's "don't be evil" mantra as bogus and predicted the demise of Adobe Flash at an internal company meeting. ( 248 comments )
Apple removes display of Adobe Flash content from iPad promos
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 - Following an AppleInsider report that highlighted two pieces of promotional iPad material showing the display of Adobe Flash content, Apple has removed the offending images from its Web site. ( 140 comments )
Apple's iPad promo materials misleading on Adobe Flash support
Fri, Jan 29, 2010 - When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad on Wednesday, his live demonstrations with the device clearly showed the Safari browser was not capable of playing Adobe Flash. However, promotional images on Apple's Web site show that same content loading just fine. ( 175 comments )
Flash playback issues reported on Apple's new 27-inch iMacs
Fri, Oct 30, 2009 - Some users of the new 27-inch iMac have expressed issues with the hardware, specifically stuttering when playing back Flash content on Apple's new desktop system. ( 109 comments )
HTML5 assault on Adobe Flash heats up with ClickToFlash
Tue, Oct 6, 2009 - As Adobe works to port its full Flash Player to mobile platforms and highlights its upcoming support in CS5 for building iPhone apps using Flash tools, an open source group is leading a drive to kill Flash on the desktop using a WebKit plugin named ClickToFlash. ( 101 comments )
