Adobe Flash Player 10.1: Support for BlackBerry, Palm and Windows Phones

Following on from our earlier story which informed you about the Apple iPhone being once again excluded from full flash support, we have details for you now on the types of handsets that ‘will’ benefit from the update. Read more

Flash Player 10.1 for iPhone: Apple Says No

We have learned from PC World that Adobe have now unveiled Flash Player 10.1 for use on all smartphones, well all expect the Apple iPhone. It does seem strange that all devices such as smartphones, laptops, netbooks, desktops and PCs all benefit from the software expect the biggest selling Smartphone. Read more

Adobe Flash Player 10 performs better with Linux OS

Adobe has now released their next generation of Flash Player; version 10 is a beta version and is now available as a free download. Adobe Flash Player 10 is said to improve stability with text handling as well as having better performance, the new Flash Player also helps native 3D animations custom photo effects filters perform better. The new player works with a range of operating software’s, but it is Linux where the best performances are achieved.

Adobe Flash has to be one of the most widely used presentation technology for use with video and audio files as well as animated user interfaces on the internet. Over 95% of the worlds PC’s have a flash player installed who are connected to the internet, as well as being installed on a number of mobile phones and this technology will only get better and faster on handsets as Adobe have recently lifted many of the licensing requirements which was necessary for the development on the platform.

Most of the performance enhancements have been made thanks to feedback that the Adobe development received from their community, so most of the improvements are due to the response that the team got from the community. The new Flash Player 10 will hopefully allow users to push the envelope as well as extending their online applications than previous versions managed. Normally when Adobe releases a new version of their Flash Player it is only on certain platforms, but not Flash Player 10 beta, this version is available on all major platforms from Linux, Mac and Windows.

Download the new Adobe Flash Player 10 beta from Adobe