Flash animation, video and games on your iPhone

Every iPhone and iPad user out there is well aware that these mobile devices have no support for Flash.  Flash is the basis of most web video platforms on the web and many interactive websites and games.  Apple does not support Flash due to a feud between themselves and Adobe, the developers of Flash.  That’s another story, however.

iPhone users will be happy with the news that Skyfire are working to solve this problem for you.  The only thing is, Apple still have to approve it which could be the rock this particular development perishes on.  We will wait to see how this works out, but it looks good so far.

If you have any iPhone developments to share with us, please contact us.

This is a first look at the Skyfire 2.0 Mobile Browser for iPhone which will be shortly submitted to Apple for their potential approval. This is not the final version that will be released to the public, just a quick demo of the mobile browser running on iOS4. Skyfire is known for its ability to bring Flash videos to mobile platforms.

Adobe Offer Software Subscription

AdobeAdobe have decided to offer Aussies the chance to subscribe to their popular and expensive software products, such as Adobe CS3 (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illusrator, etc).

A discussion was raging on the Port80 forums about how expensive the software is, and how to get it cheaper, when suddenly a representative from Adobe decided to join in on the discussion and tell everyone about the subscription model.

According to Matt Voerman from Adobe:

…we choose to call it a Software Subscription

FWIW we Aussies are in a unique position to take advantage of this offer – as it’s initially only being trialed/offered down here in Australia (a dipping the toe in the water so to speak).

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