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Monday, November 1, 2010

Adobe Flash Media Gateway enables VoIP and video conferencing from Flash Player and AIR

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Adobe Flash Media Gateway enables VoIP and video conferencing from Flash Player and AIR

by Samuel Gibbs (RSS feed) Oct 28th 2010 at 6:00AM

Flash Media Gateway VoIP
Adobe announced yesterday that you'll soon be able to make VoIP calls right from Flash Player. A server solution from Adobe called Flash Media Gateway will enable you to make calls to landlines, cell phones, and computers using an SIP gateway. And if you happen to have a webcam (and who doesn't these days), it will even support video chat using H.264.

The interconnection fun doesn't stop there -- AIR apps will apparently get the same capability. That means that you might soon get cross-platform VoIP apps based around Adobe's AIR runtime, which recently made the jump to TVs, tablets, and smartphones. With Flash getting constantly knocked down in the embedded video market, it looks like Adobe's pulling out all the stops in order to keep it relevant. If Flash Media Gateway can use AIR apps to enable chat between the big screen TV and your tablet or smartphone, then color us excited.

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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Adobe Flash for Android downloaded over a million times

Adobe Flash Logo with Android Logo e1287078609922 Adobe Flash for Android downloaded over a million times

While it’s impressive to hear, we’re not actually too surprised that Adobe has hit the million download mark for Android.

The Flash player first hit Android in beta form this May and the 1.0 hit in August. We’re sure that the one million download mark must sound like music to Adobe’s ears.

That said, Flash isn’t anywhere as good as it is on a computer but we’re sure that it’s not going to stop many people from downloading the application. As time goes on, Flash for mobile devices should get better. The keyword is “ should“.

As our handsets become more powerful, the app will be able to flex its muscles and provide us with a better experience of Flash. Why? Because Adobe needs this to be something people want and while it’s not horrible, if you go to a mobile optimized site, it’s a little silly to think that the majority of websites will begin to do this in the near future.

Some Flash sites are actually pretty great, run well, and are a joy to view. Other sites that aren’t optimized for mobile are a little less than great and a message saying, “video not optimized for mobile” will be displayed if viewing a video on a non-optimized site. 

This will get better over time and it will become even more of a hit with the Android users, especially when tablets like the Galaxy Tab are released. Adobe has been working pretty hard on Flash for mobile and we don’t think it will stop anytime soon.

Here’s to a million downloads, Adobe, we hope that Flash will get better soon. We’re glad it’s here, but there’s room for improvement, so get to it!

HTML5 may not be anywhere near as ubiquitous as Flash is today but that may change if months go by and if Adobe little to improve its application. We do know that people are willing to give it a try, even if it’s not available for your platform.

Do you think that Flash will run just as well on phones as it does on computers one day? Or is it doomed for failure?

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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Install Flash on a jailbroken iPad, if you really want to

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Install Flash on a jailbroken iPad, if you really want to

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (RSS feed) on Jul 8th 2010 at 12:30PM


Well, if the video above doesn't prove to you how compelling Flash on the iPad can be, nothing will. Yes, the inevitable happened and Comex got Flash working on an jailbroken iPad. We all knew this was technically possible, but clearly Apple doesn't feel that Flash's performance on their mobile devices warrants full support. Whether it is battery or multitasking or whatever, Flash isn't allowed and we don't think it will be allowed any time soon (10.1 notwithstanding).

Nevertheless, if you're in the iPad jailbreaking set, go ahead and give it a try; Engadget has the how-to. You're missing out on all those crazy dancing skeletons and laughing babies. As you can see in the video you'll want to break out that Bluetooth keyboard to enjoy the full spectrum of the Flash web, as touch events aren't always analogous to mouse clicks and controls for games often require basic arrow key functionality.

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