Android won't be the only mobile OS to support Flash
Adobe announced at the Mobile World Congress that it’s releasing Flash player 10.1 and Adobe AIR for the Android platform. It also announced recently that BlackBerry would support Flash. Not only will Android be able to view Flash content through it’s browser, Android mobile applications can be created using Adobe AIR. Among the mobile platforms expected to support Flash 10.1 include Research in Motion’s BlackBerry, the Symbian OS, which is used by Nokia and other smartphone makers; Palm’s WebOS and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile. Apple does not support Flash on the iPhone. Adobe has released a beta version of a white paper (http://blogs.adobe.com/flashmobiledocs/2010/02/optimizing_mobile_content.html) created by Thibault Imbert to articulate the process of authoring and optimizing Flash content for mobile platforms. The mobile version of AIR will make it possible for applications running on the platform to take advantage of features within the device’s OS, such as multi-touch, gesture inputs, accelerometer, geo-location and screen orientation. Although this is great for the Flash platform, it is still unsupported on some of the most popular mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch).
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http://www.informationweek.com
http://www.appleinsider.com
http://theflashblog.com/
Use Flash to build iPhone applications (image from http://www.mikechambers.com)
With the next iteration of Flash (CS5) developers will be able to build, compile, and submit complete applications for the iPhone, using the Flash code libraries. Included in Flash CS5 are code libraries for smartphone support, multi-touch, accelerometer, screen orientation and RAW microphone access. Support is not just limited to the iPhone, the Palm Pre, Android, and Windows Mobile devices will also be supported. Building iPhone apps through Flash will be similar to building AIR applications. The build of the project will almost be the same except for a few new guidelines to follow, but compiling and testing iPhone apps built in Flash is slightly different. The time spent compiling is longer than average Flash or AIR builds. In order to compile, the developer must have the proper certificates and developer seeds installed. Once compiled, the application will have to be added to iTunes then synced to a device. Adobe is working on a device simulator to mimic the accelerometer and allow GPS testing from the desktop. A public beta for Flash CS5 is promised by the end of the year.
– Chris
Source:
http://theflashblog.com
http://www.mikechambers.com
http://www.gotoandlearn.com
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Leroy Smith, the man who motivated Michael Jordan, finally created a website! He intends to motivate many through inspirational speeches and video games about basketball.
Here’s a taste of Leroy Smith motivation:
In tenth grade, I beat out MJ for the last spot on our varsity basketball team, igniting a fire that inspired him to greatness. Since then I have motivized countless people with my inspirational DVD series and workshops. Now, with the launch of my revolutionary website, I’m finally able to motivate the world, including Canada.
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