Adobe unveiled Adobe
Flash Player software for smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, PCs
and other Internet-connected devices, allowing content created using
the Adobe Flash Platform to reach users wherever they are.
A public
developer beta of the browser-based runtime is expected to be available
for Windows Mobile, Palm webOS and desktop operating systems
including Windows, Macintosh and Linux later this year. Public betas
for Google Android and Symbian® OS are expected to be available in
early 2010. In addition, Adobe and RIM
announced a joint collaboration to bring Flash Player to Blackberry
smartphones, and Google joined close to 50 other industry players in
the Open Screen Project initiative.
Flash Player 10.1
is the first consistent runtime release of the Open Screen Project that
enables uncompromised Web browsing of expressive applications, content
and high definition (HD) videos across devices. Using the productive
Web programming model of the Flash Platform, the browser-based runtime
enables millions of designers and developers to reuse code and assets
and reduce the cost of creating, testing and deploying content across
different operating systems and browsers. Flash Player 10.1 is easily
updateable across all supported platforms to ensure rapid adoption of
new innovations that move the Web forward.
The
browser-based runtime leverages the power of the Graphics Processing
Unit (GPU) for accelerated video and graphics while conserving battery
life and minimizing resource utilization. New mobile-ready features
that take advantage of native device capabilities include support for
multi-touch, gestures, mobile input models, accelerometer and screen
orientation bringing unprecedented creative control and expressiveness
to the mobile browsing experience. Flash Player 10.1 will also take
advantage of media delivery with HTTP streaming, including integration
of content protection powered by Adobe® Flash® Access 2.0. This effort,
code-named Zeri, will be an open format based on industry standards and
will provide content publishers, distributors and partners the tools
they need to utilize HTTP infrastructures for high-quality media
delivery in Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe® AIR® 2.0 software.
To learn more about Flash Player 10.1 and to see video demos visit Adobe Labs.