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Adobe unveiled its Flash 10.1
By siliconindia
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Friday, 21 May 2010, 22:07 IST
Bangalore: Adobe Systems is preparing to release an updated version of its Flash software. The update is set to improve the quality of video played on mobile phones and, Adobe hopes, will quash the criticism coming from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. With Evans Data now reporting over 3 million Flash developers, it's a platform that's gone a long way beyond its original designer audience. Flash 10.1 is the first mobile version of the full Flash player and Android will be the first platform with full Flash support.
In an interview Adobe Systems' Vice President David Wadhwani said that Flash 10.1 will be unveiled at a Google-sponsored conference and Flash Player 10.1 is a major update, with support for new interaction models and APIs. There's support for multi-touch, for gestures, and for accelerometers. The same features will work on mobile devices and on touch desktop and notebook devices.
The release of the revamped Flash follows a campaign by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in which he systematically highlighted the platform's flaws. Jobs upped the ante when he banned Flash from all Apple devices, including the newly launched iPad.
Mike Olson, an analyst at Piper Jaffray said, "Given everything that's going on between Apple and Adobe, it's critical for Adobe to get Flash up and running on other handset manufacturers devices in the next six to 12 months."