Posts Tagged ‘Nokia’

Windows mobile phones will support Flash Lite

March 17th, 2008 Gadgets No Comments
Though recently Apple chief executive Steve Jobs slams Flash by saying at Apple’s shareholder meeting that the version of Flash for desktops and notebooks "performs too slow to be useful" on the iPhone, and the mobile version of Flash "is not capable of being used with the Web." But good news for Adobe, Microsoft just announced that in addition to its own Silverlight multimedia technology, Microsoft will support Adobe’s competing Flash technology on Windows Mobile phones. Since already 450 million Flash-enabled devices out there and Flash is used to display the majority of online video, including that on YouTube, Adobe actually have to worry a very little bit about iPhone. Now it’s even merrier since Microsoft will include flash support to windows mobile. Microsoft has licenced Adobe Flash Lite, the Flash Player runtime for mobile devices, so that Windows Mobile phone users can view Flash content in the Internet Explorer Mobile browser. Microsoft has also licenced the Adobe Reader LE software, so that Windows Mobile users will be able to view PDF documents. As smartphones become more and more common, people are starting to get fed up with the basic Web surfing experience offered by many phones. They want something…
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Adobe’s new mobile show off

February 18th, 2008 Software No Comments
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has been full of surprises and innovations, every top notch companies were out there showing off what’s under their sleeve. Adobe systems didn’t hold back either, this week they launched two new mobile applications, Flash Home and Flash Cast 2, designed for providers that want to enhance their products with rich mobile content. Flash Home is a mobile application for creating customizable home screens and wallpapers using live data services. The combination gives users a more personalized mobile experience, said Adobe. For example, instead of an idle home screen, users would get instant access to more elaborate content branded by specific providers. In contrast, Flash Cast is a server push solution for mobile devices; version 2 has just been released. Unlike its predecessor, client 2.0 is more streamlined and faster; it also adapts its channels to your device better. Adobe Flash Cast is already licensed by various carriers worldwide, including US Verizon Wireless, Japan’s NTT DoCoMo, and China’s Chunghwa Telecom. All three uses the application to provide rich media through their customized content portals. Both of these top notch solutions are branched from The Adobe Mobile Platform, the new Flash platform for mobile devices. The…
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Nokia’s N-Gage evolving

February 6th, 2008 Gadgets No Comments
Mobile giant Nokia has begun its second phase on handheld gaming dominance, with the launch of the N-Gage platform dedicated for gaming only. The company has shifted its approach, from focusing on a dedicated games system to titles which can be played on a range of Nokia devices. The N-Gage “First Access” process has been kick-started with N81 owners getting a preview of the download. This N-Gage First Access lets N81 owners download the pre-release version of the N-Gage application tryout and buy selected N-Gage games. Other N-Gage compatible devices will be added to the service in near future. N-Gage has the support of developers such as EA, Gameloft and Vivendi, who are making titles for the platform. Nokia’s first launched of N-Gage handset in 2003 was criticized for its design and poor sales led to the phone being quickly overhauled with new versions, including the QD. The primary target of the N-Gage device was to compete with the highly-successful Nintendo GameBoy, which off course didn’t even come closer. This alpha release of “First Access” could be the sign that Nokia is considering to evolve the N-Gage as a gaming platform rather than a device, which could be the turning…
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