Not yet my dear friend, but you will soon see the beloved Adobe application on most smartphones. At the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona, Adobe announced the lightweight Flash Player 10 that will bring much of the same desktop functionality to the phone. A vast improvment over the struggling Flash Light that just doesn’t provide the full functionality we all desire from our devices. In early 2010, expect to see phones with Windows Mobile, Google Android, Nokia S60, and the Palm garnishing the new Flash player.
iPhone lovers will have to continue to wait as the new version of Flash is still incompatible. The standard line of “the two comapanies are working together” is all any Adobe or Apple officials are willing to say about the situation. Whatever the case, Apple better work to get it in gear. While the iPhone is a magnificent device, unmatched in elegance and style, the draw away from the phone do to functionality is getting more and more compelling. Apple’s saving grace right now is the App Store with an unmatched collection of niche programs that provide users with any and every advanced funtiionality they can imagine. This certainly begs the question; how long are iPhone users willing to wait for basic functionality?
December 22nd, 2009 at 11:06 pm
y 10.5 hours they aren’t kidding! I expected six or seven hours in reality–I’m aware that battery life claims, like MPGs with cars, are usually puffed up. But I have used this machine for more than ten hours straight and I can attest the claims are real. Recharging is fast too: about two hours. The only real drawback is the beautiful, shiny plastic shell, though well-made and sturdy, is a fingerprint magnet. The machine looks gorgeous on display, but try keeping it that way! I find I’m always polishing it. Comes with a nice felt travel sleeve, as they call it, that zips. No handles and not meant for long-term carrying, but it helps the machine slip into your own shoulder bag without scuffing or scratching. Asus offers some proprietary software with the Windows setup. It allows you to dock and transfer files and gives you some ten extra GB storage online in addition to what you get on the HD, plus some other music and photo-sharing features I admit I haven’t really cared to check out. Weights just