In recent weeks, a plague has overtaken the Mac OS X operating system, called the Trojan Flashback. The Flashback malware allows hackers access to personal information of Mac users, by extracting the info via a security hole in Java as well as other recent social engineering methods. With Java being the main culprit here, Apple has made a quick and … Read More
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Starting Operations in Israel with Anobit
In a report from Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, it was revealed that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is ramping up its operations in Israel post acquisition of Anobit. The report also mentioned that AAPL has begun looking over resumes to hire for its new research and development center in Haifa, Israel and has looked over “several hundred resumes” from engineers looking to work … Read More
Adobe Kills Mobile Flash Development
Adobe confirmed last week that it would be halting work on its Flash Player for mobile devices and refocus its efforts on HTML5 and Air development. Bug fixes and security updates will be released when necessary, but no new features will be added. However, HTML5 is now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively. This makes HTML5 … Read More
Google’s Swiffy makes Flash files HTML5 friendly
Google recently introduced Swiffy, a service that converts .SWF Flash files into HTML5 compatible with devices like the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Swiffy is part of the Google Labs suite of services that has the potential to become a major part of Google’s media integration in its desktop and Android OS. Google’s Swiffy website offers a gallery of videos … Read More
Convert Adobe Flash File to HTML5 [Sneak Peek]
It’s no secret that Steve Jobs is on a personal mission to rid the world of Adobe’s Flash and has gone so far as to not support the software language at all on Apple’s iOS devices. With that in mind it’s interesting to read that Adobe’s John Nack is drawing attention to a demo from Adobe’s MAX 2010 conference of a … Read More
“Muted” Response to Apple’s Relaxation of App Store Rules – Adobe
Apple relaxed a few of its App Store rules recently and one of those changes had the net effect of letting apps that have been made with Adobe’s Flash authoring tools to be sold through Apple’s App Store. Bearing in mind that the Apple / Adobe spat over Flash associated development tools being banned from use in iPhone development was … Read More
Porn Industry to Drop Flash for HTML5
Everyone is watching from the sidelines as Apple and Adoble duke it out, in what is the epic battle between Flash and HTML5. It appears Steve Jobs is making unlikely friends in his stab at Adobe, pornographers. A report by ConceivablyTech, says the leading adult film studio Digital Playground will abandon Flash and use HTML5 in their thirst to target … Read More
Steve Jobs on lost iPhone 4G / HD and Flash. D: All Things Digital
Any chance you get to look into the mind of a genius and luminary like Steve Jobs is a rare and welcomed opportunity. Last night at the D8 conference we got such an opportunity. Although the inner thoughts of the captain of Apple are a little more common with Steve’s newfound willingness to answer e-mail, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher’s … Read More
Smokescreen: Flash in any browser on any device including the iPad
Smokescreen is quite an interesting choice of name. And in some ways you could be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss has been about between Apple and Adobe in recent weeks. In essence Smokescreen takes Flash (.flv) files, converts them into Javascript, and then strips out the images and audio and finally reconstructs them as an SVG file. All browsers … Read More
Video for iPad Shows Significant Growth
Since the introduction of Apple’s iPad, there has been a growing sense of change on the Internet. Web sites, corporations, and users have been migrating away from the constraints of non-standards based technologies like Flash. While the perception of growth and change has been there in the public consciousness, there really hasn’t been any quantification of it. Numbers released by … Read More
Adobe Launches “We Love Apple” Ad Campaign
Adobe is dropping some serious cash for a web campaign running on a number of high profile tech sites. With the adverts it seems to be escalating the spat between itself and Apple over Flash. The campaign appears in a white rectangle with a crisp “We heart Apple” message, and the Adobe logo at the bottom. It then flips to … Read More
How to create an iPhone app using Flash CS5 (Video Tutorial)
We might not ever see Flash on iPhone or iPad however if you have find developing Adobe Air apps easier than creating iPhone apps then just follow the video tutorial to use Flash CS5 for your next iPhone development project.