A new era in mobile technology begins as Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile is released by Adobe:
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the release of Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 to mobile platform partners. Redesigned from the ground up with new performance and mobile specific features, Flash Player 10.1 is the first release that brings the full Web across desktops and devices. Mobile users will now be able to experience millions of sites with rich applications and content inside the browser including games, animations, rich Internet applications (RIAs), data presentations and visualizations, ecommerce, music, video, audio and more.
The list of Flash Player mobile platform partners is quite impressive as well:
- Android
- BlackBerry
- webOS
- Windows Phone
- LiMo
- MeeGo
- Symbian OS
Pretty much all mobile platforms but for one, eh?
Unfortunately, I’m still held back from getting the full experience on my Droid, as Motorola and Verizon have yet to release an update to Android 2.2 (Froyo). For instance, going over to http://m.flash.com/ I and presented with this:
Boo!
I have to say that this is impeding my ability to develop and test effectively for mobile. I’ve considered rooting my device and installing some custom ROMs in the past but this time might actually do it. I’ll probably hold out for a few weeks longer- then all bets are off!