I found this quote from Shantanu on Information Week- “We are bringing Flash Player 10 to smartphone class devices to enable the latest web browsing experience. Multiple partners have already received early versions of this release and we expect to release a beta version for developers at our MAX Conference in October. Google’s Android, Nokia’s Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, and the New Palm Web OS will be among the first devices to support web browsing with the newest Flash player” ......continue reading

TMobile will start selling second phone based on Google Android starting this July. The device is made by HTC and is called myTouch. The device features a 3.2-inch touch screen with a virtual keyboard. Its good to see more Android phones coming. ......continue reading

Endgadget is reporting that Flash 10 beta is scheduled to be released in October of this year. This was presented at MAX conference in one of the earning slides. The slide is below. It was not clear what platform will be supported and what features if any will be eliminated to support smartphones. ......continue reading

Microsoft is working on a new engine that allows users to create a rich user interface and thus allows them to hide the underlying OS. Its codenamed as ‘Alchemy’. Alchemy is what will bringer richer UI scenarios such as smooth transitions, 3D animations, etc. that Silverlight enables. Alchemy also will allow developers to use Silverlight technologies on devices without requiring them to run in a browser- in other words it will provide users with a standalone Silverlight version. ......continue reading

DMWMedia is reporting that Slingmedia is putting together an application that lets iPhone users stream their home TV channels to the device over a Wi-Fi connection. The application reportedly only supports WiFi only and not 3G. Apparently Apple and network partner AT&T disabled the application to stream video over a 3G connection fearing that it’ll take over the bandwidth. The same application is available for Blackberry and Motorola Q and is not blocked with 3G usage.
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WSJ has a nice article article on Adobes strategy for smartphones and why Flash is not on iphone or Blackberry just yet. Check it out here. ......continue reading

Microsoft’s new device called Zune HD will have multi touchscreen and a web browser.The device will also have HD receiver.If the device is based on Windows Mobile, even Flash Lite may be there. ......continue reading

Skyfire, a mobile browser that allows PC like browsing on smartphones, has finally released 1.0 version. The version is available on Windows Mobile and Symbian and the company is in talks with Blackberry. The technology is perhaps the most comprehensive of all the technologies out there that allow a real PC like browsing and has support for Flash among other things. ......continue reading

I came across this review of new LG  smart-phone - Versa. The phone apparently  has a detachable keyboard  so you can make it thinner if you don’t need keyboard. The phone also has full  html browser with  support for Flash lite. The phone is being offered  by Verizon. ......continue reading

Digital Media Design Line- a publication of EE Times is reporting that Android is moving fast into consumer market. A new consortium called ‘Open Embedded Sofware Forum’ (OESF) has been formulated in Asia to push the Android into the set top boxes. The consortium currently has 23 members and expects the membership to grow to 100 in 2009. ......continue reading

Company called Torch Mobile based in Canada is offering a Iria browser for Windows Mobile and CE platform. The browser is based on Webkit technology and the company management describes themselves as ‘acknowledged experts in Webkit community’. The browser does sport a list of impressive feature on their product page. ......continue reading

Despite the reports and rumors that link Microsoft and Verizon in creating a competing phone with iPhone, Microsoft is saying that it will not enter the cellphone market. Microsoft purchased Danger, the company behing TMobile Sidekick a while ago and so it definitely has the expertise in being able to build a phone product. The question is: are they just being secretive or is Danger’s technolgy being used for something else? ......continue reading

I came accross TG01 mobile phone from Toshiba while investigating the Qualcomm Snapdragon. The TG01 boasts 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU from Qualcomm.  The phone is based on Windows Mobile and has 480X800 pixel touchscreen. The phone will support DivX and Flash for media playback. ......continue reading

According to a report in Wall Street Journal, Microsoft and Verizon are working on creating a phone that’ll compete with iPhone. The phone will be based on Windows Mobile and is scheduled to be released in early 2010. ......continue reading

Information week is reporting that TMobile has sold 1 million G-1s in last 6 month. In comparison, Apple’s iPhone 3G sold 1 million units worldwide in its lauch weekend and possibly took about a month to sell 1 million units in the United States. Blackberry storm also reached 1 million mark in 3 months. ......continue reading