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Android to shake hands with Adobe ?

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We all have been using Flash in our PCs since a very long time. Now, how about using the same Flash in your mobile phone ? It is possible now, provided you own a Android powered phone or Palm pre or Nokia smartphone.

Adobe is working on reengineering its softwares, so that the Flash games and videos can run on the smartphones without being modified. “Smart phones are where the game is now,” Kevin Lynch, Adobe’s chief technology officer said, “Our chips are on the table. We’ve made our bets.”

Trial version of the software will be available for Android, Nokia and Palm by the year end. But, why has Adobe not considered to release the software for Windows Mobile smartphones and Apple iPhone ?

[via phandroid]

Koolu planning to launch Android powered smartphone in mid-july

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Koolu, a Toronto based open-source soecialist, reported that it is going to ship the developer versions of Neo FreeRunner mobile phone running Google’s open-source Android 1.5 “Cupcake” operating system in two week’s time. Possibly, the consumer versions will be available in mid-July.

At this week’s Cloud Expo Europe conference in London, Koolu Chief Technology Officer Jon Hall reported to Zdnet UK, “We’re targeting businesses that want functionality in their phone that they can’t get from Apple, RIM, or any of the proprietary companies”. He also said that they are aiming at small and mid size business classes and the developing countries.

For more details from the interview, click here.

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