Adobe releases Flash Player 10.1 for handsets

Mobile phone users can now enjoy high definition videos right from their handsets. Adobe Systems recently unveiled Adobe Flash Player 10.1 software for smartphones facilitating users to access content created using the Adobe Flash Platform from anywhere.

Flash Player 10.1 is a runtime release of the Open Screen Project that offers premium web browsing of expressive applications, content and high definition videos across handsets. Further, the dynamic web programming model of the Flash Platform, the browser-based runtime facilitates designers and developers to reuse code and assets, thus diminishing the cost of creating, testing and deploying content across various operating systems
and browsers.

“With Flash Player moving to new mobile platforms, users will be able to experience virtually all Flash technology based Web content and applications wherever they are. We are excited about the broad collaboration of close to 50 industry leaders in the Open Screen Project and the ongoing collaboration with 19 out of the top 20 handset manufacturers worldwide. It will be great to see first devices ship with full Flash Player in the first half of next year,” David Wadhwani, general manager and vice president, Platform Business Unit at Adobe.

Flash Player 10.1 can be updated easily across all supported platforms to adopt latest innovations. Innovative mobile-ready features that explore native device capabilities include support for multi-touch, gestures, mobile input models, accelerometer and screen orientation presenting exclusive creative control and eloquence to mobile browsing experience. The software will also benefit from the media delivery with HTTP streaming including integration of content protection driven by Adobe Flash Access 2.0.

A public developer beta of the browser-based runtime is anticipated to be available for Windows Mobile, Palm webOS by the end of the current year. However, public betas for Google Android and Symbian OS are expected to be available in early2010. Further, Adobe and RIM recently revealed a joint alliance to bring Flash Player to Blackberry smartphones.