Adobe on Monday announced joining up with many handset operating system makers, including RIM, Nokia and Microsoft among others, to bring Flash Player 10.1 to smartphones. You'll notice the name you don't see: Apple.
By early 2010, the newest mobile version of Flash should be available for many smartphone platforms. Not the iPhone.
Here's more details from AppleInsider, who reports on the reasoning behind the absence:
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Adobe said that the new mobile version of Flash offers accelerated video and graphics capabilities while conserving battery life. The new player offers streaming video in HD and browser-based Web applications.
“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,” said David Wadhwani, general manager and
