UPDATE 12/30/2009 : Mark A Doherty has posted some comments on his blog. Aral recently made a post entitled: “Why Adobe’s mobile strategy is fundamentally flawed”. I wanted to post about this, not because I necessarily agree with all of it, but rather to open it open for discussion to the broader Flash community, and [...]

Looks like Adobe has received some of the limelight due to its initiatives in the mobile space. It’s been named in the “visionary” quadrant in Gartner’s most recent report for Mobile Consumer Application Platforms for it’s work in the area (i.e. Flash across Mobile and Device platforms). Good to see Flash getting some recognition as [...]

Adobe has released beta bits for Flash Player 10.1 for “PCs” (e.g. OSX, Windows, Linux) and netbooks via the Adobe labs. If you’re wondering about mobile specific 10.1 players, those are coming at a later date, TBD. Some of the key new features are: Ubiquitous Reach Easily installable and updateable, the full Flash Player will [...]

I’ve started a new blog which covers developing Flash content for the litl webbook, as well as sharing ideas about this new computing platform. Link to my litl blog: litl.scottjanousek.com. If you hadn’t yet seen or heard about the litl, I invite you to check it out over at litl.com, and then head for to [...]

The Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices User Group is holding an eSeminar on Friday 13th November at 12 PM EST (check your time). Speaker for this eSeminar is Mark Doherty from Adobe, Flash Platform Evangelist Mobile and Devices. We will have the opportunity to know more information about Flash Mobile development opportunities on different platforms [...]

Just an FYI, but a startup in Boston called litl has launched a new social computing platform (“SC” instead of PC?), which is all about the cloud and sharing experiences. The device experience is currently contained in a unique, custom webbook form factor which marries the capabilities of a TV and a-typical netbook together. Think, [...]

Last week, I was invited to speak at FlashPitt, a relatively new comer Flash event (2nd or 3rd year?) based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Day -1 The trip started with me flying from Providence, RI to Pittsburgh (via Baltimore). Can I tell you how awesome SouthWest airline is? It is. Anyways, I rolled into Pittsburgh [...]

Justin Everett-Church has written an Adobe Developer Connection article : Introducing Flash Player 10.1 on some of the features to look forward to when it ships (so of it is mobile & device related).

(Not much of a surprise) Google has joined the Open Screen Project in case you hadn’t heard the news. Obviously, Android makes the most sense for them to be joining, however other things to consider are: Youtube Google Maps Site Search Web Search Chrome / OS You can read more about this announcement on google’s [...]

Yet another announcement coming out of last week’s Adobe MAX: Adobe and Qualcomm Bring Full Flash Player to Next-Generation Mobile Devices. According to the article, Qualcomm (a longtime Open Screen partner) is working with Adobe to optimize and increase performance for Flash Player 10.1 for Qualcomm’s chipsets targeted at smartphones and smartbooks. Looks like Toshiba [...]