SkyFire: Flash Browser

The SkyFire app for Andriod was submitted to Apple for approval for the App Store. It has now been confirmed that the app has been accepted into the App Store. SkyFire is similar to CloudBrowse in that it will convert Flash video from almost any website and then send it to your device in a HTML5 format. Though now CloudBrowse has become a pay-to-use app.

The app will now be a part of the Safari app, but a separate app that you will need to open in-order to view the Flash video. But, the app does have other useful features, besides the ability to view Flash video, like Facebook link sharing.

The app is set to be released on Friday, November 5, 2010 for $2.99

Video Demo

Unofficial Adobe Flash Comming to iPhone

The creator of the latest jailbreak, Comex, hasn't only been working on his Spirit jailbreak. A tweet from Comex shows a real ported version of Adobe Flash, no limitations, no external servers, no weird conversions. The video tweeted by him demos this amazing port which he states is still in its primary stages.




Comex's Flash Player is very different from the iMobileCinema plug-in for Safari (which only works for some video portals) and CloudBrowse (which transfers data from an external server to your device, a slow process). This Flash Player doesn't seem to use any of the work-arounds that previous 'Flash Players' used. Comex seems to be making groundbreaking improvement for the jailbreaking community!

Apple Shows-off Capabilities of HTML5

The Apple website has a new page showcasing the "open, reliable, highly secure, and efficient" ways of HTML5. The site also has seven demos that are only compatible with Apple's Safari browser.

These demos effectively show the capabilities of HTML5 either on your computer, iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.


The seven demos showcased on the site include:

• Video - Embed video with HTML5's video tag
• Typography - stylized fonts using CSS3 and SVG for websites to scale fonts easier
• Gallery - A 3D image gallery without external plugins
• Transitions - Transitions from Keynote (or PowerPoint) for images
• Audio - Ability to add sound to a website
• 360 - A Javascript mobile-compatible version of the iPod touch 360 spin
• VR - A 3D exploration of the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue using hardware acceleration

Obviously, Apple is moving forward for their destruction of Adobe's flash, hoping to start a new era of browser-based media enhancements without the use of browser plugins.

Adobe Claims 7 Million Attempted Flash Downloads via iPhone/iPod touch

Universally known for their amazing computer software products, Adobe has noticed an amazing amount of iPod touch and iPhone users attempting to download Adobe Flash, a computer freeware that allows complete access to online gaming, internet browsing, and much other computer applications.

If a iPod touch or iPhone user trying to play a flash game on Safari, such as Farmville (a game on Facebook), the area where the game is supposed to be will state, "If your game does not load within 10 seconds, you may need to upgrade your version of Flash. Please do so by clicking here." When the iPod touch or iPhone user clicks on that hyperlink, it will bring them to a new tab stating, "Flash Player is not available for your device." Underneath that statement it clearly states that Apple, itself, restricts the use of Flash Player and other products of that such. The lack of Flash player pretty much disallows any type of online resource requiring Flash Player.

I myself have had several attempts to download Adobe's Flash player, but I was found one of the 7 million unsuccessful. Mark Doherty, an Adobe PR person states, "Users that, before we created the special page, had no idea that Apple do not want them viewing the Internet as they see it today."

Adobe Flash Player's absence from the iPhone and iPod touch leave Adobe and Apple at "increasingly odds." Both of these huge corporations insist totally different things. Here they are. Adobe insists that without Flash Player, iPhone and iPod touch users are unable to view most of the video on the web, as well as many flash games and other Flash applications. Apple insists that allowing Adobe Flash Player to be downloaded to the iPod touch and the iPhone, will cause battery consumption and stability issues. CEO Steve Jobs of Apple suggests that HTML5 is a better solution for video.

Many have different thoughts on this issue. Some think that 7 million attempts out of all the iPhones and iPod touch sold is very little considering most people attempt more than once. In my opinion, Apple should keep restricting these attempts to download. Adobe Flash is meant for the computer, and the computer only. I guarantee, much more iPod touch and iPhone hacks will become available if the iPod touch and iPhone was capable of downloading Flash.

Adobe Flash to Come to iPhone

Today at Adobe's MAX 2009 conference in Los Angeles, Adobe unveiled that, from our knowledge, is unknown by Apple. Developers will now be able to create iPhone apps in Flash CS5 and export the app in .ipa file format. If you didn't already know, .ipa format this the file style that apps for the App Store are created in.

A member of the Adobe Flash team was quoted saying:

"We've done a lot of work to make sure that applications are quick and interactive, and give you the kind of experience that you would expect from Flash, as well as the kind of experience that you've come to expect on your iPhone.

The apps that are created in CS5 are 100% compliant with Apple's app store regulations. This means that it has now become much easier for anyone to create iPhone apps. For a few examples check out Chroma Circuit, and Fickleblox which are currently on the App Store and have been created using Adobe Flash CS5. This also means that it is possible that iPhone apps can be created on a machine running Windows OS.

Here is a video demonstrating CS5 Applications on iPhone.



Adobe Flash CS5 is not expected to be released until after the end of 2009.

Today Adobe also confirmed that a native flash player for the iPhone or iPod touch will not be coming out any time soon because of Apple's restrictions on apps that can be admitted into the App Store. Hopefully Apple will wise up and give an exception to Adobe.