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Firefox Mobile: Flash isn't ready yet

> One thing Firefox mobile doesn’t have is support for Flash, even though Android has a big partnership with Adobe to make Flash work on mobile. I spoke with some folks from Mozilla yesterday about this topic. Eventually, Firefox mobile will support Flash, but it is just not there yet in terms of responsiveness. The focus right now is on HTML5 and CSS. It is amazing some of the 3D effects, animations, video, and other in-browser graphics you can now get with HTML5. Check out some of the [demos here]…

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Wallaby: Adobe's way of admitting defeat without admitting defeat

> Adobe says that the main goal with Wallaby is to produce output that has the best combination of performance and quality on iOS. This objective betrays Wallaby’s immediate purpose: allowing advertisers to create rich ads that display correctly on the iPhone and iPad. The lack of Flash on iOS impacts both banner advertising on the Web, and ads embedded into applications using Apple’s HTML5-powered iAd. Wallaby allows designers to migrate their designs and hence reduce the costs of supporting these non-Flash platforms. via [arstechnica.com](http://arstechnica.com/…

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Motorola's Xoom Flash support coming "a few weeks" after release. Hmmm.

> Honeycomb is the first version of Android designed for tablets and is eagerly anticipated. Motorola’s Xoom tablet will launch on Thursday as the first to run the software, but initial versions won’t come with Flash support. Verizon, which is putting the device on sale, previously said Flash would be available in “spring 2011.” > > The vague time reference had people fearing Flash wouldn’t be available until the end of the season, but a posting on Adobe’s blog points to a slightly earlier release. > > “Consumers are clearly asking…

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Way to exclude people with disabilities, Toshiba

> Such a shame. Add this to the list of interesting places on the internet you can’t see on your device. Of course, if you had a Toshiba Tablet, you would enjoy the entire internet. Yep, Flash sites too,” the message reads. via [macworld.com](http://www.macworld.com/article/157335/2011/01/toshiba_ipad_flash.html?lsrc=rss_main)It’s all well and good that Toshiba has decided to poke a little fun at the iPad with this web site. But I have to wonder how the millions…

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Article: Mobile Flash Fail: Weak Android Player Proves Jobs Right

> How bad is mobile Flash? When I went to ABC.com and tried to play a clip, I waited five minutes while the player said “loading.” During that time, it was nearly impossible to scroll around the page or tap objects on it. Eventually, I scrolled up to see a message that was previously obstructed and said  ”Sorry. An error occurred while attempting to load the video. Please try again later.” It gets worse… via [blog.laptopmag.com](http://blog.laptopmag.com/mobile-flash-fail-weak-android-player-proves-jobs-right)I’m going to let this one…

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