Adobe’s Flash 10.3 Comes With Privacy Control
Two months ago, the folks over at Adobe released the beta version of their popular web software Flash. Flash 10.3 came bundled with privacy controls and integration with the Mac OS X System Preferences. With that came a notification system with the software for the Mac OS X front.
Adobe has taken Flash out of beta and has officially released it to the public and is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Within the software notes, the software giant gives details of what this update/download includes.
New features in Flash Player 10.3 include:
Adobe Releases Companion Apps For PS
Adobe this week released the first three companion applications to their widely praised Photoshop application. The company showcased a demonstration of what was possible with the new Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit.
“Adobe Eazal ($4.99)
With Adobe Eazel, you can use your iPad and your fingertips to paint beautiful works of art. Paint across your entire iPad screen, and easily access the tools you need. Send your artwork directly to Photoshop CS5 from any locationall you need is a network connection between your iPad and computer. Or do all your painting in the app, and share via email.
Adobe Intros Photoshop Touch SDK And 3 iPad Apps for PS
Alongside the major update to the Creative Suite collection, Adobe introduced a new type of touch SDK that allows developers to create software for the mobile and tablet devices of today and have these softwares interact with PS.
Our friends over at MacRumors did some great profiling of the details of the new SDK
With Adobe Eazel, you can use your iPad and your fingertips to paint beautiful works of art. Paint across your entire iPad screen, and easily access the tools you need. Send your artwork directly to Photoshop CS5 from any location?all you need is a network connection between your iPad and computer. Or do all your painting in the app, and share via email.
Adobe Introduces Creative Suite 5.5 With Subscriptions
The folks at Adobe have updated their Creative Suite applications with significant updates to all the corresponding software of the group which include Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Primer Pro, InDesign, After Effects, and a new SDK for Photoshop CS5. A new release strategy from Adobe that is aiming at making mid-cycle releases every year and major releases every two years.
Adobe Introduces “Wallaby” Flash to HTML5 Converter
A while back during the height of the Apple/Adobe Flash fiasco, Adobe demonstrated a new software that could convert Flash video into HTML5 format, allowing for optimal performance on mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad. At the time of the demo, Adobe didn’t guarantee that the software would hit public beta. However, Adobe has launched a prerelease to the software dubbed “Wallaby”.
Adobe Releases Flash 10.3 Beta with Preferences Integration
With the “Wallaby” release made this week, Adobe has also released the beta version of Flash 10.3. The new software introduces new features like enhanced privacy and setting controls that integrate with System Preference.
- Integration with browser privacy controls for managing local storage
Users now have a simpler way to clear local storage from the browser settings interface – similar to how users clear their browser cookies today. Flash Player 10.3 integrates control of local storage with the browser’s privacy settings in Mozilla Firefox 4, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and higher, and future releases of Apple Safari and Google Chrome.
Adobe Testing Optimizing Version of Flash
One of Adobes dominating technologies has been one of the topic of discussions in the tech world. Flash has gotten much attention from Apple stating that the tech is definitely not ready for the mobile arena to experts stating that the tech will eventually take a backseat as HTML5 moves in to replace. A move from Cupertino that has gotten much attention from the public is their decision to no longer include Flash pre-installed on the platform, starting with Apples praised MacBook Air. Ars Technica put Flash under a microscope and tested it on the new Apple notebook, declaring that the results show that when browsing the web on the machine with Flash took a dramatic blow to the battery. The review getting much attention as it provided another form of proof to Steve Jobs Thoughts on Flash open letter. This, in turn, lead Chief Technology Officer of Adobe Kevin Lynch to indeed confirm that it does take more power to run Flash than to not, not forgetting to mention that HTML5 could use the same amount of power.
Apple Axing Adobe Flash From Its Future Mac Lineup
Pretty funny update coming at the end of the week. Seems like individuals who have been test driving the new MacBook Air have noticed that the machine doesnt come packed with Adobes Flash software (ha ha). Apple has always shipped their machines with Adobe Flash preinstalled for some time now. Most of you new Mac users out there may not have notice, but you werent prompted to installed Flash to watch something on Vimeo or YouTube. However, newcomers after you may get that message now because Apple not only cleared up the confusing by stating that the MacBook Air doesn’t come shipped with Flash, but their entire lineup of computer machines wont either from this point on (ha ha 2x).
Adobe Throws In The Towel To Apple
United Kingdom-based website telegraph.co.uk has got the scoop that Adobe has finally decided to wave flag with Apple in getting Flash incorporated on the iOS platform. The report is given in full in which they state Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen believes that he doesn’t need the iOS platform to be successful anymore.
Apple Introduces App Store Volume Purchasing/Adobe’s Flash Hardware-Accelerated
Education is still getting that bang-for-their-buck whenever they are dealing with Apple. Is was pointed out the other day that Apple has changed some of the terms in the developer agreement allowing bulk education purchases to receive up to a 50% discount on the App Store. Educational institutions can receive a voucher from the Apple Store for Education in $100, $500, $1,000, $1,500 and $10,000 denominations that would be sent by mail from Apple and redeemed right inside the App Store application (like iTunes gift cards) through a Program Facilitator.
