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 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.
More Abilities of OS X Lion Comes In.
With the release of the Mac OS X Lion beta out, developers are discovering more abilities that lie beneath the hood of the new software. In fact, a thread in the MacRumors forum has emerged detailing all of the features that have been discovered in the development build. Ones that might spark particular interest would be…
- Preview is a powerhouse app, you can even sign your document just by holding a piece of paper up to the camera with your signature (it saves it for you!) (screenshot)
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.
Over Fifty Percent of Video in H.264 is Now HTML5
Mefreedia, a media search research firm, released some interesting data results this week detailing how strong the HTML5 movement, heavily influenced by Apple, is doing on the Net. The results presented showcase that over 50% (roughly 54% to be more precise) of video encoded with the H.264 video codec on the Net is available in HTML5. That’s double the share of what it was on the Web just under half a year ago. The cause for the transition in video is attributed the substantial boom of the mobile computing industry, led, of course, by Apple’s iOS mobile platform.
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).
Video coming to iAds?
There has been whispers on the Net this week that Apple is currently working on bringing video to the iAd advertising software to compete with Adobe’s Flash. Apple is looking to add enticing elements to the software to influence content owners to implement video into their creations.
Flash In the Mobile Space FAIL
Seems like Adobe still has some work to do, and the clock is ticking. According to the folks over at LAPTOP, Flash is shaky at best. With the HTML5 movement taking over both Vimeo and Yahoo! and all the “Flash in the mobile space” hubbub, the group decided to judge for themselves the performance of Flash on a mobile device. What better candidate to host this testing none other than the latest Android device Droid 2, at least, thats what we thought. After some thorough use of Flash on the device, the verdict from LAPTOP: Thumbs down. Way down.
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.
