Ugur has posted a new article to tell us how to enable Platform Services for Adobe Flash CS4 on Mac OSX (Leopard), Ugur said:
If you would like to start using S60 Platform Services with your Flash Lite project, or would like to compile and test a sample FLA using Platform Services; you have 2 things to do;
2. Copy the folder to /Users/<your user name>/Library/Application/Support/Adobe/Flash CS4/en/Configuration
Last time I posted a article "Flash Lite codes: Contacts Demo", the article is also told your how to use the S60 Platform Services API on the S60 devices.
Pasi has released a new Flash Lite code: Contacts Demo – S60 Platform Services API example with Flash Lite. This is his first S60 Platform Services API test with Flash Lite. This demo application first loads contacts name, phone number, work and home addresses and shows all informations nicely in interactive scrollable menu.
Contact information details are displayed to user when user presses contacts name. Multiple contacts can be open at the same time. If contact has work or home address, this demo applications can load static JPG from Google Maps to show address in a map.
Via Duniy a live, now Google’s Android platform will get Flash support soon . It would undoubtedly give an edge over its rival apple and its iPhone platform.
iPhone users do web surfing more than any other phone user but the Flash support lacking is still a issue with the iPhone.
According to the reports, Adobe does have a Flash Lite solution for phones, but it’s not as robust as the full version.
In the mean time BSQUARE, the software company said it would be porting the technology to Google’s mobile platform.
BSQUARE’s CEO Brian Crowley in a statement that “Integrating Adobe Flash technology with the functionality of Google’s Android platform will afford consumers the rich content and unprecedented applications they demand and is key to achieving success for our OEM and ODM customers.”
Calsoft Labs, wholly owned subsidiary of global product engineering company California Software Company Ltd, today announces the availability of Flash Lite 3.1 Windows CE plug-in for Internet Explorer.
Calsoftlabs, an authorized Adobe Flash Lite distributor, today announced the availability of the Flash Lite 3.1 plug-in for Windows CE. Flash Lite is an optimized version of popular desktop Flash player by Adobe and is targeted towards mobile and embedded market.
Calsoft already offers a standalone version of Flash Lire 3 player that can be used for user interface (UI) as well as games and applications. The Flash Lite plug-in will facilitate users to view sites such as youtube.com using Internet Explorer on Windows CE devices. The plug-in will play Flash 9 content as long as it is written using Action script.
Microsoft’s Windows CE operating system is used with a wide range of devices such as netbooks, kiosks, networked media and consumer electronic devices.
"In the absence of Flash player, users were restricted in the amount of web content they could browse on Windows CE devices", said Anand Joshi, Director of Mobile and Embedded Division at Calsoft.
"This port allows users to access a wide range of rich content on the web and experience web to the fullest, Due to portable architecture of Flash Lite 3, it is possible to create a plug-in on a very tight schedule to meet market requirements". The port is available immediately and will start shipping in production devices in Q2/2009.
Via glgroup, GLG has posted a analysis bout Adobe’s Flash Lite Vs. Microsoft’s Silverlight.
Adobe’s Flash player is pervasive. It is used by more than 95% of the internet sites. The Flash player can be downloaded over an internet connection on PC. The mobile version of Flash is called Flashlite. Flashlite was derived from Flash. The key drawback of Flashlite are:
1. It cannot be downloaded or updated over the air like the PC version.
2. Higher memory footprint.
3. Performance.
4. Integration with device functions such as location, sending SMS, agenda and contact book.
Adobe is now demonstrating downloadable flashlite player on Symbian platform. But, due to mobile devie platform fragmentation, it will take Adobe a large effort and time to penetrate large number of mobile devices and overcome above drawbacks.
Microsoft’s Silverlight product is more of a "me too" product that tries to replace Flashlite. So far, it has failed to gain any traction either on PC or mobile devices. Microsoft has decided to support Flashlite player on Windows Mobile. Their effort and traction lags Adobe and it is not clear if Silverlight will ever catchup to Flash.
Flash Lite Developer’s Library version 1.3 introduces step-by-step instructions for using the Forum Nokia Flash Packaging Tool to package your application for distribution on mobile devices. The tool supports the S60 SIS and Series 40 NFL package formats. For a complete list of updates, see the Change history section of the library.
LG released a Flash Lite UI, the user interface is very intuitive that users will want to explore and master all of the functions and features of the LG KP500. The UI allows users to access menus easily and shift around other menus simply and quickly with just one touch. The following is the video:
