Tag: flash

News Round Up 7/15: Old OS’s Don’t Die, UK Apple Pay, iBook Author, More Flash Exploits, Comic Con Trailers

You Released An Update For WHAT? When an OS gets an update 22 years after its release, you’re right to assume that it’s some weird...
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Google Starts Labelling Flash Sites In Mobile Search Results

Though Flash has been on the decline for quite some time, more than a few websites still use the platform to power their content. Since...
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Apple Blocking Old Versions Of Flash After Another Security Exploit

Apple is blocking older version of Flash on Mac OS X after yet another security exploit has been exposed for the plug-in. Users running old versions...
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August 15th Marks The End Of Life For Flash On Android

Flash has long been a point of contention for many people. On the desktop, it is generally considered ubiquitous, but it isn’t exactly beloved. On...
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Safari 5.1.7 Blocks Old Versions Of Adobe Flash

Apple dropped a new version of Safari on us yesterday with the release of OS X 10.7.4, and with it, closed the door on old...
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Former Apple employee flawlessly streams Flash to iPad

Everyone knows that Apple and Flash don’t go together like peanut butter and jelly. After all, the once dominant software bundle from Adobe is gradually...
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World’s tiniest 16 GB flash chip is the size of a penny

Flash memory is becoming more and more important as speed, size, and power take center stage and pure storage capacity takes a back seat. Phones...
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Apple buys Anobit for a cool $500 million

Apple has purchased Israeli flash memory technology company Anobit for a reported $500 million. It marks the largest acquisition Apple has made since acquiring NeXT...
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Adobe ceases development on mobile Flash, likely because it sucks

I hate to say “I told you so,” but… Adobe has let their partners know that they will no longer be developing their Flash technology...
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Adobe promises console-quality games for the web

Adobe, desperate to say their multimedia products are on the iPhone, are telling the world that they’ll be bringing console-level gaming to iOS with Air...
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Microsoft’s Metro says “no” to Flash

I can’t decide whether I’m surprised or not: Microsoft has announced that Metro, their front-end for the upcoming Windows 8, will not support plug-ins for...
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Even fake Flash wants to do dirty things to your Mac

There are many reasons to not install Flash, but there may be an even bigger reason to not install fake-Flash — a Trojan, and not...
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Another day, another Flash vulnerability

  Oh Flash, you make it too easy to laugh at you. If you have Flash 10.3 installed, and God knows why you would, you...
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Adobe CEO deflects criticism about poor flash performance on Android, reframes Apple argument as “business model” issue

Recently Walt Mossberg sat down with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to discuss Flash and the animosity between Adobe and Apple for All Things D. Steve...
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Hype aims to change the way animated content is created for the web

As some of you may know, when I’m not writing for Macgasm, I’m designing websites for people and companies all over the world. As a...
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Adobe Flash 10.3 released, moves into System Preferences

Adobe has released version 10.3 of Flash, after being in public beta for 6 weeks. The new download — clocking in at just 6.1MB —...
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Adobe announces CS 5.5, with updates to Flash, HTML5, publishing tools and subscription pricing

This morning, Adobe announced an update to its Creative Suite family of products. The new collection, named CS 5.5, marks a shift in Adobe’s strategy...
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Adobe releases Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tool on Adobe Labs

Flash developers may have a little extra bounce in their step today. They might not be hovering around town, but they’re certainly feeling a little...
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