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Flash Lite 3.1 Now Available 30 June 2009 at 5:22 pm by admin


Android phone users have a nice surprise coming to them-in the form of Flash. Bsquare Corporation is putting the finishing touches on Flash Lite 3.1, and porting it to ARM-based phones. The player will enable Android phone users to play videos, and enjoy other websites that require Flash Player. Because it’s “Lite,” however, the player will not have the same capability that your computer does when encountering Flash features.

Flash, the multimedia platform designed by Adobe, is standard-fare on most websites. Flash 10 is the most current Flash player designed by Adobe. On mobile devices, however, Flash capabilities through the new Flash Lite 3 will be able to render websites up to Flash 8.

Bsquare, identifying themselves as “the mobile and embedded systems experts,” has development-stage partnerships with software producers and device designers. They assist these larger firms, firms like Microsoft and Adobe, in creating and implementing mobile technology.

+ As Windows 7 Launches, MAP Prepares the Way By admin 22 June 2009 at 5:15 pm and have No Comments


As of right now, Microsoft has completed the plans for a Windows 7 overhaul. Although the official release date for the Microsoft’s new operating system is a few months in the offing (October 22), marketing execs at Microsoft thought it prudent to release the beta version of the upgrade software prior to the official launch. The move will allegedly bring in bulk orders prior to the official launch date, as well as boost excitement for the new OS.

The upgrade software, found at Microsoft’s TechNet site, is better known as MAP: Microsoft Assessment and Planning toolkit. Essentially, the tool gives anyone from a small business owner to a corporate network administrator the ability to determine and plan for system upgrades.

Although the toolkit is still in its beta version, a new version will come out soon. Microsoft has set hopes high for Windows 7, and the MAP toolkit should advance hopes and drive sales.