http://news.softpedia.com/news/Adobe-Points-Fingers-Blame-Apple-for-Lack-of-iPhone-Flash-125920.shtml
By Filip Truta
3rd of November 2009
Apple has long denied the presence of Flash on its iPhone and iPod touch, accusing battery drainage and other issues. Adobe, for its part, strove to prove that was not exactly the case, and recently announced that the upcoming Flash CS5 Professional would allow developers to write applications in Flash that were then compiled to run on the iPhone.
Nevertheless, the door to the iPhone’s resources remains locked, with Apple refusing to have Flash on the iPhone via an SDK clause. Seeing that Apple simply won’t barge, Adobe Systems, the maker of Flash, has decided to become a tad more vocal about the issue.
Previously, when a user would try to access a flash-based video on their iPhone, a message saying, “To view this content upgrade your browser and flash plug-in” would appear. Now, by visiting the iPhone version of Adobe’s Flash download page bears the following message (screenshot also available above, courtesy of geardiary.com):
“Apple restricts use of technologies required by products like Flash Player. Until Apple eliminates these restrictions, Adobe cannot provide Flash Player for the iPhone or iPod touch.”
As noted above, at Adobe’s worldwide developer conference (Adobe MAX), the Flash maker announced that Adobe Flash Professional CS5 would enable developers to create rich, interactive applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. The company showcased a series of new iPhone applications built using a beta version of Flash Professional CS5. The software is expected to include a new text engine for creative freedom and control with text, enhanced capabilities for team collaboration on projects, pre-built code snippets for rapidly adding interactivity, and integration with Adobe Flash Builder for advanced ActionScript editing.
Adobe also offered a sneak peek into how developers could use Flash Professional CS5 to export applications for the iPhone, during the MAX keynote presentation. The company thus revealed that, not only would developers be able to create native iPhone apps from the ground up using Flash, but that existing IPs could be ported as well.
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No Adobe Flash in the iPod? That will be a sad news for Adobe Flash users.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Black Friday Deals 2009 Best Buy: Best Buy Brings Back VIP Contest for 2009 Black Friday
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2369116/black_friday_deals_2009_best_buy_best.html
by Meg C.
Black Friday deals in 2009 at Best Buy are sure to please. Many anticipate that Black Friday deals in 2009 at Best Buy will be some of Best Buy's best deals in a long time. Lucky for consumers, Best Buy has gotten into holiday cheer early this year, offering a variety of early Black Friday deals.
Why are Black Friday deals so important this year? For starters, unemployment is over 10% for the first time in over 20 years. Consumers are feeling the pinch and have noticed that their dollar doesn't go quite as far as it used to. People are more cognizant of what they are spending, and are more apt to save money because of fear of the unknown. Retailers such as Best Buy need to entice these consumers to let go of their money.
What type of Black Friday deals do I expect to see at Best Buy during the 2009 holiday season? I expect to see stellar deals on TVs, computers, laptops, and various other electronics. I would like to see a 32 gb iPod Touch for under $150, but that may be nothing more than just a dream.
A leaked Office Max Black Friday ad pointed to an ACER netbook for under $149.99. Although Office Max had the leaked ad pulled, and the deal may not have been official, I expect retailers like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and Office Depot to offer great deals on small portable netbooks. Consumers should look for deals on the HP Mini as well as the ACER family of computers and jump on them.
2009 will also most likely be the year of the TV. Expect to see 42" TVs slightly below the $500 mark. In fact, Best Buy recently offered a 42" TV for $498.99.
Another Black Friday tradition for Best Buy that will continue for the 2009 holiday season is the Black Friday VIP contest. Simply write an essay about why you love Black Friday and you could win a $1,000 Best Buy gift card and get escorted to your local Best Buy on Black Friday. You will get priority seating, and have early access to all the goodies in the store. If you won this, it would be the best Black Friday deal you would ever imagine.
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Black Friday is so near. I hope my relatives would remember to send me an Ipod. That will be a bonus Christmas gift for a music lover like me.
by Meg C.
Black Friday deals in 2009 at Best Buy are sure to please. Many anticipate that Black Friday deals in 2009 at Best Buy will be some of Best Buy's best deals in a long time. Lucky for consumers, Best Buy has gotten into holiday cheer early this year, offering a variety of early Black Friday deals.
Why are Black Friday deals so important this year? For starters, unemployment is over 10% for the first time in over 20 years. Consumers are feeling the pinch and have noticed that their dollar doesn't go quite as far as it used to. People are more cognizant of what they are spending, and are more apt to save money because of fear of the unknown. Retailers such as Best Buy need to entice these consumers to let go of their money.
What type of Black Friday deals do I expect to see at Best Buy during the 2009 holiday season? I expect to see stellar deals on TVs, computers, laptops, and various other electronics. I would like to see a 32 gb iPod Touch for under $150, but that may be nothing more than just a dream.
A leaked Office Max Black Friday ad pointed to an ACER netbook for under $149.99. Although Office Max had the leaked ad pulled, and the deal may not have been official, I expect retailers like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and Office Depot to offer great deals on small portable netbooks. Consumers should look for deals on the HP Mini as well as the ACER family of computers and jump on them.
2009 will also most likely be the year of the TV. Expect to see 42" TVs slightly below the $500 mark. In fact, Best Buy recently offered a 42" TV for $498.99.
Another Black Friday tradition for Best Buy that will continue for the 2009 holiday season is the Black Friday VIP contest. Simply write an essay about why you love Black Friday and you could win a $1,000 Best Buy gift card and get escorted to your local Best Buy on Black Friday. You will get priority seating, and have early access to all the goodies in the store. If you won this, it would be the best Black Friday deal you would ever imagine.
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Black Friday is so near. I hope my relatives would remember to send me an Ipod. That will be a bonus Christmas gift for a music lover like me.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!! Coming to iPhone and iPod Touch this Holiday: Touch-friendly puzzle game featuring Dead Santa makes its way to pockets everywhere this Christmas
http://wireless.ign.com/articles/104/1044615p1.html
Legendo Entertainment and Innogiant today announced that Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!!, an original falling-block puzzle game wrapped up in the adventures of wacky spirit wardens Becky and Tim, is planned for release on the iTunes App Store this Holiday season.
Developed by the handheld specialists at newly founded Innogiant, Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!!, will have players traveling the world, capturing runaway spirits in various fun and exciting game modes designed for puzzle fanatics and casual players alike.
Having fallen asleep on their watch and lost the Spookies, Becky and Tim are banished and risk losing their spirit warden jobs unless they manage to recapture these pesky ghosts. The unfortunate duo must search haunted locations on Earth to track down the Spookies including the Sphinx of Egypt, a Haunted House in England and an abandoned crypt in Finland featuring none other than Dead Santa himself.
Jani Nurminen, Lead Engineer at Innogiant said, "We've had a lot of fun reworking Spooky Spirits into a pocket version, even though it's been a little scary at times as we've spent many nights in the dark, optimizing the original code so that it takes full advantage of the iPhone and iPod Touch."
Bjorn Larsson, Executive Producer at Legendo Entertainment, noted, "Innogiant managed to include every single Spookie from the original game! There must be at least half a million of them hiding in there now — an amazing feat for a nifty little device such as the iPhone! If everyone helps catching the Spookies, we can make the world a better place by stopping them from haunting innocent people."
Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!! offers a unique twist on the classic falling block and "match-2" gameplay format. In the game, players build and expand stacks of Spookies in any direction and in any amount.
Three Game Modes:
* In the Panic Mode, players must clear each level by catching an appropriate amount of Spookies before the screen overfills.
* Puzzle Mode is a relaxed mode with no stress – players must outsmart the Spookies' clever puzzles and beat them in their own game using only a limited number of blocks.
* Eternity Mode is a Tetris-inspired exhaust mode that just keeps going for as long as players can keep at it or reach the max-score of 9,999,999 points (that's A LOT of Spookies to catch!).
Touch Controls:
* Swipe the screen to control the game, left and right selects blocks, up swaps them and down drops them!
Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!! will be available on the iTunes App Store in time for Christmas and will be appropriate for players of all ages.
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Dead Santa claus in your Ipod? You will not like that if you're a kid. Who's going to deliver gifts to kids? Good thing it's only in the game.
Legendo Entertainment and Innogiant today announced that Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!!, an original falling-block puzzle game wrapped up in the adventures of wacky spirit wardens Becky and Tim, is planned for release on the iTunes App Store this Holiday season.
Developed by the handheld specialists at newly founded Innogiant, Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!!, will have players traveling the world, capturing runaway spirits in various fun and exciting game modes designed for puzzle fanatics and casual players alike.
Having fallen asleep on their watch and lost the Spookies, Becky and Tim are banished and risk losing their spirit warden jobs unless they manage to recapture these pesky ghosts. The unfortunate duo must search haunted locations on Earth to track down the Spookies including the Sphinx of Egypt, a Haunted House in England and an abandoned crypt in Finland featuring none other than Dead Santa himself.
Jani Nurminen, Lead Engineer at Innogiant said, "We've had a lot of fun reworking Spooky Spirits into a pocket version, even though it's been a little scary at times as we've spent many nights in the dark, optimizing the original code so that it takes full advantage of the iPhone and iPod Touch."
Bjorn Larsson, Executive Producer at Legendo Entertainment, noted, "Innogiant managed to include every single Spookie from the original game! There must be at least half a million of them hiding in there now — an amazing feat for a nifty little device such as the iPhone! If everyone helps catching the Spookies, we can make the world a better place by stopping them from haunting innocent people."
Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!! offers a unique twist on the classic falling block and "match-2" gameplay format. In the game, players build and expand stacks of Spookies in any direction and in any amount.
Three Game Modes:
* In the Panic Mode, players must clear each level by catching an appropriate amount of Spookies before the screen overfills.
* Puzzle Mode is a relaxed mode with no stress – players must outsmart the Spookies' clever puzzles and beat them in their own game using only a limited number of blocks.
* Eternity Mode is a Tetris-inspired exhaust mode that just keeps going for as long as players can keep at it or reach the max-score of 9,999,999 points (that's A LOT of Spookies to catch!).
Touch Controls:
* Swipe the screen to control the game, left and right selects blocks, up swaps them and down drops them!
Spooky Spirits: Puzzle Drop!! will be available on the iTunes App Store in time for Christmas and will be appropriate for players of all ages.
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Dead Santa claus in your Ipod? You will not like that if you're a kid. Who's going to deliver gifts to kids? Good thing it's only in the game.
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