by Simon Ng on August 10, 2010
I have just tried out the Frash hack that we have covered yesterday. As you can learn from the version number (i.e. 0.0.2), the hack is still under testing. But it does work as promised and lets you view Flash-based content (e.g. banner) on most websites.
If you want to be an early adopter of [...]
by Simon Ng on August 9, 2010
A month ago, we covered a hack known as “Frash” that allows users to run Flash on iPad. Now, folks at Grant Pannell has ported the hack to iPhone.
Originally, Frash is developed by comex, the iPhone developer behind Spirit and JailbreakMe. The name ‘Frash’ is an abbreviation for Adobe Flash for Android Runtime. Comex [...]
by Gaurav on July 7, 2010
If you have been holding back on buying an iPad just because it does not offer Flash support, there’s good news for you. Comex – a popular iPhone community hacker responsible for the iPad “Spirit” jailbreak, has developed an iPad port of Adobe’s Flash runtime for Android. The application is codenamed Frash and is capable [...]
by Gaurav on June 3, 2010
Steve Jobs might have ruled out the possibility of running Adobe Flash on the iPhone or iPad but it seems that the folks at Smokescreen have other ideas. Developed by Chris Smoak, Smokescreen runs entirely in the browser and is a new open-source project aimed at converting Flash to HTML5/Javascript.
Smokescreen is a fantastic workaround for people [...]
by Gaurav on April 30, 2010
Steve Jobs recently posted an open letter explaining why he believes that Adobe Flash is not a good fit for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. In frank and hard hitting words, the Apple top boss points out the shortcomings of Flash and the reasons why Flash is a wrong choice for mobile devices. He also [...]
by Simon Ng on October 8, 2009
It’s a good news for Flash developer. It’s a bad news for those iPhone users anticipating the Flash support on iPhone.
At the annual MAX conference held on Oct 5, Adobe announced the upcoming release of Flash Professional CS5. What’s great about the announcement is developer can use Flash technology and action script to develop iPhone [...]
by Simon Ng on February 2, 2009
Other than the copy & paste feature, Flash on iPhone is another demanding request from iPhone users. Today, Adobe finally shed light on the development of Flash on iPhone in a Bloomberg Television interview from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Adobe and Apple is now working together to bring Flash to iPhone.
“It’s a [...]
by Simon Ng on December 21, 2008
When you browse web page with embedded YouTube video using iPhone’s Safari, do you ever see a little blue cube (shown on your right)? Yes, the mobile Safari is not capable to play Flash, as well as, Flash video. So, when you come across any web page with flash video (e.g. YouTube video), Safari doesn’t [...]