Jul 26

Adobe Flash works on Jelly Bean still with a little bit of work

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Adobe called it quits on Flash for mobile devices in fall last year, and htis happened before Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was released. Well, Adobe knows that you cannot simply ask folks to quit things cold turkey, so they gave users time to acclimatize to the lack of Flash, and has also extended this grace period of official support to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Several minor bugfixes and security updates were introduces in between, but upon news of Google rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Adobe has officially announced that they will no longer support Flash on the mobile platform with Jelly Bean around.

Still, some enterprising minds have decided that there is nothing which will stop them from using Flash on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, so those with programming know how have fiddled around so that you can enjoy Flash even on Jelly Bean. Of course, the due process is not that simple, but you will require a browser which supports Adobe’s plugin. What do you think?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Adobe to discontinue supporting Flash on Android 4.1, Adobe Flash 11.3 released, have you updated it yet?,

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Jul 12

NBC’s 2012 London Olympics second screen and streaming apps for Android and iOS launch today

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NBC's 2012 London Olympics apps for Android and iOS are now available

NBC mentioned it would deliver two complementary mobile apps for its extensive London Olympics coverage and now they have arrived. Available for Android phones and tablets as well as the iPhone and iPad, they’re built on Adobe technology to deliver the information and live streaming video, as well as handle the TV Everywhere authentication with the cable providers that’s necessary to view all of the content. The NBC Olympics Live Companion is specifically designed to operate as a second screen for users to pull up stats and extra info on while they watch TV, and the NBC Olympics Live Extra app delivers video of every event streaming live to users wherever they are. It supports multiple camera angles, social features like the Facebook tie-ins NBC announced yesterday and users can even switch between the two apps at will.

Check after the break for a quick video preview of some of the technology at work, and if you’re planning to tune into the games, hit NBC’s Olympics site now to sign in and authenticate so once the Opening Ceremony kicks off, all you’ll have to do is press play.

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NBC’s 2012 London Olympics second screen and streaming apps for Android and iOS launch today originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 29

Adobe Gamifies Photoshop To Make Mastering Pixel Pushing Fun [Photoshop]

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The best way to ensure that professionals are using your software is to get users hooked when they’re young. That’s why most software packages have an educational discount, and why Adobe has just introduced a plugin that turns learning Photoshop into a game. More »

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Jun 29

Adobe: No Jelly Bean Flash, Flash Player pulled altogether August 15

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean devices will not get official Flash support, Adobe has confirmed, with the company pulling Flash from the Google Play store altogether after August 15. The decision, which follows Adobe’s move to adopt HTML5 for mobile platforms rather than Flash last year, also means that updates to Flash Mobile on Android devices will become more sporadic.

“Beginning August 15th we will use the configuration settings in the Google Play Store to limit continued access to Flash Player updates to only those devices that have Flash Player already installed” Adobe said in a statement. As for handsets like the Galaxy Nexus, which currently support Flash on Ice Cream Sandwich but which are expected to get a Jelly Bean upgrade in mid-July, Adobe warns that the change in OS might prompt instabilities.

“If a device is upgraded from Android 4.0 to Android 4.1, the current version of Flash Player may exhibit unpredictable behavior, as it is not certified for use with Android 4.1.  Future updates to Flash Player will not work” Adobe says. “We recommend uninstalling Flash Player on devices which have been upgraded to Android 4.1.”

Having long argued with mobile device manufacturers – particularly Apple – that Flash was relevant for smartphone and tablet users, Adobe conceded defeat in November last year. ““Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores” the company announced. “We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations.”

Ice Cream Sandwich was the last Android OS version to receive a certified Flash Player installation, and as devices gradually migrate to Jelly Bean the framework will shrink in relevance.


Adobe: No Jelly Bean Flash, Flash Player pulled altogether August 15 is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Jun 29

Adobe to discontinue supporting Flash on Android 4.1

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In February this year, Adobe announced that it will no longer develop further versions of its Flash Player for mobile browsers, and said that the beta version of Chrome for Android will no longer be supported. However, the company added that its Flash Player will continue to run on the stock Android browser. Today, Adobe is announcing that there will be no certified implementations of Flash Player on Android 4.1 a.k.a. Jelly Bean. Adobe added that beginning August 15, it will stop new installations of Flash from Google Play. However, security updates and other vital patches will continue for its existing Flash users.

Adobe added that the easiest way to ensure ongoing access to Flash Player on Android 4.0 and previous versions of the platform is to use certified devices that have Flash Player installed on them by the manufacturer. Android users running uncertified Android 4.0 or earlier devices will have until August 15 to get the Flash Player. “If a device is upgraded from Android 4.0 to Android 4.1, the current version of Flash Player may exhibit unpredictable behavior, as it is not certified for use with Android 4.1. Future updates to Flash Player will not work.  We recommend uninstalling Flash Player on devices which have been upgraded to Android 4.1,” Adobe added.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Adobe Flash 11.3 released, have you updated it yet?, No Flash for Chrome for Android Beta,

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Jun 28

Adobe confirms it won’t support Flash on Android 4.1, stops new Flash installs from Google Play on August 15th

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Adobe was very public about dropping mobile Flash last fall. In case that wasn’t clear enough, the developer just drew a line in the sand: Android 4.1 doesn’t, and won’t ever, get certification for Flash. The company is stopping short of saying that Flash won’t run, but it’s evident that Adobe won’t help you if the web browser plugin doesn’t install (or breaks in spectacular fashion) on that Nexus 7. Just to underscore the point, the firm is also halting new installations of Flash from Google Play as of August 15th. Security updates and other vital patches will continue on for existing users. Any fresh downloads after that fateful day, however, will have to come from Adobe’s mausoleum for old versions. The company had already said that HTML5 was the way forward on phones and tablets — now we know just how quickly it’s backing up that claim.

Adobe confirms it won’t support Flash on Android 4.1, stops new Flash installs from Google Play on August 15th originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 26

Adobe Lightroom 4 floats into the Creative Cloud

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Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom 4 has joined the Adobe Creative Cloud, meaning users of the subscription-based software rental service can now add the tool to their portfolio. Released to the Mac App Store last month as a standalone purchase for $149, Lightroom 4′s addition to Creative Cloud means you could be using it today for as little as $29.99 per month.

That’s if you’re already a CS3, CS4, CS5 or CS5.5 individual customer; for everyone else, membership of Creative Cloud is priced at $49.99 per month based on an annual contract, or $74.99 on a month-to-month basis. Your money also gets you access to all the Creative Suite 6 apps, including Photoshop CS6 Extended and Premiere Pro CS6.

Creative Cloud also works as a cloud backup and sync service, with 20GB of space included in each membership. That can be accessed from the desktop, from mobile devices, and through a browser-based login for offsite work, and there’s the option to host up to five sites too.

If the price doesn’t appeal, then, the synchronization tools might sway you over to the cloud option instead. Adobe promises to continue adding to its subscription service, which already includes Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Muse.

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Adobe Lightroom 4 floats into the Creative Cloud is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Jun 26

Lightroom 4 finally floats into Adobe’s Creative Cloud

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Lightroom 4 finally floats into Adobe's Creative Cloud

Adobe’s primary tool for tweaking and organizing photos was always destined to be part of the Creative Cloud offering, but for whatever reason it didn’t make it in time for launch. As of today though, Lightroom 4 is available to download on PC or 64-bit Mac (or both, since you’re allowed multiple installations) as part of a CS6 monthly license. The additional title may not be enough to sway cloud doubters, but even they can’t dispute that the subscription approach now delivers more software than the full-on $2599 shrink-wrapped Master Collection.

Lightroom 4 finally floats into Adobe’s Creative Cloud originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oct 31

Adobe Carousel Will Struggle Against Free Photo Stream

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Overpriced and underpowered, Carousel v1 fails to compete with Photo Stream

Adobe has released Carousel, a suite of multi-platform apps that let you share and edit your photographs on any device you on, seamlessly. If it sounds familiar, that’s because its a lot like a pro version of Apple Photo Stream.

Carousel runs on iOS devices, as well as the Mac, with Android and Windows versions on the way. Any photo you add on any platform will be almost instantly mirrored. Edited photos are re-uploaded and then re-synced across devices.

Editing is simple and straightforward. Whilst it’s not the Lightroom Lite we were hoping for, you do get a small subset of Lightroom’s editing tools. And these are nicely organized. You can adjust a slider to change white balance, for example, but when you hit the little arrow next to the slider, you get the option to adjust temperature and tint separately.

It’s well put together for a 1.0, and does one thing that Apple’s Photo Stream can’t: delete photos.

However, it has a lot of barriers to use. First is that it costs $6 per month (there’s a free 30-day trial), compared to the free Photo Stream. Second, you have to manually add pictures to the Carousel library. Third, it’s currently JPG-only, so no PNG screenshots and no RAW files (Photo Stream does both).

Complete integration is perhaps Photo Stream’s biggest strength. Any app that can write to the camera roll automatically joins the game (even Carousel, ironically). Apple’s pro apps (I’m looking at you, Aperture) are crowded and nard to use, but when it comes to making the simple stuff easy, it’s hard for others to match the convenience.

Carousel is available now in the Mac and iTunes App Stores.

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Oct 26

Adobe Air-based Xdrive Desktop Lite Launches

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This article was written on February 25, 2008 by CyberNet.

Adobe AIR 1.0 has officially shipped and now we’re already starting to see applications built with the new platform. One such application is AOL’s Xdrive Desktop Lite. It was designed for uploading and downloading files from AOL’s Xdrive storage solution.  As a quick reminder, Xdrive is a service that allows users to store (for free) 5GB worth of data. It’s particularly useful for Windows users who can install Xdrive as a virtual hard drive and ends up being a backup solution.  The new Xdrive Desktop Lite works for Windows users but also Mac users now for the first time.

Xdrive Desktop Lite Features

  • Queue multiple files/folders for simultaneous upload and download
  • Easy-to-use file organization tools to create, move, and rename your folders
  • Preview of supported media files on the fly with built-in players
  • Browse files and your desktop, hard drive, or USB device, not just your Xdrive account
  • Drag-and-drop uploading

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If you’d like to try Xdrive Desktop Lite, you’ll need to do the following:

  • Install Adobe Air (get it here)
  • Install Xdrive Desktop Lite and launch it (get it here)
  • Login to Xdrive Desktop Lite (using a AOL or AIM screen name) and begin using it

We’re excited about Xdrive Desktop Lite, especially because Windows Live SkyDrive which launched last week wasn’t all that we expected it to be. While they offer 5GB of storage like AOL does, Microsoft didn’t integrate it into Windows as well as they could have. AOL’s solution isn’t perfect, but with Adobe Air behind it now, the application looks great which is always a plus. And with competitors like omnidrive, mozy, box.net, and SkyDrive, AOL needed something to set themselves apart from the others. For those who need more space, AOL offers 50GB of storage for $9.95 per month or $99.50 for the year.

Eventually AOL intends to say “adios” to the PC only desktop version and stick with an application built with Adobe’s Air platform.

Source: Download Squad

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