The Google Chrome beta web browser for Android is fast, powerful, and offers some nifty features such as the ability to synchronize your bookmarks and currently open browser tabs across multiple devices. But one thing it doesn’t support is Adobe Flash. If you want to view a Flash video or play a Flash game, you’ll have to switch web browsers. A new free app called… Read more »

Adobe has released Flash Player 11 for Windows, Mac, and Android. While desktop computer users get new “Stage 3D” hardware accelerated 2D and 3D graphics for rendering that’s up to 1000 times faster than Flash Player 10, mobile users will have to wait a little longer for those features. Stage 3D for Android, iOS, and BlackBerry Tablet OS will be available “in an upcoming release.” That said,… Read more »

The Skyfire web browser for iOS offers an alternative to Safari which features social sharing features and easy access to web video — even Flash video. That’s unusual, because the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad don’t actually support Adobe Flash. But Skyfire gets around that little problem by using a remote server to convert Flash into a format your device can handle and streaming it to… Read more »

Adobe has pushed out an updated version of Flash Player 10.2 for Google Android. The latest version is Flash Player 10.2.157.51 and it includes a few bug fixes and security enhancements for all users running Android 2.2 and up. But the biggest improvements are for users with tablets running Google Android 3.0.1 Honeycomb. For Honeycomb, the latest version of Flash Player offers hardware accelerated video… Read more »

Firefox Mobile has been getting better with each release, but the latest version is still technically just a “release candidate.” Now Computer World reports that Mozilla plans to launch the full version of Firefox Mobile within the next few days. There may be a few bug fixes included, but essentially it will be the same app as the release candidate which has been available from… Read more »

Opera has released updated versions of its mobile browsers smartphones. Opera Mobile 11  is available for Android, Symbian, and MeeGo, while Opera Mini 6 supports BlackBerry as well. So what’s new in Opera Mobile 11 and Mini 6… and why does the company offer two browsers? In a nutshell, Opera Mobile is a full-featured browser with its own rendering engine and support for JavaScript, HTMl5…. Read more »

Adobe may have announced this morning that Flash Player 10.2 for Google Android won’t be available for another week, but that hasn’t stopped a handful of people from downloading and installing it today. A leaked copy is making the rounds and it apparently works on devices running Google Android 2.3 or Android 3.0. Your results with other versions of Android may vary. It should go… Read more »

Adobe has announced that Flash Player 10.2 will be available for Android tablets starting on Friday, March 18th. Flash Player 10.2 will also ultimately be available for smartphones and tablets running Android 2.2 and 2.3, but the Motorola XOOM with Android 3.0.1 Honeycomb will be the first officially supported device. For devices running Google Android 3.0.1 and up, Flash Player 10.2 will support hardware acceleration… Read more »

Apple iOS devices don’t support Adobe Flash. But Adobe wants developers to use Flash to write apps for the web as well as mobile apps for Android and other platforms that can support the technology. So Adobe has been coming up with ways for developers to convert Flash apps into iPhone-friendly formats. The latest tool is called Wallaby and it can convert Flash apps to… Read more »

Skyfire has launched an updated version of its mobile web browser for the iPhone. Skyfire 3.0 for iOS is now available from the App Store for $2.99. The biggest change in version 3.0 is probably the app’s tight Facebook integration. You can use the integrated Facebook features to quickly access your Facebook feed or profile data without loading a new web site. There’s also a… Read more »