First look: Adobe Edge promises Flash-style animation with HTML5

Adobe's new Web development tool, Edge, aims to offer the same dynamic motion as Flash, but in the industry standard HTML5 format compatible with the iPhone and iPad.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 78

Preview of Adobe Edge HTML5 creation tool now available for free

Adobe on Monday released the first public preview of Adobe Edge, its new HTML5 Web motion and interaction design tool that offers animation similar to Flash, but built on standards like HTML, JavaScript and CSS.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 22

HTML5 performance in Apple's iOS 5 tops Windows Phone 'Mango'

Though Microsoft has touted its forthcoming update to Windows Phone 7, codenamed "Mango," as having better HTML5 performance than Apple's iPhone, new tests run using an iPhone 4 with the iOS 5 beta outpace the Windows Phone results.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 51

Microsoft announces H.264 support for Google's Chrome

In an effort to resolve "uncertainty around video on the web" using HTML5, Microsoft has announced a new plugin for Google's Chrome browser that adds back support for H.264 video playback, blunting Google's attempt to gain traction for WebM.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 73

Apple revamps its public website using HTML5

Apple has relaunched its entire website with a new design using HTML5, adding a darker, glossy navigation bar and speedy new animated page layouts for Mac and iPod pages.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 86

Google drops support for H.264 video in Chrome to push WebM

Google has announced the intention to remove support for H.264 video playback from its Crome browser to "enable open innovation," yet still apparently plans to promote Adobe Flash.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 334

Apple positions iAd Producer as Adobe Flash alternative

Apple has released iAd Producer, a new tool for designing interactive "rich media ads" using web standards for distribution through its iAd network within iOS apps, in a direct blow to Adobe's Flash developer tools, the current standard among many web and mobile ad designers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 102

Adobe Flash contributes largest number of security patches in Apple's Mac OS X 10.6.5

Apple has detailed the security issues patched by Mac OS X 10.6.5 and the corresponding Security Update 2010-007 for Mac OS X 10.5, indicating that more than half of the security vulnerabilities in Mac OS X actually affect the Adobe Flash plugin and X11.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 25

Briefly: Windows Phone 7 US launch, Mac OS X 10.6.5 beta, Adobe Flash defended

Monday's U.S. launch of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 was mixed, with some stores selling out and others selling just a handful of units. Apple has released another Mac OS X 10.6.5 beta, and Adobe's CTO defended Flash battery performance, claiming that the test was flawed and that Apple is inciting "negative campaigning" against Flash.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 120

Flash-converting iPhone Skyfire browser to be released in 'batches'

After initial demand for the Skyfire for iPhone app, a browser that converts Flash videos, overwhelmed the company's servers, Skyfire has announced that it will release the app in 'batches.'

Josh Ong 15 years ago 24

Dropping Adobe Flash boosts Apple's MacBook Air battery life by 2 hours

Apple has stopped bundling Adobe Flash on new Macs, ostensibly so users could obtain the latest, secure version themselves, but vastly increased battery life seems to be another leading reason.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 94

Briefly: AT&T objection, Skyfire sold-out, PayPal vulnerability

AT&T issued a statement Wednesday refuting T-Mobile's claim to "America's largest 4G network." The Skyfire browser iOS app, which converts Flash video to HTML5, "sold-out" after just 5 hours of availability, and a security flaw in the PayPal iPhone app could let hackers intercept user passwords.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 45

W3C publishes 'extremely silly' HTML5 test results suggesting win for Internet Explorer 9

A preview version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser engine passed more elements of a web standards test than a random selection of other browsers in the Worldwide Web Consortium's "vastly incomplete" HTML5 test suite, creating a news story that W3C members decried as "incorrect information" based on a "rather buggy test results page."

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 31

Brightcove adds support HTTP Live Streaming for Apple iOS devices

Internet video host Brightcove, among the first to begin supporting iPhone-compatible H.264 video and HTML5, is now moving to support Apple's open HTTP Live Streaming format as well, hammering another nail into the coffin of Adobe Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 20

Steve Jobs: iTunes LP, Extra coming to iOS Apple TV

After its transition into an iOS device, Apple TV lost the ability to display iTunes LP and Extras, but support is on the way according to an email attributed to Apple's chief executive.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 14

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