One of the barriers to entry for ARM-based Netbooks appears to have been lifted - ARM say they have optimised Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on ARM-powered devices.
The work is part of the Open Screen Project, writes David Manners, which is an industry group with nearly 50 participants working together to deliver a consistent runtime environment across mobile phones, desktops and other consumer electronic devices.
The key point appears to be that Adobe Flash Player on ARM-powered devices will give consumers access to virtually all Web content everywhere, states ARM.
Intel has previously maintained - rather improbably - that the Web is geared for x86 devices. Tell that to users of Apple's iPhone 3GS.
The work is part of the Open Screen Project, writes David Manners, which is an industry group with nearly 50 participants working together to deliver a consistent runtime environment across mobile phones, desktops and other consumer electronic devices.
The key point appears to be that Adobe Flash Player on ARM-powered devices will give consumers access to virtually all Web content everywhere, states ARM.
Intel has previously maintained - rather improbably - that the Web is geared for x86 devices. Tell that to users of Apple's iPhone 3GS.
"With ARM as the leading platform provider for smartphones, it's clear that there is a strong opportunity to extend the architecture to other, fast-growing device categories", says David Wadhwani, general manager and vp, Platform Business Unit at Adobe.
"The close collaboration between ARM and Adobe ensures that users will be able to experience uncompromised browsing of rich applications, content and HD video across smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, televisions and many other Internet connected devices in the future."
"By bringing the full Flash Player to the broad range of ARM Cortex-A powered devices, consumers will experience uncompromised Web browsing of rich applications, content, and high definition video across a broad range of devices, from PCs and smartphones to digital televisions and netbooks," says ARM.Read the full article >>
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