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Apple’s growing role in WebKit development and what it means for Flash
The WebKit engine has become the de-facto standard for mobile browsers, something which takes on broader implications in light of Apple’s unparalleled involvement and contribution to the WebKit open-source project. In addition to Apple, a number of other companies such as Nokia and Google are heavily involved with WebKit development, but with approximately 30 webkit […]
Continue reading...Why MLB.Com dumped Silverlight and returned to Flash
Thursday, April 9, 2009
After a series of glitches and complaints from MLB subscribers, MLB.com announced a while back that it would stop using Microsoft’s Silverlight to stream baseball games to users. Now, more details are emerging which help explain some of the factors that led to that decision. Baseball never detailed the reasons for dropping Silverlight but sources […]
Continue reading...Why Flash won’t be coming to the iPhone anytime soon
Thursday, February 19, 2009
It was reported earlier this week that Palm joined Adobe’s Open Screen Projectand that the Palm Pre, not surprisingly, will start supporting flash sometime in 2009. Of course, it’s impossible to bring up flash support for mobile phones without noticing Apple’s apparent reluctance to incorporate the technology into the iPhone. Adobe’s CEO gets everyone’s hopes […]
Continue reading...Netflix Streaming for Macs is now available
Monday, November 3, 2008
At last! You can now stream Netflix movies instantly to your Mac. Users will need to download Microsoft’s Silverlight before they get started. MacRumors has the full scoop here.
Continue reading...Netflix streaming finally comes to the Mac
Monday, October 27, 2008
At last! After years of frustration, Mac users will finally be able to use Netflix’s “Instant Watching” feature. Initially, only a small number of users will be able to use this feature, but it should become available to everyone by the end of the year. MacWorld has the scoop here.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
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