Various news outlets are reporting on the surprising information coming out of the Microsoft camp; Windows Phone 7 will not support Flash or cut-copy-paste. Yes, you heard that right, Windows Phone will not support cut-copy-paste. The hell Microsoft, did you not learn from Apple? Having the ability to cut and paste bits of text and applications is an essential part of an operating system, especially on mobile platforms where shortcuts make the world go round. No one likes typing the same phrase over and over Microsoft. On a less surprising note, Flash support seems to be more of an Adobe issue than anything else.
Microsoft’s lack of Flash support seems to be the general theme of things in the mobile world. Apple has expressed absolutely no interest in Flash support on the iPhone and the iPad, Flash for Android has been in development for God know how long, and now word from the Adobe camp sings a similar tune for Windows Phone 7. Adobe developer Mike Chambers said in a recent blog post:
“One thing I wanted to clarify as it may have been lost in some of the other news is that Adobe and Microsoft are working together to bring Flash Player 10.1 to Internet Explorer Mobile on Windows Phone 7 Series,”
The inclusion of Flash player support could very well make or break Windows Phone 7, but the impact of Adobe’s plug-in support is yet to be seen. Here’s to hoping that Android leap into flash land spells good tidings for the rest of the mobile world.
Smartphone maker HTC has been largely silent since hit by Apple’s (s aapl) suit claiming patent infringement. The company is not satisfied with being silent any longer and sent over a statement addressing its position. Basically they want to remind everyone that when it comes to smartphones with color touchscreens, HTC was first. The statement doesn’t address the Apple suit specifically, but it is seems HTC is preparing to embark on a course calling into question the validity of Apple’s patents. That would be the logical assumption of the “we were first” path.![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=b3ede330-3886-4d97-9648-ba8326ba06d3)
There has been rumors that scaled down version of Nexus One might be launched in India in the near future. Lately theres been a lot of rumors on Nexus One Lite being considered for developing markets. This is the same version as Nexus One but with less features. The reduction of features can also mean price might be cut in half, or less cheaper. Thanks to TechTree with this rumor. Time will tell if the rumors are true or not. But remember in todays 21st century nothing is impossible.
This post has zero, zilch, nada to do with healing. I mentioned my droid over Twitter yesterday and had a request to blog about it. I decided, what the heck, I can make a cell phone post that is sorta WoW related. Maybe. We’ll see. This one is for you, Kestrel!
Using Android? Have a new Nexus? Making me jealous? Okay, the first two, but not the last one. I am very excited to announce that GTD Agenda, the previously reviewed competitor to Basecamp (sort of) has released its very first Android Application. Based on the screen’s from the website, it looks pretty slick.
The blogosphere has been in a bit of a frenzy ever since The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Google (s GOOG) has started to test a new service on selected DISH (s DISH) set-top boxes. The Journal’s Jessica Vascellaro told her readers that the application makes it possible to search for content carried by DISH as well as YouTube videos and that it is “using elements of Google’s Android operating system.” It’s supposedly being tested by Google employees and their families as we speak.
So Google earth hit the Android Market a few days ago. It is available for free in the Android 2.1 market only. The app is pretty straight forward and similar its iPhone counter part. Performance wise it seems to actually struggle a bit compared to the iPhone version in my experience, though both are very close. The feature set is just about identical to that of the iPhone so if you are an Android lover you finally have your Google Earth. Though with the newest version of Google’s Maps, Google Earth feels a lot less appealing to me. Anyway we have some video for you to enjoy, a simple walk through of Google Earth in the Android Market. It is available only for Android 2.1 devices (Nexus One). Hopefully the Droid and others will receive their juicy Android 2.1 update soon so they can join in on the party.
This is a continuation of my saga to build an ical synchronisation service for Android.
You have likely heard about the lawsuit Apple (s aapl) has filed against HTC claiming patent infringement. Kevin offered a good analysis of the suit and what it claims HTC is doing that uses Apple technology from the iPhone. Basically Apple doesn’t like what HTC is doing with Android (s goog) on the phones it is selling in the U.S., as they claim it uses various technology developed in Cupertino for the iPhone. Much has been said that the real target of Apple’s suit is Google Android, as the smartphone OS is growing at a fast clip. I suspect that is true, but I think Apple’s fears go even deeper. I think the scheduled appearance of the Chrome OS later this year has Apple tied up in knots.
