It looks like Apple’s war on Flash is drawing some comments from the peanut gallery, as Opera Software is now weighing in. The browser company has yet to gain much traction on the desktop but it is a force in the mobile space – its recently-release iPhone browser has been downloaded like crazy. Its mobile…
Clearwire bringing WiMax goodness to more cities
Clearwire said Wednesday it would be bringing its WiMax-based 4G to multiple more cities this summer but many people in major metropolitan areas will still have to wait. The company, which is majority-owned by Sprint Nextel, said it will soon bring 4G service to 18 more markets by the end of the summer. This includes Kansas…
Adobe says Apple doesn’t want Flash because it works
The beef between Apple and Adobe over the lack of Flash on the iPhone OS continues to get more heated, as Adobe’s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch said the main issue is a political one, not a technological one. This echoes what Adobe’s CEO has said in the past, as Lynch said Apple’s problem with…
Opera buys e-mail provider FastMail
Despite its minuscule share of the desktop market, Opera Software is quite a force in the mobile space, as seen with the tremendous success of its iPhone browser. It is looking to play a bigger role and it just acquired the e-mail provider FastMail.fm to bolster its messaging capabilities. What does FastMail do? Well, Opera…
Adobe CEO responds to Apple’s ripping of Flash
Apple CEO Steve Jobs took his war against Flash to a new level with a letter outlining why this pervasive web technology isn’t allowed on the iPhone OS. Adobe wasn’t going to sit around while all this smack was being talked and its CEO, Shantanu Narayen, had a few choice words in response during an…
Skyfire 2.0 hits Android
We’re pretty big fans of Skyfire here at IntoMobile because the browser uses server-side technology to bring things like full Flash support to your mobile phone. Android users will be happy to know the 2.0 version is now available for download in the Android Market. What do you get with the updated browsers? * Video…
Steve Jobs Outlines Why Flash is Wrong for iPhone
Apple and Adobe have been getting pretty snarky lately over Flash on iPhone, and now His Holiness Steve Jobs has personally stepped into the debate. The letter outlines six major points as to why Flash isn’t on iPhone: it’s proprietary, users aren’t missing video without Flash, Flash isn’t secure, it has an impact on battery…
Mozilla offers early version of Fennec for Android
There’s a version of Mozilla’s Fennec available for Android, but don’t get your hopes up too high yet because it’s a “pre-alpha” build that is riddled with bugs. I downloaded it for my Droid and absolutely can’t get it to launch at all. A colleague across the table also downloaded it for the Droid Incredible…
T-Mobile will throttle instead of charge data overages
There’s some interesting news out of T-Mobile, as the nation’s fourth-largest carrier is changing the way it handles those who exceed their limits on mobile data. Those on the company’s webConnect data plans would previously face overage charges if they used more than 5 GB of data. These customers will now be throttled – face…
Google has Adobe’s back when it comes to Flash, AIR
That hot thing Apple may have dumped Flash and AIR on the iPhone but Adobe seems to have found a nice rebound. In a blog post today, Google’s Andy Rubin, the godfather of Android, reiterated the company’s commitment to these web technologies. “Google is happy to be partnering with Adobe to bring the full web,…