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Adobe Brings FlashTime Video Calls To Android


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With Apple still not allowing Adobe’s Air and Flash platforms to run on their iOS4 devices, Adobe has sent a sucker punch to Apple by releasing FlashTime a video calling feature for Android mobile devices.

FlashTime is designed for the Android mobile operating system and built around Adobe Air 2.5. It offers similar features to Apple’s FaceTime application and allows you to make video calls using front facing Android devices with cameras.

Flashtime

The new Adobe software is not expected to keep the name FlashTime once its released in to the main stream and a few features shown in this beta version may not make it to the final release. With the release of FLashTime I’m sure Apple are feeling a little uncomfortable seeing Adobe continue to gain strength on a rival mobile platform.

What are your thoughts? Do you think Apple has made the right move in rejecting Flash software. Have a look and our article on Android vs iPhone to see which smartphone and mobile platform is best for you.

Via Into Mobile

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  • Mick

    If more sites introduce HTML5 the Apple has no real need for Flash. Yes there are a few sites around that use flash menu’s etc, but they arent a necessity.

  • mark stewart

    I myself will be buying the iPad soon as it is not out in Ireland yet . the only thing that has made me think twice about is the lack of flash which i personally think is ridiculous,as most of the stuff on the web uses flash but hopefully they will come to their sense and put flash on the iOS4 devices as thats the only fault they have.

  • Tommymang

    @Mick, “a few”? Are you serious?

  • adrian

    I would rather have something that will allow me to view anything on the web, as oppose to waiting for html5. It would be better to have html5 plus flash rather than just html5 alone.

  • Cye

    Sounds good to me & Adobe did right by going after Apple after all Apple tryed to destroy Adobe which will not work in my eyes because every HTML5 site I go to sucks & the video never works correctly at least for me on my Mac’s,Pc’s running Linux & Windows. Now I have a old IPhone 3G & an IPad 3G/Wifi 64GB & I love it I loved it so much that I bought a wifi version for my mom & she loves it to, The reason I am saying this is for some reason I think because of app’s like (Air Video),(Netflix),(EyeTv) & now (Hulu Plus App) I don’t miss it because I can play what is on my local network server or on anyone of my computers or internet devices. I even got my Apple TV hacked with ATV Flash & it even plays flash & ripped dvd’s of course that I purchased & I love it,but to me I still love flash no matter what & that is why I am about to purchase an Android based Smart Phone & an Android based Tablet when the good ones finally come out this year or early next year. Before you say it (I am by far not an Apple fan boy)& how I know my brother is one & we argue all the time about every Distro which is my side & my brother always on the Apple side(he he). I just hope that we as user’s just get what we want on our device, what works best for us as individuals not suits behind a desk that hardly knows how to send an email making decisions for us because if they do not give us what we want,then we will hack/tweak/Mod what ever you want to call it to do what we want when we want as long as we are not breaking any laws that I agree with. I believe if I paid for it then I will do what I choose with it if the Gov & suits do not like it ,I do not care because being free is what I live by & you all should also. Do What You Want With Your Devices & If The Devices Do Not Do What You Want Them To Do ,Then Hack The Dang Things & Make Them Do What You Want Them To Do.