NEWS / SMARTPHONES

MWC 09 - Palm Joins Adobe's Open Screen Project

16 Feb, 2009, 3:11 pm IST | Shayne Rana | Smartphones

At the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced Palm is joining the Open Screen Project – a broad industry initiative dedicated to enabling standalone applications and full web browsing across televisions, desktops and mobile devices taking advantage of Adobe Flash Platform capabilities. The work of the Open Screen Project will help deliver Adobe Flash Player for smartphones on the new Palm webOS platform. The unique capabilities of the web-centric Palm webOS, combined with Flash Player, will enable webOS device users to benefit from the huge amount of Flash based web content for a richer, more complete Internet experience.

The Palm webOS platform, designed exclusively for mobile use, introduces Palm Synergy, which brings your information from the many places it resides into one simple, integrated view. webOS also lets you keep multiple applications open and instantly flip from one to another, so you can flow easily between activities without losing your place. It’s designed to be so in sync with your needs that it feels like it’s thinking ahead for you.


“We’re excited that our customers will benefit from the creativity and broad range of Flash content and applications created by the millions of designers and developers using Adobe’s popular tools and technologies,” said Pam Deziel, vice president, software product management, Palm, Inc.

“As an industry innovator Palm will be an important contributor to the Open Screen Project,” said Michele Turner, vice president for Product Marketing, Flash Platform Business Unit at Adobe. “We’re aiming to bring a rich, Flash technology-enabled browsing experience to Palm’s impressive web browser.”

Led by Adobe, the Open Screen Project includes industry leaders working together to provide a consistent runtime environment and user experience across mobile phones, desktops, and other consumer electronics devices. The initiative addresses the challenges of web browsing on a broad range of devices, and removes the barriers to publishing content and applications seamlessly across screens.

Flash Player for smartphones is expected to be available to handset manufacturers at the end of 2009.

Tags: MWC 2009

RELATED STORIES

Samsung Shows Off Budget Touchscreen Handset

Samsung Shows Off Budget Touchscreen Handset

Samsung may have a new touchscreen marvel for the budget segment - the S5600 with 3G.

MWC 09: Google Demonstrates Offline Mail App For iPhone, HTC Magic

MWC 09: Nokia Wins Environmental Award at MWC

MWC 09: Acer Launches New Smartphones

MWC 09: HTC Reveals New Android Powered Handset - HTC Magic

MWC 09 - LG Shows Eco-Friendly Solar Panel Mobile

MWC 09: LG Launches New Netbook

 

OPINIONS

Shayne Rana

In the mobile game it pays to experiment with technology especially when it comes to design form. In...

MORE OPINIONS

Leaked Images, Availability, Pricing,
Specs, Pre-order

Photos

LG Optimus Black P970

LG Optimus Black P970

24 Jan, 2012, 06:11 PM

3.9

Motorola Defy+ Review

Motorola Defy+ Review

20 Dec, 2011, 05:39 PM

3.5

Motorola RAZR XT910

Motorola RAZR XT910

19 Dec, 2011, 09:27 AM

4.7

MORE PHOTOS

Close

More from this Author

Logitech ZAAG iPad2 Keyboard Case