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Flash Arriving on Almost Every Phone OS in October [News]

Adobe stated during a recent earnings announcement that a beta of Flash Mobile 10 will be released in October, optimized for Android, Symbian, Palm Web OS, and Windows Mobile phones. Despite one conspicuous absence, that’s somewhat good news for many.

That notable absence is, of course, Apple’s iPhone. Adobe has previously let it be known they’re developing an iPhone version, and were ready to work with Apple, but those talks apparently haven’t borne even the most vague launch plans to date.

In the meantime, it'll be interesting to see how the various mobile operating systems optimize and present Flash on their browsers—and what that does to the small but burgeoning realm of mobile-optimized apps. Will web developers forgo mobile-friendly sites entirely once the last serious barrier to full-page viewing is set aside? Or could mobile Flash access open up an entirely new development platform for the mobile web? Stay tuned for more announcements down the line, and check out Adobe's earnings presentation at slide 13 to read more on what happens this fall.





Watch Full NBC Videos on Your iPhone [Streaming Video]

Until the game-changing Hulu app drops, fans of 30 Rock, The Office, and other NBC shows can catch them full-screen on their iPhone or iPod touch, as well as on a few other mobile phones.

It’s probably not a new feature, but none of the Lifehacker editors ever thought to surf over to m.nbc.com and see if they offered full episode videos in streaming QuickTime for iPhones until we were tipped off. The episodes (broken into three or four parts, in some cases) look pretty crisp on the iPhone/touch, and while the show and episode offerings aren’t as robust as on Hulu, the quality is definitely there. It would seem to work over either Wi-Fi or 3G/EDGE, too.

Testing it out on an Android-powered G1, the videos were still there, but the video was noticeably chunky while playing, even if there was no lag. If you're finding NBC's mobile site decent on any other phones or mobile devices, let us know in the comments. Oh, and as Liz Lemon would say, it's not product placement—we just like it. Thanks, Isaac!





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