Wednesday
Aug152012

Adobe to end Flash on Android today

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Adobe Flash plugin, once touted to offer "the full web experience" on mobile devices is officially terminated on Android devices starting today. Adobe hasn't been developing Flash for mobile devices and today it completely pulls out of the Android marketplace. Adobe made the announcement late last year by stating that, "HTML 5 is best solution for creating and deploying content in the browser across mobile platforms." 

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Tuesday
Aug142012

HP's Windows 8 tablets to feature unique technologies

Screenshot from HP's "Make it Matter" commercial

HP is looking to get back in the tablet game in a big way. Its Windows 8 tablets, which should be available later this year.

"We will be very focused on the commercial tablet opportunity, which is completely under penetrated. And, we have some unique intellectual property that we're going to apply," HP's SVP of Americas sales for HP's printing and personal systems division, John Solomon told  VARS and technology integrator news website CRN.

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Tuesday
Aug142012

Motorola Atrix HD LTE now available from Bell

 

Motorola Mobility is launching the third in its Atrix line of flagship Android smartphones. The Atrix HD LTE is a 4G Long Term Evolution smartphone available from Bell for $600, you can get it on contract for $50.00. Featuring a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor compatible with Bell’s  4G LTE network, a 4.5" ColourBoost HD screen, 8.4 mm thickness and durable Kevlar plus Gorilla Glass protection, it also runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. 

Tuesday
Aug142012

You're going to need a bigger screen, JAWS on Blu-Ray ships today

JAWS was the landmark motion picture that still makes audiences afraid to go in the water –  now it surfaces in  Blu-ray for the first time ever today. Featuring an all-new, digitally remastered and fully restored picture, as well as 7.1 surround sound, the JAWS Blu-ray Combo Pack with DVD, Digital Copy and UltraVioletTM gives fans the ultimate way to watch the breathtaking and terrifying action-thriller.

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