A few months ago, I posited that additional funding for Cloudera and Karmasphere signifies a large market opportunity for solutions that utilize the open-source analytics tool Hadoop. This week, Yahoo hosted its third annual Hadoop Summit, and the sheer amount of news that generated only affirmed ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Adobe announced availability of Flash Player 10.1 for mobile partners, barely meeting prior expectations for a mid-year delivery. But for most end users, Adobe hasn’t delivered anything today. The longer it takes to get Flash on phones, the more its fate is out of Adobe’s hands. Read more »
We knew Adobe was getting Flash Player 10.1 ready for the Android platform and it has now been released to partners. Flash 10.1 requires Android 2.2 (Froyo), as earlier versions of Android cannot handle the requirements of the new Flash Player according to Adobe. Read more »
Adobe is pushing out its new Flash Player 10.1 for mobile devices, which was designed to create a common experience for video and interactive applications between the desktop, smartphones and tablet devices while also adding features and increasing performance for interactivity on small screens. Read more »
Not long ago, digital rights management and copy protection seemed to be on their last legs. But DRM is poised to make a major comeback, and copy restrictions could soon be a bigger of TV viewing than ever. ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Today on the Net: comScore’s April numbers show YouTube dominating, Hulu flat and Vevo taking a big leap; NBC chief Jeff Zucker will get a $30-$40 million exit deal after the Comcast deal closes and Steve Jobs says Google and Adobe are picking fights with Apple. Read more »
Adobe has launched a “digital publishing platform” that it says will allow other magazine publishers to produce flashy interactive iPad apps just like Conde Nast did with Wired magazine. But is that really what publishers need as they try to move into a multi-platform digital world? Read more »
Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Epix and Nickelodeon are just a few of the video publishers that have created Flash-enabled websites that are optimized for viewing on Google Android devices, according to an Adobe Mobile Showcase page that has since been taken down. Read more »
Google unveiled Google TV at its I/O conference on May 20, promising to revolutionize the TV ecosystem by giving people “the power to experience what they love on TV and on the web on a single screen,” while turning the living room “into a new platform for innovation.”
It’s a promise made by others (including no-less formidable innovators such as Microsoft and Apple) but never delivered on. Much has changed since Microsoft failed with Web TV, however, and even since Apple introduced (and has since largely ignored) its Apple TV. The amount of premium video content available on the Internet has grown exponentially, while faster broadband connections have made delivering high-quality video over IP networks feasible. In this research note, we look at why the time is ripe for Google’s offering to succeed, what it si, and its potential impacts on the TV ecosystem, including users, hardware providers, app stores, content providers, distributors, and competitors (including Apple, Microsoft, and independent IP video platforms). Read more at GigaOM Pro »
General Motors moved this week to link its upcoming Chevrolet Volt and in-vehicle communications system, OnStar, with Google navigation tools and smartphones based on the search giant’s Android platform. This marks a key intersection in the trajectories of automakers and Internet giants and could pave the way to much more comprehensive partnerships across previously disconnected industries and systems. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Google has let Android 2.2, dubbed Froyo, out of the bag and today shared a lot of information about it. I watched the keynote while playing with a Google Nexus One phone running Froyo, and have captured the key points about Android 2.2 for your convenience. Read more »
In the latest volley in the war over making Flash on mobile devices, Adobe has teamed up with Google to make Flash-based video and applications on mobile devices. At Google I/O, Adobe announced that it will make Flash Player 10.1 available on phones running Android 2.2. Read more »
Google, as expected, has unveiled Android 2.2 — aka Froyo — at its I/O developers conference. In conjunction with this announcement, Adobe formally introduced Flash 10.1 for Android. You can see both Froyo and the new Flash in action in this video. Verdict: sweet. Read more »
Jonathan Gay is fed up with Steve Jobs calling Flash a closed platform while at the same time preventing cross-platform development for the iPad and iPhone. He also thinks Apple’s move to support H.264 web video via HTML5 is a danger to the open web. Read more »
The growing anti-Apple alliance between Google and Adobe is likely to extend beyond mobile devices and apps, however. One collaboration that is surely in the works, even if its not ready to be announced this week, is the integration of Flash into Google’s new Smart TV ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Adobe Acrobat can cost anywhere from $300 to $500 per user license, depending on the version you purchase, so replacing it with a free or lower-cost alternative can save your company big bucks. Here’s a list of some great alternative PDF tools. Read more »
Today on the ‘Net: More evidence of a Google TV platform emerges, Adobe’s Kevin Towes describes the peer-to-peer capabilities of Adobe Flash 10.1 and Virgin Media talks about its TiVo rollout plans, among other things. Read more »
TV apps — interactive, web-like applications meant to “enhance” the TV viewing experience by supplementing programming content with additional material and activities — are evolving quickly from a novelty feature on some Internet-enabled HDTVs and a few cable systems to a standard capability. Their rise is driven by rapid growth in the number of Internet-connected devices in consumers’ living rooms, growing consumer familiarity with mobile apps and strategic competitive forces that influence video service providers. In this report, we look at the market dynamics, key players, and provide forecasts for the market, including network-connected televisions, embedded app marketplaces, app downloads, paid TV apps, and revenue from the sale of paid apps to consumers, which will grow from $10 million in 2010 to $1.9 billion by 2015. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
A decade ago, scientists would collect data over a period of years, upload that data to a supercomputer, then wait for the opportunity to run it during a scheduled time. The process took months — or even years. Now, thanks to cheap processing power and the ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Adobe introduced a new version of Flash Access 2.0 at Streaming Media East that features the ability to utilize output controls. In other words: Some Flash content won’t play on non-authorized displays. Read more »
Adobe can’t get any sympathy from anyone these days. The folks from ARM are blaming Adobe’s delays getting Flash 10.1 into production as the reason we don’t see any smartbooks on the market. This delay allowed the iPad release to steal thunder away from the smartbook. Read more »
It was just a few years ago that Adobe’s Flash revolutionized video publishing by enabling media companies to reach a vast number of consumers with a plugin that ensured a consistent rich media experience across multiple operating systems and browsers. Now, Brightcove might be at the […] Read more »
Though given the stage and the opportunity, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch declined to escalate his company’s fight against Apple to the level raised by Steve Jobs last week when he posted a 1,700-word anti-Flash screed on Apple.com. Lynch was polite but firm at Web 2.0 Expo. Read more »
When The Steve talks, people listen. This includes the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Both want to weigh in on section 3.3.1 of the iPhone OS developer agreement. The Adobe/Apple conflict has now found the eye of multiple agencies in Washington. Read more »
Federal authorities are widely believed to be considering an antitrust inquiry of some kind into Apple’s practices regarding development of apps for the iPhone and iPad, with the FTC and the Justice Department discussing a complaint reportedly made by Adobe over Apple’s restrictions on developers. Read more »
Adobe today announced that it is now shipping the latest version of its Creative Suite product line, CS5. The latest release includes over 250 new features across in new versions of Adobe’s flagship creative tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Fireworks, Flash and Dreamweaver. Read more »
In a distinct break from terse messages sent from his iPad, Steve Jobs has posted a 1,700 word missive on Apple’s website. Broken into six sections, the essay explains Apple’s stance on Flash in detail. Read more »
Apple CEO Steve Jobs in an essay “Thoughts on Flash” lashed out against Adobe and its “100% proprietary” products. The essay repeats the well-known arguments in the feud between the two companies. Jobs is not shy about dismissing Flash as a technically inferior product. Read more »
In a world of billion-dollar web companies and VC-backed startups trying to forever change human interaction via software, IBM tends to look a little staid. But don’t let its deliberate pace, legacy-software-mongering ways and suited executives fool you. If you pull back the covers, you’ll find ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Steve Jobs and Apple may be dead set against allowing Adobe’s Flash technology on the iPhone, but that doesn’t mean Adobe isn’t still interested in pursuing opportunities on the platform. Adobe Ideas delivers even more creative goodness to the device. Read more »
Adobe is finally throwing in the towel, saying it will no longer invest in CS5 for Apple’s mobile OS. But it shouldn’t have taken Adobe this long to realize it wasn’t welcome on the iPhone — the company played a waiting game and it lost. Read more »
Limelight Shows Off Adobe’s HTTP Dynamic Streaming; at NAB this week, Limelight and DirecTV provided a joint demo of Adobe’s new HTTP Dynamic Streaming technology, which combines the benefits of Flash streaming with the benefits of HTTP delivery. (Limelight blog) Irdeto Secures Adobe Flash Access 2.0; […] Read more »
Adobe Might Sue Apple Over Apps; Sources say that Adobe will take Apple to court within a few weeks if the companies aren’t able to resolve an issue of whether or not Adobe can sell tools that will allow Flash developers to build iPhone apps. (IT […] Read more »
Apple’s Jobs Responds To Developer Complaints; In a couple of emails, Jobs said Apple doesn’t want apps to work the same across devices, but wants iPhone/iPad apps to be singular and best used on its own devices. (paidContent) Meanwhile, Adobe CTO Lynch Smacks Back at Apple’s […] Read more »
Adobe today announced the launch of the latest version of its Creative Suite collection of products, CS5. The family of tools comprises, among other things, new versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, Fireworks and Dreamweaver. Read more »
It is no secret that Apple has it out for Adobe’s Flash technology. In spite of public outcry for the iPhone OS to support Flash, Apple has thumbed its nose and refused to do so. Bad blood, that’s not in question; we only imagined how bad. Read more »
UPDATED So much for Adobe trying to provide a workaround for Flash developers to create iPhone and iPad applications. Apple today fired its latest salvo in its war against Flash, with an update to its iPhone Developer Program License Agreement that specifically bans the use of […] Read more »
Now that Silverlight has reached decent traction in the PC and mobile space, Microsoft is working to get the rich Internet application framework deployed on connected CE devices. New partnerships with Intel and Broadcom will get Silverlight included in system-on-chip (SoC) reference designs used by next-generation […] Read more »
Adobe is announcing a strategic partnership with Conviva today that aims to improve Flash video streaming through advanced analytics and CDN optimization. Conviva’s technology works by offering a real-time view into how certain video streams are performing and adjusts those streams as necessary, enabling media companies […] Read more »
With the launch of the Apple iPad just a few days away, many web video publishers are already getting ready for the device by rolling out new video pages that will support HTML5 web video delivery. But delivery is the easy part — once a video […] Read more »
