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When the Samsung Galaxy Nexus launched last month there was much joy at the delicious new Ice Cream Sandwich OS, followed by howls of anguish as early adopters realised that the Adobe Flash plugin didn’t work on Android 4.0. Google promised that Flash support was on the way and Adobe has now released an ICS-compatible Flash plugin, just in time for the Galaxy Nexus’ US launch.

While this is welcome news for anyone hoping to run BBC iPlayer or embedded YouTube videos, we have to ask – is Flash still a vital service for Android or just a lazy crutch?

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With Adobe Flash for mobile devices about to fall off the face of the Earth and HTML 5 flying the flag for new web page development, it looks as though the web standard that’s caused so much contention is about to meet its maker. It’s only right to celebrate such a thing by pointing out its best bit – Flash games. Read more

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RIM’s decision to keep Flash playing nice with its BlackBerry PlayBook caused plenty of consternation across the web yesterday, not least here at Electricpig Towers. And having taking the Canadian company to task, RIM has contacted us to explain its position, telling us it’s not discriminating between Flash and HTML5. Read on to see just what RIM has to say.

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The news that RIM is going to continue supporting Flash on the BlackBerry PlayBook in order to offer “an uncompromised web browsing experience” has already caused widespread bafflement this morning. Add that to the fact that phones using the new BBX operating system will have the same screen resolution as the PlayBook, meaning apps for the slate will lack any kind of cache, and the reasons to buy one of RIM’s tablets are looking more thin on the ground than ever.

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Adobe might have decided to kill off its Flash Player for mobile. But it seems RIM just isn’t willing to let go of the software so easily. It’s confirmed that it’s going to keep Flash going on its ailing BlackBerry PlayBook, claiming it does not want to sully the web experience of the small number who own its tablet. Read on to see just what RIM has to say.

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UPDATE: Adobe has made it official. ZDNet was spot on with its report: the company will indeed move away from Flash Player on mobile “to increase investment in HTML5.”

Big news today: according to a report on ZDNet, Adobe has pulled the plug on its Flash Player for mobile plans. If you’ll recall, processor intensive Flash became something of a high stakes poker game between Apple, Adobe and rivals. Did it provide the full internet experience on your phone, or an unnecessary, laggy, surplus one? Millions were wagered in R&D, marketing and manpower.

You could argue this is a posthumous victory for Steve Jobs, who went so far as to pen a 1,700 word diatribe against Flash. Today Adobe, and thus Android, folded on its hand.

Actually though, I’m an Android fan, and I’m glad Adobe is backing down on this. You should be too.

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Adobe has told developers that its Flash Player plugin is being killed off. The company says it’s planning to stop adapting Flash Player for phones, instead turning its focus on creating apps for Android Market and Apple’s App Store. It might have come too late for him to witness it, but Steve Jobs has got his wish at last: Flash for mobile is effectively dead.

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Apple and Adobe have been fighting about Flash for what seems like eons now. The latest battle ground is Mac OS X Lion where Flash is having all sort of issues including hogging the CPU, draining battery life and heating up computers.

As part of a long document detailing Adobe product issues following the Mac OS X Lion upgrade, Adobe originally seemed to blame Apple for the problems but it’s now changed its tune…

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