Flash for ipod Touch

Well, they may not have quite said it like that, but, they did say that they’ve taken a look at the iPhone SDK and they believe that they can use just the SDK to get Flash on the iPhone. Sure they’d much rather work directly with Apple on this matter and make sure Flash gets fully integrated, but they’ve more or less said that one way or the other, Flash will be built for the iPhone.

Now, since Steve and his fiends control the pearly gates of entrance into the iPhone Developer Program, and the distribution of Apps, if Apple is dead set on Flash not reaching the iPhone, then it may still not make it to the iPhone. Just because Adobe comes up with a version of Flash for the iPhone doesn’t mean it will be added to the iPhone App Store.

I hope that Apple at the very least allows them to peddle their wares in the App Store, optimally Apple will cave and finally start working with Adobe, and it will be a great partnership, but maybe not. However with all the other apps that will be coming out for the iPhone one might wonder if anyone will care about Flash support for the iPhone. I think part of the thing with Apple not wanting Flash on the iPhone is the sheer amount of data that is transferred by Flash applications, I mean on WiFi networks that’s fine, but over EDGE it would either be too slow to be enjoyable or would majorly irk ATT.[apple-touch] [macrumors]

Helio+Opera

Thanks to the community surrounding Helio and their Ocean smartphone the push for the Opera Mini browser has made it official. This is great news for lots of people, Ocean owners, Helio, and Opera.

Why is this good news for Opera? Well it’s the first mobile device to officially support the Opera browser, and it’s a hell of a device to test it out on. You get the usual bookmark synchronization, Speed Dial for frequented sites, and a Personal Bar, as well as support for Java.

Now, it is currently only available for the Ocean, however, word from our friends at Helio is that this is just the start of a long relationship so future devices, and likely more of their current devices, are more and more likely to be receiving Opera Mini updates soon. Our friends at Helio weren’t kind enough to hook us up with any details of a possible new handset any time soon or anything like that, but I’m patient, so I can wait for now. [phonemag]

Four Hot Web 2.0 Apps

Basecamp

There are hundreds of collaborative project management solutions out there, especially in this Web 2.0 bubble we seem to be in. Basecamp has key differentiators: more than a million users, a simple yet lucrative price structure, and business-ready “people and permissions” across multiple projects. Additionally, premium versions integrate with sister services such as Campfire, a browser-based collaborative chat client.

Included Writeboards are an easy way to keep cut-and-paste “scrapbooks” for collaborative documentation. The site provides email reminders as well as custom RSS feeds (based on permissions). All project milestones are downloadable to your iCal compliant calendar, so get ready to be punished by tasks in almost any calendar tool and on any device you wish. Goodbye Microsoft SharePoint!

Remember The Milk

Three words: RTM for GMail. If you have my problem – always checking GMail and never getting anything done – RTM is the Get-Things-Done system for you. It snugly fits into the right-hand side of your GMail inbox, conveniently covering up all those annoying ads, shining a ToDo list torch in your eyes every time you procrastinate in front of your web browser (but only Firefox 2.0 and up are supported).

The website interface further allows you to map ToDo items to locations, records postponements, etc. Should you be feeling extra geeky, you can share tasks with friends, because that’s exactly what friends do. Conveniently, the service provides an iCal feed, so you can set those undone list items to haunt you in a variety of clients. For $25 per year, MilkSync will push calendar items to your iPhone or Windows Mobile device.

Wufoo

Don’t know how to program, but need to create an online petition? Or perhaps make a custom RSVP form for event invitations? Creating simple online forms has never been easier. Using Wufoo, a beginner can whip up incredibly attractive AJAX-style forms in a whiz. Choose from a plethora of templates and color schemes, or design your own through a point-and-click browser interface. Even better, Wufoo will organize all the collected data into a convenient web database, which you can manipulate, visualize and filter to your heart’s content.

All collected data is available in a format that you can handily dump into Excel.

PhotoShelter

Commercial photo-sharing built by Bruce Wayne photographers who double up as Web 2.0 Batmen. All photographers who take or scan high-res photographs at print-ready resolutions and are looking for an online channel for distribution of their work should look no further. Art buyers and photo editors browsing this website can use the site’s inbuilt rights management system to license their work appropriately for their particular application. The site’s quality is further assured by smart tag based search, the screening and business model: only high-res photos (the minimum is 11MB, RAW format required) are uploadable, and should your work be licensed through the site, it will take a cut of the proceeds.

This is professional photo sharing integrated with a high-level understanding of intellectual property rights. Truly, the Internet is now open for the independent photographer’s business.

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