Verizon to Ship Phones with Flash

by BetaNews Staff

Verizon Wireless will become the first mobile operator in the United States to include Adobe's Flash animation software on its phones, thanks to a deal signed between the companies Wednesday. The idea is to give customers more options for viewing graphics on a small screen.

Adobe first detailed its plan to expand Flash to mobile devices when it purchased Macromedia for $3.4 billion last year. The company already ships Flash on phones in Japan, but the United States could prove a big market for the technology, analysts say. Flash is commonly used for Web graphics, animations and even video.

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pc.pain

Apr 6, 2006 - 8:56 AM

zzzzzzzz......yawn.

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JoshvanHulst

Apr 6, 2006 - 3:58 AM

Man.. this is going to be huge for Adobe/Marcomedia!

- Josh

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drumcat

Apr 5, 2006 - 4:40 PM

You mean those templates and emulators in Pro aren't going to be useless?

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