iPhone To Remain Flash Free

Smartshones are about to get just a little bit smarter.

The latest innovation comes from the availability of Flash for these mobile devices. Flash is one of the most commonly used applications, being present on nearly 98 percent of all personal computers. Created by software giant Abode, this application is popular is for its ability to support the viewing of videos online. Currently, nearly 75 percent of all video viewing online is supported by Flash.

Despite this widespread usage on computers, the application has had limited use on smart phones, mostly because it required more system space than most of these devices could afford. To compensate, most smart phones with video capabilities utilized Flash Lite, a stripped down version of the popular application. While this allowed users to watch some video, it still had limited possibilities.

Hoping to capitalize on the growing market of smart phones, Abode announced that its latest version of Flash will be compatible with most of the high end smart phones on the market. This version will be made available by 2010, giving users increased flexibility in watching video from their mobile devices.

This new release will not be available for all smart phones, including some lesser models. However, the biggest omission from the planned upgrade is for iPhone users. The popular iPhone has a huge share of the market when it comes to smart phones, but the latest version of Flash is not supported by Safari, the browser that comes standard on the iPhone.