Adobe has struck an agreement with several major handset makers to bring the Flash multimedia player to cellphones. Flash may improve mobile Web browsing making it similar to the PC experience. It is expected to enable mobile video to reach more platforms, among other things.
Dubbed Open Screen, the initiative lifts restrictions on how its multimedia handling software can be used. Adobe will stop charging licencing fees for mobile versions of Flash and plans to publish information about the inner workings of the code.
It takes advantage of Adobe’s Flash Player and the Adobe AIR. AIR lets developers build rich Internet applications that run across many operating systems. Adobe hopes to repeat on mobiles the success its Flash technology has enjoyed on the web.
In related news, T-Mobile and Nokia today announced a collaboration to accelerate the availability of new Internet services and personal social communities on mobile devices.
T-Mobile and Nokia will offer their European customers faster and easier access to all of T-Mobile’s web’n'walk Internet services as well as all to Nokia’s Ovi media services. The companies will partner to further enhance T-Mobile’s community-oriented MyFaves service and widget cooperation, such as T-Mobile’s leading web’n'walk offering, will provide a richer user experience.
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