Monday, March 17, 2008

Microsoft Licenses Adobe Reader and Flash Lite for Mobiles

Microsoft has announced that it is licensing Adobe's Acrobat Reader and Flash Lite technology for mobile devices. The Acrobat Reader technology will allow Windows Mobile devices to view PDF files and email attachments easily. Flash Lite 3 is a web technology that will enable a more robust, and animated, web experience.

The Windows Mobile Pocket Internet Explorer has been without flash since its inception, so the addition of Flash Lite 3 will be a welcome change and put it in line with more robust web browsers such as Nokia's S60's Webkit-based browser. The most notable benefit of Flash Lite 3 is the ability to view flash video content, such as that found on YouTube.

Both Adobe Acrobat Reader and Flash Lite 3 are expected to be made available to OEM manufacturers using Windows Mobile on their devices soon.

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