Skyfire?
One of the notable downsides to the iPhone is its failure to display Flash on visited websites. This makes it difficult to navigate - these days, Flash is everywhere you go.
But Skyfire might (might!) change all that.
As reported on AppScout.com, Skyfire has submitted its browser app to the Apple App Store for review and possible inclusion as one of the approved apps. (That's how it works, folks. Apple has done it again, though with a twist: back in the bad old days, Apple refused to allow third parties to develop applications for its computer OS. Big mistake - everybody wanted a PC because there were more games and more software available for the PC, since Microsoft opened up its OS to anybody who wanted to write applications for it. While Apple now will at least consider a third party developer's application for the iPhone, it still has the hoity-toity attitude that it must "protect" its users from badly done applications. Or something.)
Skyfire is already available for the Droid, where it transcodes websites' Flash to HTML5 on-the-fly. Another stand-out feature of Skyfire is that it allows users to share websites with their social networking friends using a simple icon click.
So how soon will Skyfire be available for the iPhone? the AppScout websites wraps up its article, "Skyfire claims that if their browser is rejected by Apple, it means that Apple's aversion to Flash is not just technical, but also political in nature. Only time will tell if Skyfire is approved. If it's rejected, it'll be interesting to see what reasons Apple gives. If it is approved, iOS users may be able to enjoy Flash video without the Flash very soon."
But Skyfire might (might!) change all that.
As reported on AppScout.com, Skyfire has submitted its browser app to the Apple App Store for review and possible inclusion as one of the approved apps. (That's how it works, folks. Apple has done it again, though with a twist: back in the bad old days, Apple refused to allow third parties to develop applications for its computer OS. Big mistake - everybody wanted a PC because there were more games and more software available for the PC, since Microsoft opened up its OS to anybody who wanted to write applications for it. While Apple now will at least consider a third party developer's application for the iPhone, it still has the hoity-toity attitude that it must "protect" its users from badly done applications. Or something.)
Skyfire is already available for the Droid, where it transcodes websites' Flash to HTML5 on-the-fly. Another stand-out feature of Skyfire is that it allows users to share websites with their social networking friends using a simple icon click.
So how soon will Skyfire be available for the iPhone? the AppScout websites wraps up its article, "Skyfire claims that if their browser is rejected by Apple, it means that Apple's aversion to Flash is not just technical, but also political in nature. Only time will tell if Skyfire is approved. If it's rejected, it'll be interesting to see what reasons Apple gives. If it is approved, iOS users may be able to enjoy Flash video without the Flash very soon."
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