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Flash versions for Palm webOS, Google Android, and Nokia S60 will launch later this year, but Apple and RIM are reluctant to play nice.

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Mobile, Computing | by Barb Dybwad | Fri Jun 5, 2009 11:41AM | 0 comments

Adobe gets how critical mobile support is going to be for their business — CTO Kevin Lynch said flat out, "Smart phones are where the game is now. Our chips are on the table. We’ve made our bets." To that end, they've been working on developing a new version of Flash that can accommodate games and videos on phones as well as computers without requiring modification.

The WSJ reports that Flash support will be coming to Palm webOS, Google Android, and Nokia Symbian S60 devices by the end of this year, leaving the remaining holdouts the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphone platforms. Analysts suspect this has little to do with technological hurdles and everything to do with Apple and Research In Motion, who may want to favor as much application exclusivity on their devices as possible.

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