Palm Pre To Support Flash, Copy/Paste
Monday, February 16th, 2009
Palm Pre
The Palm Pre isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to attacking iPhone weaknesses. It has copy and paste, data tethering and now it will support Adobe’s Flash.
Palm has joined Adobe’s Open Screen Project—an industry initiative designed to bring full web browsing and Flash-based apps to televisions, desktops and mobile devices. So, by definition, this will not only bring a complete web-browsing experience to the Palm Pre, it could also result in the development of standalone Flash apps for the webOS platform. The Flash player for smartphones is expected to be released by the end of the year.
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Software
The biggest buzz about the Pre has been the new webOS that it will run; most of the people who got a look at the phone at CES were impressed with its slick interface and ease of use.
Unlike many smartphone platforms, webOS allows full multitasking: That means you can have multiple applications open at once, and can switch between them–just like you do on a computer. WebOS uses a “deck of cards” model, which lets you shuffle between open applications without opening and closing windows. It also includes a notifications application that will alert you to incoming calls or messages without requiring that you close your current application.
Palm says it will have an applications store for the webOS, so you should have easy access to more applications that can be downloaded directly to the Pre.
If you have or are getting a Pre, what is your favorite feature?
