Adobe announces Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for mobile platforms

Adobe has finally taken the step to introduce Adobe Flash Player 10.1 to their mobile platform partners. This was specially redesigned from the ground up and not based off a previous version, delivering new performance and mobile specific features. In other words, Flash Player 10.1 is the first release which is touted to offer the full Web experience across desktops and mobile devices. Mobile users can now take advantage of the millions of sites that offer rich applications and content within the browser such as games, animations, rich Internet applications (RIAs), data presentations and visualizations, ecommerce, music, video and audio among others.


Adobe hopes that Flash Player 10.1 will see over three million Flash designers and developers team up to unleash their creativity on the world of smart phones, tablets, netbooks, televisions and other consumer electronics devices. Currently, it is one of the top free apps on Android Market, and will also be made available as a final production release for smart phones and tablets once users make the jump to the Android 2.2 “FroYo” update – of course, this depends a whole lot on various carriers elsewhere since many carriers haven’t yet made the jump, with most Android devices still stuck on version 2.1 at the moment. At least we know the Dell Streak, Google Nexus One, HTC Evo, HTC Desire, HTC Incredible, DROID by Motorola, Motorola Milestone, Samsung Galaxy S and others will support Flash Player 10.1, and it will also work on BlackBerry, webOS, future versions of Windows Phone, LiMo, MeeGo and Symbian OS-powered devices as well in the form of over-the-air downloads or being pre-installed in the months to come.

As for the desktop version of Flash Player 10.1 for Windows, Mac OS and Linux, you can always check it out here. Depending on the device and the device manufacturer, the upgrade mechanism will be different.

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Rafa is the new No. 1. Will Federer ever get back to the top spot?

Thanks to his victory at the French Open and Roger Federer's quarterfinal defeat, Rafael Nadal is the new No. 1 player in men's tennis. He might want to get comfortable in the top spot.
As we detailed last week, Federer has a ton of points to defend this summer while any points Rafa earns through the U.S. Open will essentially be rankings profit due to last year's injury. No matter what happens at Wimbledon, Federer still won't be able to wrestle away the No. 1 ranking from Rafa. Because even if Nadal loses in the first round and Federer wins, there would be no change in the year-to-year points since the same result happened in 2009 (Nadal didn't play and Federer hoisted the trophy). The rest of the summer plays out very similarly.
Thus, there's a realistic chance that Federer may have spent his last week atop the rankings. We thought the same thing last year when Nadal ascended to No. 1, only to fall out of the perch following his injury, so it's not like this is written in stone. For the next 365 days, however, it's almost impossible to imagine a healthy Nadal slipping to No. 2. Federer has two Grand Slam wins (Wimbledon and Australian) and one Grand Slam final (U.S. Open) to defend, while Nadal has a semifinal (U.S. Open) and a quarterfinal (Australian).
Federer is one week away from tying Pete Sampras' all-time record of most weeks at No. 1.