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Smokescreen – The Future Of Flash Player?

Upside Learning

Smokescreen project is an effort to bring Flash player to the iPhone/iPad without installing the Flash plug-in. It’s an open source project implemented in HTML5 and JavaScript. For now this project is targeted at advertisers to enable them to run Flash ads on the iPhone/iPad.

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Updates On HTML5 From Google I/O

Upside Learning

On day 1 of the I/O Google has made many announcements like release of open source, royalty-free video format WebM, Chrome Web store, opened up Google Wave, released open source Font API and directory etc. The two announcements which would make the HTML5 development easier and less time consuming are –.

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Is HTML5 Ready for eLearning Development?

Upside Learning

Last week, while justifying Apple’s refusal to allow Flash player on iPhone/iPad, Steve Jobs wrote– “ New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too) ”. In fact I believe it may not replace Flash at all. Here are a few reasons why–.

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Advantages of HTML5 over Flash

Dynamic Pixel

HTML is a standard markup language commonly used for creating web pages. Flash is an Adobe proprietary, and so you need to buy it. HTML5, on the other hand, is open-source and free. Flash is incompatible with iPhone and iPad, and other IOS-based Apple devices. Adobe Flash player plug-in for flash is required.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): Open Laszlo Gets Its Own Track and Big Customers for the open source webtop platform

Mark Oehlert

is actually investigating using it and today I see that Open Laszlo has its own track at AjaxWorld West 2007. Laszlo is abstract from the Flash player. It sounded interesting and I have heard rumors that one of the armed services in the U.S. The Lewin Links This link should take you to the page I have on del.icio.us

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How to Speak Like an eLearning Pro

OpenSesame

Flash allows development of animated content that can be played using a browser. This is done by using ‘Flash Player’, a program available for free download from the Adobe website. Approximately 95% of the PCs in the world have flash player installed. It’s a widely used format in elearning, and other sectors.

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Extend eFront with modules for fun and profit

eFront

In our recent introduction to eFront’s architecture, we emphasized it’s open source nature and extensibility. Further building on that are modules that add interoperability and compatibility with third party standards and systems. Modules what?

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