Adobe tries to save Flash for mobile

Adobe have announced the release of an optimised version of its Flash software in 2010. In the list of operating systems supporting version 10 of Flash, one notable absent is the iPhone.

Apple have never really said anything about the use of Flash on its smartphone. And there's a reason for this: Flash is very demanding in terms of processor resources and for the moment doesn't really suit mobile phones (especially until support of the graphics part by Tegra, announced recently).

A Beta version should however soon be available for Google Android, Palm WebOS, Symbian and Windows Mobile, says Shantanu Narayen, CEO at Adobe.