Adobe CEO has no beef with Apple, no answer for poor Flash performance on Android

The Adobe-Apple Flash war used to be one of the juiciest catfights around, but, much like two aging boxers, both sides now appear willing to act like adults put it all behind them. Speaking at yesterday's D9 conference in Palos Verdes, California, Adobe head Shantanu Narayen confirmed that he and Steve Jobs have reached an unofficial armistice, bringing an end to their prolonged war of words. According to the CEO, Apple's Flash issues stemmed from the company's "business model," rather than any legitimate concerns over quality. "It's control over the app store that's at issue here," Narayen said, implying that Flash's wide-ranging platform compatibility may not have jibed with the Cupertino ethos. He went on to remind moderator Walt Mossberg that developers can still use Adobe's AIR software to get their products to the App Store, adding that his company is looking forward to the rise of HTML5 and "actively contributing" to its development.More after the break...

HANDS-ON WITH NOKIA X7 AND SYMBIAN ANNA

Nokia X7 is going to be one of the first two devices on Nokia’s portfolio, along with the business-oriented Nokia E6, to come with Symbian Anna, the updated version of the manufacturer’s mobile platform. Other than that the handset boasts a 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen with a 360x640 display resolution and an 8-megapixel fixed focus camera capable of shooting 720p HD video.

Happy EVO 4G owners get Gingerbread update, right on schedule

Right on schedule, Sprint made Gingerbread available to any and all EVO 4G owners willing to check for the update manually (and if you're a fan of this site, we suspect you are). As a PSA, you won't just be getting Android 2.3, but also Gmail and SMS fixes, and a tweak for the phone's power management software. We've been getting a flood of tips from delighted readers in various markets who report the upgrade went smoothly. Can't be bothered to check for updates? You'll likely get a prompt to download it on Monday. So, Froyo, good night and good luck, and to everyone else, happy Friday!

BlackBerry Bold 9900 delayed until September, IT admins everywhere weep

BlackBerry fans itching to get your touch on: don't reach for your wallets just yet. BGR is reporting that RIM's upcoming Bold 9900 has been delayed until September, which is a bit later than the expected "Summer" release quoted back at BlackBerry World.

BlackBerry PlayBook headed to Sprint on June 5th for $500?

We're still waiting for some completely official word on the matter, but it looks like a Sprint exec has let slip the carrier's launch details for the BlackBerry PlayBook. While the post has since been removed, Sprint Marketing Director Gerald Evans revealed on his personal blog earlier today that the WiFi-only, 16GB version of the tablet will be hitting Sprint stores on Sunday, June 5th for the usual $499.99. Unfortunately, there was no mention of the carrier's 4G version which, last we heard, was still on track for a summer release.

HANDS ON WITH NOKIA E6

The folks at tech65 takes a look at the new features of the Nokia E6 with Joseph from Nokia. The Nokia E6 continues Nokia’s business E series with updated version of Symbian^3. The sleek new addition features a 2.46″ LCD capacitive touchscreen, made of Gorilla Glass to protect it from scratches.The phone comes with an 8-megapixel fixed-focus snapper with dual-LED flash which can record 720p HD video. It has GPS, Wi-Fi, FM radio, and Bluetooth.

Shutdown or restart your mac or pc from your iPhone / iPhone 4

iShutdown allows you to remotely shutdown or restart your mac or pc from your iPhone / iPhone 4.

Microsoft reveals ARM-powered Windows 8 prototypes (eyes-on)

Remember how Microsoft unveiled that whole "Windows 8" thing earlier today? It's back for more: here at Computex 2011 in Taipei, prototype ARM-based Windows 8 slates and smartbooks are coming out of the woodwork. Foxconn, Wistron and Quanta all unveiled early hardware for the new OS, with chips from Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and NVIDIA powering their live tiles -- including NVIDIA's upcoming Kal-El, which got both a tablet and a super-slim prototype notebook to call its own. Dell's also got a XPS development station up on stage, which Microsoft used to demo the UI -- it's bulky and ugly as such things are, but it suggests that Dell's also likely to have a portable Windows 8 machine at some point. For its part, Qualcomm is promising a chip that can instantly wake from sleep, and one of the devices showed that USB host support works fine and dandy. Unfortunately, none of these machines will make their way to market, but it's nice to know that the OEMs care enough to show their solidarity here.

YET ANOTHER WINDOWS PHONE 7 MANGO DEMO

NVIDIA Kal-El reference tablet hands-on (video)

As if showing up in two of the first four reference devices for Windows on ARM wasn't enough of an achievement for NVIDIA's quad-core Kal-El superchip, it decided to visit us in person here at Computex to demonstrate its splendid graphical prowess. Running Android 3.1 on a 10-inch, 1280 x 800 screen, it gave us a first-hand look at the Glow Ball demo that wowed us in video form just a couple of days ago. What we saw on the dev tablet before us was no less impressive; lighting was being rendered in real time and scattered over a multiplicity of surfaces, while the cloth simulation was, to use a terrible pun, silky smooth. NVIDIA also ran us through a sightseeing tour of the Unreal Development Kit and Lost Planet 2, noting that the PC game took only a couple of months to port over to work on the Kal-El architecture. Unfortunately, no new details were forthcoming about when Kal-El devices might be coming or what developers we should expect to see coding games and other content to exploit the platform's evidently mighty capabilities.

ANDROID - SAMSUNG GALAXY S 2 OVERCLOCKED TO 1.5GHZ

Look what we have here.. The fastest smartphone in the world. Titanas overclocked the Samsung Galaxy S2 at 1.5GHz using a newly released ROM while increasing the CPU voltage. Results are stunning: Quadrant score 5198.

Note: the Samsung Galaxy S2 is FULLY functional at this speed, no crashes.

The 'oh sh_t' moment that Nokia decided to abandon MeeGo

Bloomberg Businessweek just published an amazingly thorough piece on Nokia, pre- and post-Elopcalypse. We've long wondered how MeeGo, an OS that Stephen Elop himself said "inspires both confidence and excitement" in October 2010, could be cast aside so quickly in favor of Windows Phone, an OS still struggling to find traction in the heated smartphone market. Well, now we know. Bloomberg recounts a January 3rd meeting between Nokia's Chief Development Officer Kai Oistämö and Nokia's freshman CEO. After Kai expressed his concern with MeeGo's ability to effectively respond to Apple's iOS and Android operating systems, the two decided to interview two dozen "influential employees" about MeeGo, ranging from execs to engineers.More after the break...

Apple iCloud logo revealed... it's a cloud

Apple itself has already confirmed the name, and now Apple Insider has snapped some early pictures at the Moscone Center that reveal the iCloud logo / icon. Shockingly, it's a cloud.

SYMBIAN^3 - FREE RSS READER WITH UNIQUE UI

Horus is a RSS news reader application for Symbian^3 devices with a unique UI. Additionally, Horus also supports podcasts and videopodcasts. With Horus you can customize your RSS feeds modifying its colors, titles, or sorting them, and you can add new RSS feeds entering its url or just searching for them with Horus built-in search engine. A new way to enjoy reading your favourite news.

ANDROID FACEBOOK HACKING JUST WENT PORTABLE

FaceNiff is an Android app that allows you to sniff and intercept web session profiles over the WiFi that your mobile is connected to. It is possible to hijack sessions only when WiFi is not using EAP, but it should work over any private networks (Open/WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) It’s kind of like Firesheep for android.

Motorola leaks Xoom 2 tablet, Tracy XL watchphone, and Slimline, Zaha, Targa, and Pearl handsets

So here's the story: Pocketnow was able to snatch some screengrabs from a Motorola Mobility site redesign. The image above (and two more after the break) is what they saw. In addition to the Tracy XL homage to the Dick Tracy watchphone, we can also see the back of the Slimline handset and the front of the Zaha. The grabs also show a bit of the "Xoom 2" tablet and Pearl handset along the bottom of the screen in addition to a fleeting glimpse of the previously rumored Verizon LTE handset known as Targa. And you know what makes this all truly compelling? The fact that Motorola made Pocketnow remove the images from its site.Pictures after the break...

TRUECALLER 2.50 FOR SYMBIAN IS NOW AVAILABLE

True Caller is a global Caller ID app that shows you who the caller is before you answer! – Caller ID, see who is calling – Social Caller ID, see your friends latest info from Facebook/LinkedIn on calls – SMS Preview – Block spam calls – Name and number search – Update phonebook with missing address information – Tweet your calls on Twitter automatically Free in all countries except for US,SE,DK,NO,IT 3G/Wifi is required KW: Number lookup white pages reverse lookup caller id.

Changelog after the break...

Acer Iconia M500 runs MeeGo on an Atom CPU, coming at the end of this year (hands-on video!)

Acer's David Lee just hijacked Intel's netbooks and tablets Computex keynote to unveil a brand new 10-inch tablet: the Iconia M500. It's the first in the company's new M Series and runs MeeGo atop an Atom (Moorestown) processor. Its appearance and dimensions are strikingly similar to the company's Android tablet, the A500, and that similarity extends to the resolution of the screen as well: 1280 x 800. The MeeGo interface is a custom Acer skin offering what was described as a "snackable UI." The point seems to be to offer instant access to the things you care about, and the brief demo we saw featured a set of live widgets organized around an "Acer circle." Mr. Lee, an Assistant Vice President with the company, tells us Acer's new 10-incher will be on sale at (not by, sadly) the end of this year.

NOKIA PLAY TO - ENJOY YOUR PHOTOS,VIDEOS AND MUSIC WIRELESSLY

Nokia Play To lets you show photos and videos taken with your mobile wirelessly to your friends on TV. Or you can listen to your favourite music stored on mobile with home audio system. Just launch Play To, select device and media you want to play. No configuration is needed once WLAN is on and all devices connected to the same network.

CNN INTERNATIONAL APP - BETA VERSION FOR ALL S^3

After the official and exclusive release of CNN application for Nokia E7, Nokia Beta Labs is releasing a V1.1 of this app compatible with all Symbian^3 models: Nokia N8, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, Nokia C7 Astound, Nokia E7, and Nokia X7 smartphones.


This new version is delivered with Ovi push notifications and features textual news and articles across 12 categories, video on demand, CNN Live video (when available), and iReport citizen journalism including sharing and tweeting.
According to Nokia Beta Labs, this version should be available at Ovi Store in the next week for all S^3 phones.