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Galaxy Note 10.1, RIP mobile Flash, and more - 90 Seconds on The Verge: Wednesday, August 15, 2012

2012-08-15
it's august 15 2012 I'm Thomas Houston and I've seen everything on the internet this is 90 seconds on the verge a 90-day trial of Windows 8 is now available for Microsoft website the free finished version lets you check out all the new platform features including a tile-based Start screen and the windows App Store well you won't find however is any mention of the word Metro Microsoft has started banning with extreme prejudice any app that has metro in the title in order to avoid a trademark dispute with a mysterious German partner the decidedly Metro free windows 8 will officially launch on october 26th and right on schedule flash for android passed away starting today adobe will have disabled new installs effectively cutting it off from the future of the mobile web adobe at one point had grand plans for mobile flash but the company met a sizable wall early on when Apple refused to adopt it for iphone and ipad the company continues to support flash for PCs as well as embrace html5 for video if you really need the mobile flash experience there's always the blackberry flavor finally Samsung today celebrated the debut of the galaxy note 10.1 the pointer $99 Android tablet comes with its own s-pen stylus and though we found the input system to be responsive and precise the hardware itself and its suite of style eccentric apps or a major disappointment the Galaxy Note 10.1 is available today in New York and throughout the rest of the US tomorrow don't walk don't run and probably don't bother that's it for today's top stories tune in tomorrow and we take a look at the first nationally syndicated newspaper to print fully animated gifts
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