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