Flash coming to Android courtesy of BSQUARE

The fine folks at BSQUARE have announced that they'll be porting Adobe Flash to Google's Android on behalf of a "global Tier 1 carrier." Whether or not that implies this "global Tier 1 carrier" will have exclusive access to Flash out of the gate remains to be seen. Details are otherwise very scarce, and it's unclear how this relates to the demo of Flash Andy Rubin showed off at Adobe MAX last year. However, BSQUARE bought NEC's Adobe® Flash® Technology Consulting and Distribution business 12 months ago, and has done Android work for other customers, so the expertise should certainly be there -- and naturally we wouldn't expect them to go shouting about this if they didn't have Adobe and Google's blessing in one form or another.

[Thanks, Peter R.]

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 25th 2009 10:38PM]

very cool! Does this mean that we can see embedded video on websites ? Wili we be able to view the web like skyfire ?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 25th 2009 10:43PM]

Awesome! Can't wait.

(Posted from my G1)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 26th 2009 1:48PM]

Now hurry up and come out with a virtual keyboard (ie: no chunky keypad) and full faced device and I'll ditch my iPhone...please?! I don't want to go back to my Tilt when the iPhone dies...which it will like every cRapple product i've owned.

[(Unverified) Posted May 6th 2009 3:34PM]

I don't buy it. Adobe said they were working on Flash for Android in December or January.. STILL WAITING! The lack of Flash for my G1 has limited its ability to replace my N800 as my mobile internet device of choice. Too bad I can't tether my N800 to my G1... which means the MDA + N800 is a better mobile internet choice (without 3G even) then the G1 is.