Flash Lite eSeminars in APAC by Adobe

Adobe has organized some eseminars on on Flash Lite content. Here are some for the coming weeks:

• July 9th - Adobe Flash Lite Widgets for the Chumby
• July 23rd - Reactive Mobile Content with Adobe Flash Lite
• Aug 6th - Persistent Data in Adobe Flash Lite
• Aug 20 - Tips and Tricks for Effective Adobe Flash Lite development

Each of the sessions can be accessed here, and start at 2pm (AEST - +10 GMT).

[via Alessandro]

Apple Launches iPhone!

If you haven't heard already, the big news is that Apple announced their latest hardware invention, the iPhone at the Macworld 2007 in San Fransico.

The iPhone combines a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod (with touch controls), and an Internet-enabled communications device, in one smart handheld.

For a product that's resulted in over 200 patents, the price is reasonable: $499 for a 4GB unit $599 for an 8GB unit. However, I was a little disappointed to see that Apple has planned Asia launch by 2008.

Flash Lite 2.1 Player for Symbian Devices for Free!

Read this in Bill Perry's blog. There is some additional information you can read in the Adobe Flash Lite 2.1 FAQ posted on Adobe's mobile and devices dev center. I personally think this is a great step from Adobe in making Flash lite player more popular. In case you did not know, earlier you needed to pay 10$ to get a licenced copy of Flash Lite Player for your mobile.

You can read the full post here.