Adobe keeps pushing improvements to their Flash platform and its good to hear that the Flash development on mobile platforms is keeping pace with the computer platform.
Adobe is showing off Flash 10.2 for mobile devices, which improves performance over v10.1. Flash 10.2 for mobile devices supports Stage Video we first saw this in the beta for the desktop Flash 10.2 and Adobe claimed 1080p video playback with hugely reduced CPU usage.
Stage Video is essential for performance on mobile devices it reduces CPU and memory usage, which should enable higher frame rates. Flash 10.2 is fully compatible with current videos, so you will only need to update the software.
For now, Flash 10.2 for mobile devices will be available only on Android 3.0 Honeycomb and BlackBerry Tablet OS. There is no word on when/if Flash 10.2 will be available on other mobile OSes and if it will hit phones too. Meanwhile, Flash 10.1 is spreading at a fast pace in six months since its launch, it has shipped or installed on over 20 million smartphones. Adobe is aiming for 132 million devices running Flash 10.1 in 2011.
Adobe AIR is growing fast too. In fact, they say Flash and AIR have exceeded their own expectations. Anyway, Adobe expects over 200 million smartphones and tablets to support AIR applications. Its even possible to develop iOS apps using AIR.
