The official announcement from Adobe:

Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations. Some of our source code licensees may opt to continue working on and releasing their own implementations. We will continue to support the current Android and PlayBook configurations with critical bug fixes and security updates.

Adobe is now focusing their development efforts on:

• Applications for mobile

• Expressive content on the desktop (in and out of browser)

• Increasing their investments in HTML5 in general

It seems Apple and Microsoft were right in placing their bets on HTML5 instead of Flash. And it seems even Adobe, the owners of Flash have realized this now. This is good news because now the growth of HTML5 will be even faster and in the end that will be beneficial for everyone.

Facebook latest data center is being built in North Carolina and the next one will built closer to the North Pole.

The company confirmed Thursday that it plans to build a server center in Lulea, Sweden, about 60 miles outside of the Arctic Circle. The new center will be Facebook first outside of the United States.

Facebook told the Associated Press that the cool climate of Lulea which in summer months rarely sees temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit is one reason for the decision to build a data center there. Cooler outside air temperatures make it less expensive to keep servers from overheating.

The new facility, which is scheduled to be completed by 2014, will consist of three 300,000-square-foot server buildings and be powered entirely by nearby hydropower stations.

The team over at Mashable have manage to aggregate a wealth of impressive stats all centered around a little social networking site you might have heard of called Facebook. its Funny, New but Real too. Check the InfoGraphic below!

Facebook HTML5 app push, codenamed Project Spartan looks set to launch next week, with a Monday unveil for the mobile platform and the iPad Facebook app.

The scheduling is designed to offer Facebook a fallback option if Apple decides not to share stage-space with the social network at the iPhone 5 launch on October 4. Meanwhile, a prematurely posted Facebook page seemingly documented exactly what Project Spartan will offer to users and developers.

At Facebook core is the social graph, people and the connections they have to everything they care about. Historically, Facebook has managed this graph and has expanded it over time as it launch new products (photos, places, etc.). Now Facebook Intoduce the Facebook Developers Open Graph BETA docs and tools for developers to test along with a prelease of the facebook new timeline.

The Open Graph allows apps to model user activities based on actions and objects. A running app may define the ability to "run" (action) a "route" (object). A reading app may define the ability to "read" (action) a "book" (object). A recipe app may define the ability to "cook" (action) to a "recipe" (object). Actions are verbs that users perform in your app. Objects define nouns that the actions apply to. Facebook Already got some default examples that available for developers to test it and see how it works.

After a user adds your app to their Timeline, app specific actions are shared on Facebook via the Open Graph. As your app becomes an important part of how users express themselves, these actions are more prominently displayed throughout the Facebook Timeline, News Feed, and Ticker. This enables your app to become a key part of the user and their friend experience on Facebook.