Entries from February 2008

Creating a scrolling text component in Adobe FlashLite 1.1

February 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Recently I have been heavily involved in an on going FlashLite 1.1 based project. Some thing I know my development peers have been extremely jealous of as they bang their heads against the hellish development processes of Flex, Air, ActionScript 3 and Flash 9, not!
One of the most enjoyable features of FlashLite 1.1 is its [...]

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Tags: ActionScript 1 · Adobe · Development · Flash · FlashCast · FlashLite 1 · Mobile Development · Mobile Devices · Mobile Phones

Nokia N830 WiMAX Tablet Leaked

February 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Another week and another Nokia device makes its way onto the information super highway, this time courtesy of a BestBuy sales flyer. The rumor mill has begun speculating whether the black internet tablet pictured is the new Nokia N830 the WiMax equipped version of the N810 internet tablet. The N810 you will recall is the [...]

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Tags: Flash · Flash 9 · Mobile Devices · Nokia

Flash Lite 3 Update

February 11th, 2008 · No Comments

I have still getting people sending me the IMEI numbers asking me to send them the Adobe FlashLite 3 player. For those that missed the announcement FlashLite 3 is freely availible as a Developer Edition on Symbian based mobile devices. The release notes on the Adobe Labs site explain that the player has only been [...]

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Tags: Adobe · Development · FlashLite 3 · Free Software · Mobile Development · Mobile Devices · Mobile Phones

Nokia N96 Specifications leaked by German Webmasters

February 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Last week it looks like the German webmasters of Nokia’s website managed to post the specifications for their latest update in the N series line of phones, the N96. This week I had the chance to lay my hands on the 8gig edition of the N95 and was impressed enough that it was going to [...]

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Tags: FlashLite 3 · Mobile Devices · Mobile Phones

Using Compact Data Formats in FlashLite 1.1

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Recently I have been involved in some FlashLite 1.1 development that requires a certain level of online data interaction. With memory being at a premium on Mobile devices I have been spending many a spare moment looking at efficient data transfer methods.
Stepping back into FlashLite 1.1 (flash 4/5) scripting has been a nostalgic experience. The [...]

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Tags: ActionScript 1 · BitTube Thoughts · Flash Lite · FlashLite 1 · Free Stuff · Mobile Development · Mobile Devices · Mobile Phones