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  • Adobe Device Central CS3 Update #7
The Adobe Mobile and Devices team released Adobe Device Central Profile #7, which, according to Mark, brings the total number of Flash addressable mobile devices to somewhere around 525.
In regards to #7; in total there are 261 profiles included, 57 new devices and updates to 204 existing profiles [...]

A while back, I posted about Nokia’s vision piece on the “Evolution of Screens” …

Now here are some videos from NTT DoCoMo on possible mobile concepts in 201x.
“The Road to Hokusai’s Waterfall”

“Mobile phones have evolved to become indispensable tools that have changed the way we lead our lives, and they are certain to continue [...]

Kind of old news this past week, but: “Mobile leaders to unify the Symbian software platform and set the future of mobile free” … but I wanted to post about the deal that was announced not too long ago … because it will be very important to the evolving mobile device platform playing field (IMHO).
If [...]

Bill updated his ongoing Flash Enabled Handset spreadsheet (PDF).
Current #’s of Flash enabled handsets as of June 25, 2008 are:
85 Nokia
71 Sony Ericsson
13 Verizon
149 NTT DoCoMo
110 KDDI
and 60 Softbank handsets.
All the info is in the PDF.
Report all discrepancies and updates to Bill via his blog.

Device Profile #6 for Adobe Device Central has been released and includes 63 new device profiles as well as updates and enhancements to some 110 existing profiles.
If you are working with Flash Lite, you should think about updating.
This update also contains some Flash Lite 3.0 supported devices.
Mark has more comments on his blog.

D.C. (David Collier) from pikkle (Flash Lite company in Japan), posted about the new docomo 906 series being out in Japan, soon.
These devices have Flash Lite 3.0 and support multiple content types.
One content type that is new and of interest, is called “decome anime”.
Decome Anime allows Flash content to run inside a [...]

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Japanese cell phone users will test a new service that allows them to download fragrances, major telecommunications company NTT Communications Corp. said Monday.
A downloaded fragrance will be sent from a user’s cell phone to a base station that will emit the scent.
Twenty participants using “Mobile Fragrance Communications” can download files of [...]

I caught some news (about some Japanese companies that their showing some technology to US investors) that contained a new Flash Lite service/product in Japan …
Seems to be some kind of transcoding service … but someone will have to verify.
“Wisdom Web’s “Mobile Glimpse” makes it possible to view contents on Websites with mobile terminals [...]

Bill Perry (Adobe MaD) updated his Flash Enabled Devices spreadsheet, recently. You can
download it here.
The break down is: Nokia (73), Sony Ericsson (63), Verizon Wireless (13), NTT DoCoMo (134), KDDI (101), and Softbank (48).
This also reflects some additional devices that were announced at Mobile World Congress 2008.
If you are already referencing this spreadsheet to [...]