Jobs trashes Flash, backs HTML5

Steve Jobs has revealed Apple's stance on Flash, the iPhone 4G/Gizmodo saga, app store rejections, and everything in between, writes Network World.

When pressed about Apple's refusal to support Flash on the iPhone and iPad, despite the fact that it remains a ubiquitous part of most people's browsing experience, Jobs explained that Apple doesn't get behind what it categorises as technologies with no future.

Jobs said Flash has had its day and that HTML 5 is now where it's at. He opined that video on HTML 5 looks better, works better, doesn't require a plug-in, and while much of the Web does support Flash, "a lot of it is available in HTML 5 as well."

The bus service offered by the Best brand in Mumbai could soon enable travellers to access the Internet and download music and maps for free while commuting to their destination, states The Hindu Business Line.

Equifone Solutions, the company that has rights to put up TV screens in buses and offer interactive content, is considering offering Internet access to commuters on the buses, with the help of a WiFi network.

Equifone already offers Bluetooth services on buses and has a pilot project running on 150 Best buses fitted with Bluetooth hubs that can deliver content such as songs, mobile phone applications and a variety of other information to Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones.

The widespread availability of 3D-enabled Blu-ray players is set to become a significant driver for the adoption of 3D TV, says HDTV.

Although the emergence of 3D TVs in UK stores has not been matched by a significant amount of 3D content, the buying public has been able to identify a clear 'roadmap' through which this content will emerge; they identify 3D-enabled Blu-ray players as a significant element of this roadmap along with the introduction of Sky's dedicated 3D TV channel later this year.

Unlike emerging technologies such as OLED, 3D technology is relatively easy to integrate into existing hardware. Within a few years, it is expected that the majority of Blu-ray players sold will have 3D capability.