Adobe Flash To Make iPhone Apps, Apple Resigns from Chamber

At Adobe’s develop conference this week it was revealed that Flash, the popular tool for building Web site games and applications, can soon be used to develop iPhone apps. These apps would be compiled native apps for the iPhone, not simply files that play back in a Flash player as they do on the Web.
Flash is the main significant features of the Web that is missing from the iPhone’s Safari Web browser. However, these apps would be no different than today’s stand-alone apps that you can download from the iTunes App Store. They would be created using Flash, but appear as apps no different that what is developed today using Apple’s XCode tool. However, it would mean that a whole new set of developers could create apps without needing to learn to use new tools. It would also allow old Flash content to be turned into new apps for the iPhone.
Apple resigned from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce this week. Apple disagrees with the Chamber’s opposition to EPA policies concerning greenhouse gas emissions. Other companies, such as Pacific Gas and Electric and Nike have also left the Chamber.
Rumors continue to build behind the fabled Apple Tablet device. Now some say that Foxconn, who already makes many of Apple’s products, will be the manufacturer, and the device will appear early next year.
In addition to continued Tablet rumors, other rumors point to new iMacs and MacBooks coming soon. There is even talk of a new Mac mini with a lower price point.