Flash is faster and much more efficient than HTML5 on mobile phones, that is if Web developer Christopher Black’s conclusions hold water. Black says, “HTML5 will sit side by side with Flash. Gradient fonts, drop shadows, basic video and simple transitions are probably better suited for HTML5. When it comes to rendering display objects, animation [...]
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Youtube reveals new embed code
July 24th, 2010 
sylv3rblade Youtube (and subsequently Google) is pushing their HTML5 support by rolling out a new embed code that will come with an Adobe Flash wrapper or in a HTML5 player (the best of both worlds?). If you’re on a mobile device, the obvious advantage is that you’ll now be able to view videos on the browser [...]
Adobe releases Flash 10.1
June 11th, 2010 sylv3rblade 
Adobe has just released (quietly I might add) the Flash 10.1 plugin. This new version supports hardware H.264 video acceleration on Windows PCs (no Mac or Linux release yet) with compatible graphics processors. This is good news for underpowered ultraportables and some netbooks should now be able to play high-definition YouTube videos.
