Monthly Archive for January, 2008

Flash Lite Application examples for FL1.1/FL2.x/FL3.0

Following my e-seminar yesterday evening I have completed a wallpaper, context aware service application and an ad supported Flash Video application using Flash Lite 3.

Go to the examples section!!

Forecasted Installed Base of Flash Lite Devices by Region, Country and Version

Here you go, a complete breakdown of the forecasted installed base of Flash Lite devices by region, country and version. The information in the PDF is extracted from the Strategy Analytics Flash-Enabled Handset Forecast from January 4, 2008 and provides metrics for the forecasted installed base of Flash Lite devices for the years 2007 and for 2008.

Developers, business owners and decision makers have been asking for this level of detail and we’re glad to be able to share it. Six regions are covered: Americas, APAC (Asia Pacific), CALA (Central America/Latin America), Western Europe, Central Europe and Japan. Flash Lite versions include 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0.

Here’s a sample of the level of detail included in this PDF:

We will be posting additional information on our mobile and devices developer center soon and I’ll share that information once it’s available.

Flash Lite penetration in 2007 - 91% growth

Strategy Analytics have just published a report on Flash Lite penetration for 2007 showing 91% growth.

Key Findings:

  • 1.4 billion mobile phones will support Flash Lite by 2010
  • 46% of mobile phones in 2010 will support Flash Lite
  • 301 million devices shipped since 2003
  • 270.9 million mobile phones run Flash Lite currently
  • Shipments in W. Europe and Asia will exceed Japan shipments in 2008

The Strategy Analytics report details penetration in 23 countries and data is categorized by Flash Lite version, devices and operators. We are working hard to gain permissions to some of the data in the report for publication to our partners, and of course the developer community. Hopefully the wait will soon be over…