WebProNews

Flash Player 9, Flex 2, Released

Adobe released the final version of Flash Player 9 earlier this week, as well as Flex 2. This signals a continuation of the spread of Flash, which Adobe is promoting heavily for use in next-generation Web applications. It has already been implemented in a number of services, including some owned by Yahoo and Google.

Google Ships Video Mac Player

The universal binary provided by Google for the Mac version of its video player means it will run on both the PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers.

Microsoft's Patch For Flash Player Flops

Microsoft made a step this week towards working cooperatively with other applications, but it resulted in a decidedly less than a positive outcome. A patch for the Adobe Flash Player, offered through the Windows Update service, seems to create more problems than it resolves.

Media Player 11 Expected This June

CNet reports that the Windows XP version of Windows Media Player 11 is scheduled to arrive as early as this June, a bit of a surprise.

Microsofts Criteria For A (non-iPod) Portable Player

Microsoft has released a guide for picking the right portable audio player, focusing on ten criteria:

VMware's Threat to Microsoft

First off, I'm not suggesting VMware is gunning for Microsoft. However, recent developments in their product line aren't exactly favorable to Microsoft.

GNU Flash Player, Gnash, In The Works

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced earlier this month the addition of Gnash, a new open source Flash movie player and Firefox plugin, licensed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). "Open source" indicates that developers can build on top of earlier software to add features or tweak the old ones.

Microsoft to abandon Mac player?

Anona just brought this to my attention over on CNET: Microsoft to stop developing Macintosh version of its Media Player.

Google Video Player Leaves The Pack

After an obsessively covered keynote address by Google co-founder Larry Page, Google unveiled its one-stop software offering, Google Pack; shortly thereafter, one piece of software vanished from the download page.

Google Pack - A User Data Bonanza

I noticed this morning a link on Google's home page to Google Pack, a collection of "essentials to make your PC just work."