Microsoft’s IE10 to run Flash by default on Windows 8, RT

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Microsoft announced this afternoon that it’s updating the Modern UI (formerly “Metro”) version of Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8 and Windows RT to support Adobe Flash by default. Previously this version of the browser was set to not play interactive Flash content by default, unless the site in question was on a Compatibility View whitelist…. Read More…

Flash, Silverlight and the end of the line for browser plug-ins

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Adobe’s news this week that it will no longer develop Flash for mobile browsers is being celebrated as a victory for HTML5 and the notion that interactive web experiences should rely on common standards, not specialized plug-ins that may or may not work on whatever device you happen to be using at any given moment…. Read More…