Adobe Flash Lite

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Adobe Flash Lite is a lightweight version of Adobe Flash Player optimized for mobile phones and other devices. Flash Lite 1.1 supports Flash 4 ActionScript. Flash Lite 2.0, based on Flash Player 7, supports Flash 7's more powerful ActionScript 2.0. Both versions also support the W3C Standard SVG Tiny [1] (a mobile profile of W3C's Scalable Vector Graphics recommendation). The advantage over SVG is the ability to add audio and interactive elements without the use of other technologies such as Javascript. Among the disadvantages it can be mentioned that Flash Lite applications are not capable of communicating with Bluetooth, infrared, or the camera on a phone.

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In 2006 Adobe completed its acquisition of Macromedia.

As a promotion for Mobile Flash, Macromedia conducted a Mobile Flash Content Contest. From the over 150 applications submitted, nine winners were selected in areas of Best Business and Productivity Application, Most Innovative use of Flash Lite, Best Animation, Best Business Application, Best Educational Content, Best Game, Best Interactive Content, Best Productivity Application, and Best Overall Use of Flash Lite. Contest Winners

Flash Lite has been popular in Japan and Europe for a number of years. Verizon was the the first US carrier to adopt Flash Lite in October 2006. The first set of applications included the Weather Channel and Shockwave Minis - the first Flash Lite game subscription service of its kind in North America.