HTC Hero Is The First Android Phone To Support Adobe Flash
Amit Chowdhry | June 24, 2009 | 344 views | 1 CommentCategorized under Adobe Flash, Adobe Systems Inc, Android, David Wadhwani, Google, Google Android, HTC, HTC Hero, Orange, T-Mobile

Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) and HTC have announced the Hero mobile phone. The HTC Hero is the first Google Android powered phone to support Adobe Flash.
“As the first Android device with Flash, the new HTC Hero represents a key milestone for Android and the Flash Platform. With close to 80 percent of all videos online delivered with Adobe Flash technology, consumers want to access rich Web content on-the-go.” stated Adobe Platform Business Unit VP and General Manager David Wadhwani. “The collaboration with HTC offers people a more complete Flash based Web browsing experience today and presents an important step towards full Web browsing with Flash Player 10 on mobile phones in the future.”
Other features include 512MB/288MB ROM/RAM, 3.2″ TFT-LCD, 320×480 pixel resolution, 900/2100MHz HSPA, Quad-band GSM, GPS, 802.11b/g WiFi, trackball, G-sensor, compass, 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus, microSD, and 3.5mm audio jack. The Hero will be available on T-Mobile and Orange in Europe this July, Asia later this summer, and North American quite a bit later.









“Adobe is driving the next generation of video delivery by accelerating the fusion of TV and the Internet. With more control over playback, interactivity and branding, the move to Flash Player compatible video will help the BBC to engage audiences by delivering a seamless, instant-on Web video experience.”
“We were inspired by the way today’s youth spend their lives working and playing together online, and how this is influencing the way we all think about collaboration,” stated Rick Treitman, chief executive at
“The infusion of capital from Adobe and other investors further validates the promise of our technology,” stated Kymberlee Weil, the President and a co-founder of

