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If you haven’t seen the top link for Game Development yet, I suggest you check it out; two new games added!

While there is tons of hype for all the iPhone gear, software and updates, what ever happened to its competition? Windows Mobile 6.5 is coming out in May and its creating alot of buzz

Lets get that mind back on something more interesting…

If anyone else wondered what all this acronym is all about… Web 2.0

This is a really great site to look up any tutorials and even brush up on some Flash skills:

http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Flash/1

Adobe is currently working on a project to get the Flash player into the home… imagine the possibilities!

More on what they want to do here

For all you iPhone geeks, there is a new software package that is coming out in Mid June, but if you are signed up for the Apple SDK you can get an advanced preview for it here: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/sdk.html

The goodies are as follows:

- Variable scrubbing speed during iPod playback. Provides users with four options to allow them to fine tune navigation within a track.
- Variable playback speed for podcasts. Options include 1/2x, 1x, and 2x speeds.
- Single-tap jump back for podcasts. Tap a single icon to rewind podcast playback by 30 seconds.
- Additional data for podcasts saved on iPhone. Saved podcasts now display run time, time left, and publication date.
- Ability to close all open Safari windows. Previously there was no ability to close the last remaining Safari window, but a red “x” is now functional in the page navigation, allowing users to close the final window, replacing it with a blank page.
- Battery percentage indicators. Allows users to view their remaining battery life as a percentage rather than just as an icon.
- Push notifications preferences. Allows users to toggle whether they want to allow push notifications as sounds, alerts, and/or badges.
- Expanded Data Detectors. Increased ability to automatically detect text such as e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and addresses and activate appropriate actions such as initiating a phone call or adding info to the Address Book when the items are touched.

… and much, much more…

This is for all the new people here on the web that want to start on the Flash bandwagon: http://www.flashkit.com

It has alot of great resources where you can find alot about what Flash is all about and how to start. The forums are also a great tool for anyone that might have questions: http://board.flashkit.com/board/

If you ever wondered what it would take to create a mobile application, this is the right place to start: http://java.sun.com/products/sjwtoolkit/

Here is a screenshot of what you can create:

Check this link out to view the best flash sites of 2009: http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/best-flash-sites

WOW!