Adobe Systems

Patch Tuesday (Tomorrow) is Gonna be Big

Microsoft is releasing 13 updates (of which 8 have been deemed “critical”) and Adobe will be releasing an update to plug a zero-day flaw that’s now being actively exploited.

Microsoft’s update day will supposedly be the biggest ever.  It will include fixes for the SMB & FTP vulnerabilities.  Adobe has (for better or worse) aligned their update schedule to coincide with MS’s monthly releases, & they’re releasing an update to Acrobat & Acrobat reader that will fix a hole whose exploit for the Windows environment tipped up over the weekend.

Updaters to the ready, boys ‘n girls…

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Flash for everyone! Except iPhone.

No Flash Player for iPhoneSo, every other platform can have Flash, why can’t the iPhone?  Well, Adobe blames Apple — and I do to!

Although you won’t be able to create Flash apps for the iPhone, upcoming Flash Authoring Software from Adobe will compile native iPhone apps. Apple forbids embedded Flash apps citing battery consumption.

Frankly, I think they’re just trying to protect App Store profits as the vast majority of iPhone App Store offerings could easily be created and/or already exist as Flash apps.  Giving Flash access to the GPS and accelerometer would allow any Flash coder to create some pretty powerful apps and could easily take Apple out of the loop.

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