Jun 15, 2007 10:26 AM

Opera Eyes Flash Hole on iPhones

Mssr. Jobs has been none too welcoming of Flash on the iPhone, going so far as to promise a separate iPhone-friendly version of YouTube that dispenses with Adobe/Macromedia’s video engine. And now we have a hint at what might replace Flash: Opera says it’s working on adding native video support to its mobile Web browser.

Mssr. Jobs has been none too welcoming of Flash on the iPhone, going so far as to promise a separate iPhone-friendly version of YouTube that dispenses with Adobe/Macromedia's video engine. And now we have a hint at what might replace Flash: Opera says it's working on adding native video support to its mobile Web browser.

Says Tatsuki Tomita, Opera's senior vice president for consumer products:

What we are doing is adding video capability directly into the Web browser so you can use text, and video, and Javascript and directly execute video inside of the Web.

Tomita says Opera will use less processing power, memory and battery life than Flash while providing similar functionality.

Opera to replace Flash, iPhone has its first app [InfoWorld]

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