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Silverlight, the Flash killer is here!

Finally Microsoft released Silverlight v1.0 to masses. Before 5 Sep 2007, only developers were using it. it had 0% penetration on Internet connected systems. Lets see how it goes. Also, there is new update of Silverlight 1.1 alpha. I’m really excited about this new technology. As i love to R&D, i will surely give it a try. i already have some ideas where to use it ;) // chall3ng3r //

NextGen Mobile Games are here!

Do you ever thought of adding your custom sounds and graphics on a web or mobile game? you better check www.ugengames.com ugenGames, launched Sep 4, 2007, is a new step towards future of mobile games, where players can customize the whole game and share it with their friends. There are already many games to play and customize. give it a try, you’ll love it. Congrats to mobitween team for brining …

Silverlight vs Flash, a comparison

I noticed this nice comparison, where Silverlight is actually compared with its correct counterpart, the Flash Player, rather than Flex. http://shoutat.blogspot.com/2007/08/microsoft-silverlight-vs.html I don’t call it that accurate as it misinforms about some features of Flash, but it worth a look. don’t forget to read my comments over there, and post yours if you like :) // chall3ng3r //

Buzzword, a real Web 2.0 app: first impressions

I recently read an article about Buzzword on wired.com blog for this new Web 2.0 application. I made the request for the preview invite, and I got reply in few hours (lucky day!). After signing-up and getting into my Buzzword account, I was impressed by the real Web 2.0 style design. the application works flawlessly, even its still in early preview. Its full Flash based application, and requires latest version of …

Silverlight: better right-click

Microsoft is improving Silverlight in every new release. the new thing i noticed from many others, is a better version information for currently installed Silverlight runtime through right-click context menu. It shows complete version info including build numbers. User can also set Silverlight Update options under the Updates tab. Adobe Flash only shows major version number when you right-click on Flash content. When you click About Flash Player 9, it opens new …

Microsoft Silverlight getting better

They just announced Silverlight 1.0 RC1 and 1.1 Alpha Refresh. According to blog post by Tim Sneath, MS have fixed 2000 bugs in Silverlight 1.0, that’s really cool. Read more and download the updates here. I’m just keen to see the mobile implementation of Silverlight. Lets see when MS release first bits of Silverlight Mobile. // chall3ng3r //

SWF2Go Professional v1.5 goes beta

We have released the beta version of next minor update of SWF2Go Professional to some of our clients. Read the details in the SWF2Go support forums FYI, the final update will be free of cost to already registered users :) // chall3ng3r //

Apollo is AIR, Flex 3 is Beta, Flash Player 9 is Accelerated

Its now public, Apollo is now officially named AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) by Adobe. There’s a new beta version of the runtime is available along with the SDK on Adobe Labs. The other good news is, Flex 3 beta is also released on Adobe Labs. Flex 3 beta supports development of AIR applications. The two other things that I almost missed are, AIR extension for Dreamweaver, which you can use …