Yahoo, one of the most popular web-based search giants is now in Mobile application market. They recently launched Yahoo Mail and Messenger apps for Android and at the same time, they also created new, faster HTML5-based Yahoo Mail and News sites for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Right after coming to mobile app economy, Yahoo has tied with two leading smartphone platforms like iPhone and Android. Most importantly, Yahoo’s doorway added the significance to the issue of the future of Flash.
We had seen that Apple and Adobe were fighting on the potential of Flash and HTML5.People are predicting the death of Flash since Apple banned it from all its Gadgets one by one. Google poured some pepper into the back-and-forth of Apple and Adobe. Now it is Yahoo’s turn on the same issue.
Yahoo launched Yahoo Mail and Messenger apps for Android based on Flash i.e. Yahoo Search Widget for Android. They also came up with HTML5-based Yahoo Mail and News sites for iPhone and iPod touch.
Both apps are globally available. But HTML5-based Yahoo Mail is optimized for iPhone and iPod touch only and it lets users view HTML messages and compose rich text messages as well as reply, search e-mails and access folders while offline.
Since Apple’s shunning of Adobe Flash, dispute for Flash or HTML has been brought to the forefront of technological discussions. Now it is time to see the silver bullet which would wallop on Flash or HTML5.
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