Topic: Opera 2.0 for Wii

[Flames_of_chaos]

Features:

- New buttons
- Wii Speak Compability
- See your Wii mail from within the browser
- tab cube keeps track of 6 tabs, can be made invisible
- 500 Wii Points
- due out this December
- If you paid for the first version of the browser, it's free (probably also applies if you got it free during the free purchase period)

[Pale]

Any talk of better memory management or fash support to make things like Hulu work?

[KDR_11k]

Flash is limited by Adobe, they refuse to give out embedded licenses for anything past 7.0.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Any talk of better memory management or fash support to make things like Hulu work?

No idea Pale but you guys may want to keep track of this thread. http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=171703&page=4#comment2786866

[Gylldas]

I wondered if they were ever going to upgrade Opera.  This is pretty cool...even though I hardly ever use it.

[AV]

seems like a decent update. I really wonder why Flash is such a jerk about using its hardware. It's a FREE PROGRAM you download on the net, I don't get the resistance. I never paid a dime for Flash

[BranDonk Kong]

I *think* PS3 supports Flash 9 now, so the Wii should too. Even if PS3 doesn't, the Wii should.

[BeautifulShy]

Vega as KDR said Adobe has all of the cards in this situation.

Can someone confirm for sure that PS3 uses Flash 9.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Vega as KDR said Adobe has all of the cards in this situation.

Can someone confirm for sure that PS3 uses Flash 9.

Yes it does, I booted up the PS3 browser.

Vega - Adobe's license allows PCs and Macs free access to it while specialty devices with web access require special licneses, even with those licenses Adobe gives a "lite" version of Flash which is essentially Flash 7 and Flash 8. My only guess is Sony found some kind of loophole because you can install Linux legitimately on a PS3.

[KDR_11k]

I *think* PS3 supports Flash 9 now, so the Wii should too. Even if PS3 doesn't, the Wii should.

Massive moneyhats are suspected there.

[Chozo Ghost]

seems like a decent update. I really wonder why Flash is such a jerk about using its hardware. It's a FREE PROGRAM you download on the net, I don't get the resistance. I never paid a dime for Flash

What??? Flash is a jerk about using its hardware? WTF are you talking about?

[Chozo Ghost]

Vega as KDR said Adobe has all of the cards in this situation.

Can someone confirm for sure that PS3 uses Flash 9.

Yes it does, I booted up the PS3 browser.

Vega - Adobe's license allows PCs and Macs free access to it while specialty devices with web access require special licneses, even with those licenses Adobe gives a "lite" version of Flash which is essentially Flash 7 and Flash 8. My only guess is Sony found some kind of loophole because you can install Linux legitimately on a PS3.

Maybe the PS3 OS and browser are linux-based and Sony was just able to use the regular Linux version of Flash for it?

[GoldenPhoenix]

I still use my Wii Internet Browser ALL THE TIME so this is great news.

[BeautifulShy]

I like using it too GP.I kinda have to because whenever I start the computer I can never get into Windows.It stops loading about half way into the loading process.

[KDR_11k]

Maybe the PS3 OS and browser are linux-based and Sony was just able to use the regular Linux version of Flash for it?

I don't think Flash is opensource so they'd still need a special build to run it on their CPU.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Maybe the PS3 OS and browser are linux-based and Sony was just able to use the regular Linux version of Flash for it?

I don't think Flash is opensource so they'd still need a special build to run it on their CPU.

Correct, Adobe licenses flash on desktops and laptops it's free however on specialty devices the manufacture has to license it from Adobe BUT for those specialty devices Adobe usually only licenses out a lite version of Flash.

[DAaaMan64]

lol if flash was open source, that would be amazing.

[Chozo Ghost]

An open source Flash is under development: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/

[DAaaMan64]

Ya I know, but it's only the equivalent of flash version 6 to 7. It's damn far behind.

[Spak-Spang]

I will not be downloading this again, until Nintendo fixes the storage solution.  My Blocks are too valuable for an internet channel to use up.

[NWR_insanolord]

I will not be downloading this again, until Nintendo fixes the storage solution.  My Blocks are too valuable for an internet channel to use up.

This sums up my feelings, unless they update the flash so that I can watch NHL GameCenter Live with it.

[AV]

Vega as KDR said Adobe has all of the cards in this situation.

Can someone confirm for sure that PS3 uses Flash 9.

Yes it does, I booted up the PS3 browser.

Vega - Adobe's license allows PCs and Macs free access to it while specialty devices with web access require special licneses, even with those licenses Adobe gives a "lite" version of Flash which is essentially Flash 7 and Flash 8. My only guess is Sony found some kind of loophole because you can install Linux legitimately on a PS3.

I really don't get why Adobe cares, if Wii or PS3 or whatever uses it. They get money from flash banner commercials either way.

[Plugabugz]

I will not be downloading this again, until Nintendo fixes the storage solution.  My Blocks are too valuable for an internet channel to use up.

This sums up my feelings, unless they update the flash so that I can watch NHL GameCenter Live with it.

Same goes with iPlayer.

[GoldenPhoenix]

It is kind of funny I tried using the PS3 browser and it SUCKS big time compared to the Wii Opera browser. It is slow, clunky and unintuitive, so much for hi-res! BTW has there been no word on this update?

[NWR_pap64]

Funny this was brought from the dead. It was confirmed that this was a prank and there isn't an update coming to the Internet Channel, at least not officially.