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HP Slate vs. iPad: Focus on Flash

With the iPad presale beginning in just a few days, and the clock ticking down to the much-anticipated Apple tablet finally hitting the streets, HP launched a renewed campaign for its Slate tablet PC debuted at the 2010 CES by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Each platform has pros and cons, but so far the debate seems to center entirely around support for Adobe Flash.

The HP Slate–almost by default–stands out as a more business-oriented platform, if for no other reason than its ties to the Windows 7 operating system. The iPad, which comes across more like an iPod Touch with a thyroid disorder, can certainly be used in some ways within a business context, but it is clearly designed for delivering entertainment media and information to consumers.

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Adobe Flash: 7m iPhone/iPod Touch users have tried to grab it since December

Adobe and Apple have been battling each other for some time over the lack of lack of Flash on the iPhone. Adobe has made a method of porting Flash apps onto the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad while Steve Jobs recently slammed Flash again. Adobe has fired back with figures showing iPhone users are itching to use Flash on their smartphones…

Mark Doherty of Adobe took to the firm’s Flash Mobile Blog to reveal just how many iPhone and iPod Touch users have been fruitlessly searching for Flash.

Adobe added an iPhone specific page to its download website back in November and Doherty reveals in his blog post just how many iPhone users have navigated to it.

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