New iPhone app emulates Firefox and allows you to view Flash content

[celticpride678]

Yes, you read the title correctly. A new application, CloudBase, developed by AlwaysOn Technologies, allows you to view native Flash content, even YouTube and Hulu on an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad with full audio streaming.

The way it works is that when you launch the application, it connects you to one of the servers. On that server is a Firefox browser, just like you would use on any computer. You have full control over the Firefox browser window, including tabs, refresh, home buttons, etc. Also included within the Firefox browser is a copy of Adobe Flash Player, allows you to watch any Flash content, just like on any computer.

Is this what we were waiting for??

Source: http://itsalltech.com/2010/05/16/ne...firefox-and-allows-you-to-view-flash-content/

 

[ipedro]

I'm surprised that:

A) Apple approved it.
B) It's free, given the overhead involved in making a server available for each user.

I suspect that it's going to become unusable very quickly as more people begin to crowd the service.

 

[mooblie]

US store only??

 

[Link2999]

After reading a few reviews, users are saying that the UI is clumsy and the controls are dreadful. Also the servers are very bad and since it's really just taking you to a server, your information isn't secure. It's easy to get booted from the server too (not stable yet).

 

[Macjames]

Sounds like a privacy nightmare. Still, nice idea.

 

[DannySmurf]

Ahem. On first startup:

"All slots for anonymous users are full.... <stopped reading there>"

Fail.

 

[Macmaniac411]

Just went looking for it, it doesn't seem to be on iTunes anymore, i used the download link, and i searched it. I guess Apple caught on... So much for at least trying it.

It appears the app name has changed to Cloud Browse, not Cloudbase

 

[sammich]

So it's like a VNC connection to an instance of FF?

It's probably only free as a pilot/testing phase.