This month marks the 10 year anniversary of Flash Technology. In far 1996 , predecessor of Flesh - FutureSplash was born. Back then it was just a little animation tool, and has a pretty interesting story behind it, including being turned down by Adobe.

…As it grew close to shipping time, we changed the name of our software to FutureSplash Animator to focus more on its animation capabilities. We also were growing tired of running a company that didn’t have much money to spend, and began trying to sell our technology. After an unsuccessful pitch to Adobe and turning down a bid from Fractal Design, we shipped FutureSplash Animator in the summer (May) of 1996.

At the end of 1996, they sold FutureWave Software to Macromedia, and FutureSplash Animator became Macromedia Flash 1.0.

So, Happy birthday Flash!

Opera Software has released Opera Mini 2.0, a new version of the tiny Web browser that runs on almost every mobile phone. The first version is barely four months old but already has over 2.5 million users.

Opera Mini 2.0 enhances mobile surfing experience by permitting the download of MP3s, images and other Web content directly to the phone.

Opera Mini uses a remote server to pre-process Web pages before sending them to user’s phone. Web content is optimized for device, ensuring fast browsing and a great user experience.