Adobe announced the end for their Flash Player on mobile systems and, presumably, for desktop systems before long. But HTML5 isn’t quite ready for prime time. That leaves AIR, which may do everything Flash does.

iOS 5.0.1 will fix the problem with the iPhone 4S battery and make it easier for Australians to use Siri. Or will it?

With all the people using Siri, it seemed the best idea was to set up a separate site to help them find what they needed to know about the voice recognition system. The new site includes FAQ, Tips & Tricks, and more.

This new book explains the basics of Ant and how to set up your Eclipse work environment with Eclipse plug-ins. It also includes information on using Ant for mobile development for both the Android Platform and iOS.

The Kindle Fire has generated a lot of interest. The original, optimistic, estimate for sales by the end of the year was about 3 million devices but current orders indicate a final tally may be closer to 5 million.

Mozilla has been working on a new Firefox version for Android mobile devices. They’re simplifying the interface to make it easier to use. This page has screen shots and a link to download a test copy.

It appears that HTML5 has won the battle. Adobe is ceasing development of Flash Player for mobile devices and will focus on HTML5 instead. Flash Player 11.1 for Android and the BlackBerry Playbook will be the last release. Adobe will continue to provide security patches.

Asus’ new Eee Pad Transformer Prime is a full-featured tablet, running Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich on Nvidia’s new Tegra 3 quad-core processor. If you’re undecided on whether to pay for a full-feature tablet, or the more restricted e-reader, this article offers some comparisons.

While Meg Whitman has already reversed Leo Apotheker’s decision to get rid of the PC division, she has yet to decide on what the company should do with webOS.

With the release of Firefox 8, Mozilla has put limits on un-requested add-ons, patched several vulnerabilities, and added a Twitter search bar. The search bar lets you search for tweets by hashtag, topic, and user name.