Usually I'm asked by developers and business people the following questions "what's the percentage of devices in the US that support Flash Lite" or "how many Nokia S60 devices are there in the UK". Providing this type of information to the community is important and you can now download a two page PDF that contains this information.

Data for this PDF was provided by mmetrics and shows the active number of Flash Lite devices as of January 2008 for six countries: US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Total Flash Lite devices, number of device models and number of addressable devices by platform are listed: Nokia S60, Nokia Series 40, Sony Ericsson and BREW.

Let me know if you find this information useful or what other types of data you'd like to see.

I've updated the Flash Lite enabled handsets spreadsheet with the most current information that's publicly available and acknowledged by our handset partners. Latest stats: Nokia = 67 devices, Sony Ericsson = 57 devices, BREW = 13 devices. This includes devices that are available in market today as well as some devices that will be available in either Q1 or Q2 of this year.

Given what's happened in the past at the 3GSM conference, I expect that after the Mobile World Congress next month there will be new devices announced by our partners and will update this information again in early March.

If you haven't yet seen the Sony Ericsson S500i handset and the cool Flash Lite themes it supports then you can watch this video I put together.



It shows how Sony Ericsson is using Flash Lite for creating Flash Lite themes and it's one of the best examples I've seen of an OEM using Flash to creative innovative experiences for their handsets. The S500i comes with 3 Flash Lite themes pre-installed and they're based on Flash Lite 1.1. Besides supporting Flash Lite themes you can also create your own Flash Lite wallpapers and screensavers. It's a GSM based handset and is available world-wide and you can get more information here.

If you have additional questions about how Flash Lite is used on the S500i leave them here.

You can now download the latest spreadsheet (PDF) of Flash enabled handsets that are available from Nokia, Sony Ericsson and BREW (for Verizon Wireless). As of 5 November there are 60 Nokia, 36 Sony Ericsson and 13 BREW handsets that have some version of Flash Lite pre-installed. These numbers represent actual handsets that are commercially available for consumers to purchase or are already in market.

Some of you may have or continue to refer the Flash Lite supported devices page on the Adobe mobile and devices developer center. The information on that page is not current and we're in the process of updating it so it's accurate for developers. Until then please refer to this PDF for the most accurate information.

As we get more details from our OEM partners we'll be updating the PDF and making new versions available when needed.

If there's some information that's not listed in the PDF leave a comment here and I'll see what I can do about making changes.

If you're interested in creating Flash Lite content for supported Sony Ericsson handsets you can now get more information in the Sony Ericsson Flash Lite development center.

There are 18 devices today that support Flash Lite, whether it's via the browser, wallpaper or screensavers. We'll be adding some new articles and sample files soon but in the mean time you can take a look at the Sony Ericsson Flash Lite 1.1 developer guidelines and a technical article with some sample files.

Also be sure to post your questions in the Adobe Flash Lite: Sony Ericsson discussion forum.

It's not uncommon for a consumer in other regions of the world outside of the US (especially in Asia and Europe) to buy an "unlocked" handset. Unlocked refers to a handset that is not tied to a particular service provider's network. What's the advantage of this? Well if you're interested in a particular GSM handset that your service provider doesn't offer, then you can buy that handset, drop your SIM card into and use it.

It's what I do, using my Cingular SIM card but testing between 6-8 different devices daily. The nice thing is all of the GSM handsets I have are unlocked which allows me to use the handsets here in the US and when I travel abroad. For example during my most recent trip, I was able to use my Nokia N73 in Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok and Seoul using my same US number - very nice.

There's a great article on the Business Week web site that came out today that describes this new trend here in the US and what it may end up meaning for service providers here as well as meeting consumer demand for newer and more innovative handsets. The article focuses on Nokia and Motorola handsets but there's also a mention of Sony Ericsson and the idea that the much rumored iPhone will be unlocked.

Tonight (9-10pm EDT) and tomorrow morning (10-11am EDT) I'll be hosting our monthly online seminar for Flash Lite development and will be discussing the new features of Flash Pro 8 as well as creating some Flash Lite content for a Sony Ericsson W800i handset. This is a chance for you to learn more about creating Flash Lite content and to have your questions answered in real time.

There's still space to register for tonight's seminar, tomorrow's is already sold out ;o). Don't worry if you're unable to attend, the sessions will be recorded and made available on our mobile and devices developer center in a few weeks.