SKYFIRE IS BACK IN APPLE'S APP STORE

Skyfire, the browser that converts flash video into HTML5 to be viewable on the iPhone, has been re-released into the App Store. After upgrading the backend to handle the onslaught, Skyfire will be releasing the browser in batches. The CEO has confirmed via a blog post that Skyfire will "open batches of downloads for new users over the coming days." It'll be first come, first serve, so you know what to do there. In related news, he also affirmed that it's still available to US downloaders for now, but that "additional country support" would follow shortly. [Engadget]

SKYFIRE BROWSER PULLED FROM APPLE'S APP STORE

The Skyfire browser (see previous entry here) that allowed iPhone users to watch flash video by converting it to HTML5 on the fly has been pulled from the Apple App Store. According to Skyfire, they decided to pull the browser due to exessive demand that brought their servers to its knees. Skyfire will be increasing capacity and retooling their infrastruction before they relaunch the product. [BGR]

SKYFIRE BROWSER LETS iPHONE USERS WATCH FLASH VIDEO

Skyfire, an iOS browser, transcodes flash video into HTML5 on the fly. Apple has approved the browser for the Apple App Store and it can be downloaded now through iTunes.

Other iterations of Skyfire have been known to be clunky, but their new $3 app works as advertised: when you come across a site with a Flash video element it'll send that video out to its servers, transcode it into iPhone-friendly HTML5, and pipe it back to your iPhone. It takes 10 seconds or so to get itself situated, but once it does, the videos look pretty good. Skyfire's magic doesn't work with Flash games or Flash apps, or some premium sites like Hulu, but for the most part you'll be able to get at all the Flash video you come across while browsing, or the Flash videos you discover with the built-in Skybar feature. [Gizmodo]