Since Metro IE is plug-in-free by default, Flash works without any additional setup required. (If you want to disable Flash in the desktop version, though, you'll find that option in the add-on manager.) And in case you're wondering about Flash's diminished role on mobile devices, well, we're told it'll work with both x86 and ARM devices.

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Flash memory works best in small, low-memory gadgets such as phones, cameras and portable music players.

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One notable plugin hangup is the fact that Flash only works in the browser, and can't be embedded into a regular webOS app, PDK or no -- though we have to assume this is something that's in the works.

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Like its brethren, the Q, this interchangeable lens camera's got a retractable flash, which works whether it's extended or not.

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The Lytro is an exciting and novel leap in digital photography, but because it still has some missing features, like flash and a file format that works in other software, buyers should consider it a second camera, at least for now.

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When he looks at the latency on an exchange, he wants to know more than how it functions in fair weather conditions, he wants to know how it works in something like the flash crash.

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Mayor of Thatcham, John Boyd, said the works were "really good news" for residents in the town and said they should prevent flash flooding in the future.

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