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Egotastic Videos Not Playing? Here’s How to Watch Flash Videos on Your iPad and iPhone

(Editor's note: we are currently working on a complete mobile solution for the site which will address the issue of video plays on iOS devices; additionally, we are working on a short term fix on the site itself that should allow for a secondary link for iPad and iPhone devices. However, since our team of indentured child laborers move at their own pace, check out this article from our own Hazel Chua below on how to get Flash-based videos to run on your Mac mobile devices. It will rock your world.)

Steve Jobs was never a huge fan of Flash. In fact, he hated it and wasn't afraid to let the whole world know the extent of his loathing. That said, you can pretty much conclude that Apple won't be adding support for Flash videos to their devices anytime soon.

So if you were wondering why some current videos on Egotastic! aren't playing on your iPad or iPhone, then now you know. The good news is that there are a few quick fixes you can use to play Flash clips on your phone or tablet without having to jailbreak it:

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Step Right Up, Folks: Tethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.1 is Now Available

iOS 5.1 Tethered Jailbreak

Aside from unveiling the new iPad last Wednesday, Apple chief Tim Cook also announced that the latest version of the OS was now available. iOS 5.1 includes a lot of interference tweaks and bug fixes and packs in some new features like a Japanese Siri, a Photo Stream, new podcast controls, a camera shortcut, and face detection.

As some of you might already know, updating is not recommended if you've jailbroken your device. Doing so will most likely end up undoing the jailbreak and rendering your jailbroken apps unusable. So if you've been hesitating to update for this reason, then here's a bit of news for you: a tethered jailbreak for the iOS 5.1 is already here, signed, sealed, and delivered.

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It’s an Android and iPhone-Dominated Mobile OS Market–So What Else Is New?

For all we know, you could be reading this post on mobile using your iPhone or Android-powered device, providing further verification on the conclusions that Jumptap made in a recent study. In fact, their data would say that I would be 91% accurate, provided that you're actually on mobile in the first place, that is.

Jumptap is one of the world's foremost leaders in targeted mobile advertising. That said, you'd understand why they'd conduct studies like this because it has a lot to do with their business. The firm released its February MobileSTAT data recently, but the fact that the Android and iPhone are hogging up a large bulk of the mobile OS market share isn't exactly surprising.

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