Despite the fact that no Apple device supports flash content, the approval of Skyfire Web Browser - a web browser that can play some Flash-based video - by the company has resulted in the release of Skyfire in the iTunes App Store.

Skyfire is now available at the App Store for $2.99. The new iPhone edition of the browser - the Android edition of which was released last spring - allows iPhone users to scan Web pages for Flash-based video. Skyfire works in such a manner that when users reach a site that uses Flash video, the app loads a pop-up video screen which links users to the Flash video content.

Skyfire - which plays a version of the Flash-based video converted into the iPhone's H. 264 format - was released in the iTunes App Store last Wednesday; pulled down after five hours of launch as it was "sold out"; and re-launched on Friday.

With the demand for Skyfire reportedly crushing its servers, the company said in a blog post: "The user experience was performing well for the first few hours, but as the surge continued, the peak load on our servers and bandwidth caused the video experience to degrade. Thus we are effectively `sold out' and will temporarily not accept new purchases from the App Store."

The post also said: "We are working really hard to increase capacity and will be accepting new purchases from the App Store as soon as we can support it."