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Adobe AIR is dropping support for desktop Linux: Do you care?

Adobe has announced plans to drop support for desktop Linux in the next version of the Adobe AIR platform, instead focusing its resources on Windows, Mac, and mobile platforms such as Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS. AIR is a runtime that allows developers to write apps using the same tools used for Adobe Flash […]

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RIM shows off BlackBerry PlayBook at Adobe MAX conference

This morning Adobe announced that Adobe AIR 2.5 would work on a range of devices including TVs, Android smartphones, and tablets like the BlackBerry PlayBook. Meanwhile RIM launched the SDK for developing AIR apps for the tablet today, as well as a BlackBerry PlayBook simulator. So it probably shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that […]

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Adobe Flash, AIR demoed on an Android tablet prototype

It’s no surprise that Adobe has been working on bringing support for Flash and AIR  to the Google Android platform. But the company isn’t just hoping that smartphones like the Google Nexus One will be able to handle Flash video, games, and apps. The company is also working with a tablet prototype. According to the […]