All the latest UK technology news, reviews and analysis
|
|
|
17 Nov 2009
Adobe Systems has released beta versions of Adobe AIR 2 and Flash Player 10.1 through its Labs pages.
The Adobe AIR 2 developer tool includes new features, such as improved support for mass storage devices and peer-to-peer networking, while Flash Player 10.1 has been optimised for use on x86-based netbooks, and will be featured in a wide range of smartphones.
"With the beta availability of Adobe AIR 2 and Flash Player 10.1 today we are taking an important step towards realising the Open Screen Project vision to enable rich internet experiences across any device, anywhere," said David Wadhwani, general manager and vice president of the Platform Business Unit at Adobe.
"Content creators will provide multi-screen experiences with uncompromised web browsing and standalone applications across desktops and netbooks, and in the near future across a wide range of mobile devices."
Flash Player 10.1 offers improved copyright protection and streaming, according to Adobe, and has been optimised for use on netbooks and mobile devices. The new version will also help to conserve battery life and improve video playback, the firm said, and offers support for multi-touch and gestures.
Adobe suggested that this would let developers create truly innovative applications that make the most of the new user interface which replaces the mouse with finger controls.
"Now that developers can optimise Flash Player and Adobe AIR content for touch screens with multi-touch, the HP TouchSmart will be an even more compelling platform for developers to build truly distinctive touch-interactive experiences," said Satjiv S. Chahil, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at HP's Personal Systems Group.
Latest stories from Developer
Related articles
Related jobs
Poll
What is the most important IT priority for your company this year?
Hands on with the highly anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich hybrid tablet
Connect with V3.co.uk
This paper focuses on a series of best practices and techniques for development teams looking to improve their software development processes
Why good data management at all levels is essential in the modern business (video, 6mins)
An Infrastructure Technical Architect is required to...
Managed Services Process's Manager, ITIL V3 Intermediate...
My client is an excellent company within the media industry...
ASP.NET MVC, C# Developer (.NET, C#.NET, dot NET, Web...
Keep up to date with the latest products, services and technologies from the world's leading IT companies. IThound.com brings you over 2,000 white papers, case studies and analyst reports.
Do you agree?
Bottleneck Adobe Flash
Flash is slow displaying streaming video content. Minimum requirements are a 2 GHz dual core processor? Who are they kidding? How about better programming! Full screen DVD has been playing for years on single core computers but Adobe is too stupid to make it work on lower speed and single core computers. Microsoft will win with Silverlight, it simply is faster. Not that I like Microsoft either.
Posted by: Drifter 17 Nov 2009