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Adobe Flash Player 10.1 And AIR 2 Betas Are Out, Multi-Touch And Video Acceleration Are In

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 And AIR 2 Betas Are Out, Multi-Touch And Video Acceleration Are In
Published: November 17, 2009
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Here we go: Adobe just made its Flash 10.1 prerelease packages available for download in fulfillment of its Open Screen promise. The download is available for Windows, Intel-based Mac, and Linux systems with a smartphone version coming later; notably, while no other mobile OS is specifically mentioned, Adobe says that a beta for Palm webOS is slated for “later this year” on its Flash Player 10.1 page. At the moment, however, only the Windows release includes hardware-based video acceleration for H.264 video. And this is beta-ware kids, so there’s more than the usual level of hazard with installing. Then again, for those of you with Atom-based netbooks brought to their knees by full-screen HD video, well, the benefits likely outweigh the risk for you. Adobe also announced an AIR 2 beta which allows developers to build more feature-rich applications including multi-touch capabilities — see the unholy union demonstrated on an HP TouchSmart in the video after the break.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Read — Press releaseRead — About Flash Player 10.1
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