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Adobe Air 2 goes beta

Posted by Vladimer 813 days ago
Filed under: Windows. , Macintosh. , Linux. , Adobe. , Beta. We've had a love-hate relationship with Adobe Air since it arrived on our desktops. Ram-hungry apps had us seeing red. Still, a few killer apps helped drive adoption - apps like TweetDeck, Times Reader 2.0, and DeskTube. As Air continued to develop, it got leaner and meaner and now version 2 has arrived in beta. Adobe Air 2 is now here,
Filed under: Mozilla. , Beta. , Browsers. Those of you running Firefox on Windows 7 who were excited when taskbar previews landed, get ready for a little disappointment. It looks as though getting Aero features ready in time for the release of Firefox 3.6 is no longer part of the game plan. It was already known that jump list support won't be arriving until later on. After a lengthy discussion on
Big In Japan's popular Android app ShopSavvy has finally been ported to the iPhone platform. The software utilizes the phone's integrated camera to scan barcodes, enabling users to quickly view information such as local and online prices and inventory availability. The app was believed to be awaiting the auto-focus capabilities of the latest iPhone 3GS, however the developer claims it is compatib

Cash for Mobile Phones

Posted by Vladimer 813 days ago
Cash for Mobile Phones
Despite slow to non-existent sales. for several high-profile third-party Nintendo Wii titles, the company's US head, Reggie Fils-Aime, still believes that third-party publishers on Nintendo's console can be successful. Speaking with Kotaku. , Fils-Aime says he's "extremely disappointed" with the lack of major third party games on the Wii. He even goes so far as to say he's spoken (presumably quit

The Queen's Speech

Posted by Vladimer 813 days ago
Click to watch live coverage of the Queen formally opening Parliament and setting out the government's legislative agenda for the upcoming session. You can watch all the politics that affect you on Democracy Live.
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