Some people got very excited when word spread of the discovery of a 'scary' vulnerability in Android that could be exploited to modify an application without the operating system detecting that the app's signature and content no longer match.
Adobe has released security updates for Flash Player and AIR in response to the discovery of critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited to cause crashes or potentially allow an attacker to take control of the system. One of the vulnerabilities is being actively exploited.
AirLicense includes an ActionScript source code file and other components that a developer can drop into an Air development project to interface with the QuickLicense protection and licensing system.
The document comparison tool TextFlow, already available as a Box.net extension and an Adobe Air desktop application, is now integrated with Google Docs through the Google Apps marketplace.
Based on Etherpad, which was recently acquired and open sourced by Google, Sync.in enables real time editing of documents through an easy to use web based word processor. Multiple users can edit a document in real time and chat using in-built instant messaging. Sync.in desktop, built on Adobe AIR enables quick access and creation of documents.
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