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In some ways, it's the opposite of Microsoft's Silverlight, which was in part designed to make it easier for Windows developers to create web content.
The latest development with AIR is the unveiling of a version for mobile devices. The only mention of specific operating systems was that Android would be supported sometime in 2010.
However, Adobe officials did say that functions supported by mobile operating systems (including multi-touch, gestures, accelerometer, geolocation and screen orientation) would be supported.
As with existing versions, AIR for mobiles will allow the creation of Web applications that can run outside a browser.
Developers that have been using Flash to build standalone iPhone apps will have an Android head start - see page 2.
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Furthermore, applications already built for the iPhone with Adobe Packager for iPhone will be able to be ported to Android by using the new version of AIR.
AIR provides the support needed to readily handle hardware differences such as screen size and interaction techniques, as well as dynamically adapting to changing network bandwidth.
"Adobe AIR 2.0 is a great technology for developing engaging mobile applications," said Christy Wyatt, vice president, software applications and ecosystem at Motorola.
"We look forward to seeing AIR come to the Android platform and developers creating applications that will delight our end-users," she added.
