Adobe Systems Incorporated delivered an update to Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 software to enable developers to build applications for iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook. Support for Android devices was released in April 2011. Developers now have a single platform for building highly expressive mobile applications that can be distributed via the Android Market, Apple App Store and BlackBerry App World.
The cinema industry is experiencing a similar transition as many filmmakers are foregoing film in favor of digital cinema cameras and workflows. Digital cinema cameras have led to an increasing trend in the usage of RAW workflows and proprietary RAW formats. Proprietary RAW formats lock participants, both vendors and users, into walled gardens with limited interoperability and longevity. Adobe is leading the CinemaDNG Initiative to improve interoperability in Digital Cinema RAW workflows.
Read MoreHoping to bring magazine-style layout tools to Web publishing, Adobe Systems released a prototype browser specifically designed to let Web developers test the company's proposed formatting technology. The technology, called CSS Regions, lets programmers easily create multi-column layouts, place text in various polygonal shapes, and flow around objects in the middle of text.
Read MoreAdobe Systems Incorporated announced the immediate availability of the Adobe Photoshop Touch apps – Adobe Color Lava, Adobe Eazel and Adobe Nav – for Apple iPad in the Apple App Store. These three apps from Adobe were developed using the Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit (SDK) to demonstrate the potential for new interaction between Photoshop and tablet devices.
Read MoreAdobe has just broken the seal on Creative Suite 5.5, the latest instalment of its design and development software. Of course, the new release brings the usual round-up of improvements and tweaks, but the fireworks in CS5.5 lie in the suite’s new HTML5 and mobile app-specific capabilities.
Read MoreAdobe has released special out-of-cycle security updates to patch critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat X (10.0.2) and earlier 10.x and 9.x versions for Windows and Mac. The vulnerabilities, referenced in a security advisory issued on 11 April, could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. The announcement was Adobe's second in four weeks concerning a zero-day vulnerability.
Read MoreAdobe Systems Incorporated announced the new Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 product line, enabling designers and developers to target popular and emerging smartphone and tablet platforms, as the revolution in mobile communications fundamentally changes the way content is distributed and consumed.
Read MoreFlash Player 10.3 for Windows, Mac, and Linux introduces new developer features and enhanced user privacy protection.Developers can begin taking advantage of the beta release and test existing content and new platforms for compatibility. This suits perfectly to tech-savvy end users that are willing to help Adobe test the new enhanced user privacy protection features.
Adobe announce Wallaby, which is the codename for an experimental technology that converts the artwork and animation contained in Flash files into HTML. This allows you to reuse and extend the reach of your content to devices that do not support the Flash runtimes.