Adobe AIR

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Facebook's Goal: 'Blowing Up the Browser'
Facebook's Goal:
'Blowing Up the Browser'
ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2009 4:48 PM CDT

Facebook's Goal: 'Blowing Up the Browser'

(Newser) - Facebook has opened its user “feeds” to widget developers, paving the way to a new existence in the decentralized, cross-platform “AfterWeb,” Josh Quittner writes in Time. Though the move is seen by some as a counter to rival Twitter, which can already be accessed in myriad ways,...

PCs and Internet Are Merging
PCs and Internet Are Merging
Feb 25, 2008 4:25 PM CST

PCs and Internet Are Merging

New Adobe AIR platform would blur the line between the two

(Newser) - The line between the Internet and PCs is blurring with the release today of Adobe AIR, a software development system for creating applications that can merge data between the two. AIR applications will have Web browser functionality without launching a browser, and users’ files will be "in the cloud,...

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