Abode's AIR cross-platform runtime environment is really going cross-platform with its latest version 2.5 which beside Windows, Mac OS and Linux systems now also supports iOS devices, the BlackBerry Tablet OS, Android, and will be used for smart TVs too. AIR 2.5 enables the development of rich applications which take advantage of hardware acceleration, multi-touch, camera, video, SQLite, and more. Samsung is add AIR 2.5 support to its SmartTVs, while smartphones will have the runtime pre-installed as soon as this year. Acer, HTC, Motorola and RIM have also pledged their support for the new software.
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Android Market now offers more than 100,000 apps
Google confirmed that it had officially passed 100,000 active apps in Android Market. The tally has been reached just over two years after Android itself launched and half a year after the 50,000 mark. When it launched alongside the T-Mobile G1, the store had just a few dozen titles and didn't even support paid titles. The growth rate is still behind that of Apple, which officially hit 250,000 iOS apps in August and is now unofficially over 280,000. It still makes Google's store the second largest and well ahead of rivals like BlackBerry App World, which hit 10,000 well after either Apple or Google.
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Pioneer and Buffalo release quad-layer Blu-ray writers
Pioneer and Buffalo have introduced the world's first Blu-ray writers with BDXL support, the standard that was approved by the BDA in June. BDXL discs are quad-layer 128GB Blu-ray discs, but the standard also allows for triple-layer BDs with 100GB capacity. Available soon, the companies have shown off the external BRXL-6U2 and the internal BRXL-6FBS-BK, both capable of handling up to quad-layer discs at 4x speeds for the higher capacities.
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Sony PSP2 coming next fall, brings touch panel
Gaming website Kotaku is reporting that the much anticipated PlayStation Portable 2 handheld will reach consumers in the fall of next year. The updated console will sport a touch panel on its back, along with dual analog sticks, the most-wanted PSP feature since its inception. Sources describe the touch panel as looking like a big mouse trackpad , and it's still unclear how it will be used in-game, but developers are already in early stages of developing games that incorporate it.
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