Multitouch Support In Flash

Dec 10, 2009

Adobe AIR 2 provides end users with exceptional application experiences while giving developers the easiest and most powerful way to develop desktop applications across multiple platforms (Mac, Windows, and Linux).

AIR 2 builds on the success of AIR 1 by giving developers new capabilities, and even tighter integration with the desktop. Some new features of AIR 2 include:
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<li>Support for the detection of mass storage devices.</li>
<li>Advanced networking capabilities like secure sockets, UDP support, and the ability to listen on sockets.</li>
<li>Support for native code integration.</li>
<li>The ability to open a file with its default application.</li>
<li>Multi-touch and gesture support.</li>
<li>New APIs for access to raw microphone data.</li>
<li>Webkit update with HTML5/CSS3 support.</li>
<li>Global error handling.</li>
<li>Improved cross-platform printing</li>
<li>Improved security and support for enterprise and government standards.</li>
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<div>Here is a demo video of Multitouch in action:</div>
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