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Adobe Patches 9 Vulnerabilities with Shockwave Player 11.6.4.634

Adobe released the 11.6.4.634 variant of Shockwave Player to patch a number of nine security holes that were identified in the previous versions of the product, for both Windows and Mac operating systems. If exploited, the vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute malicious code on the affected system, whic...

14 February 2012
10:55 GMT

TicketWeb Hacked, Customers Receive Phishing Emails

A group of hackers managed to gain access to TicketWeb’s direct email marketing systems and utilized it to send phishing emails to unsuspecting customers. The ticket distribution company is alerting users to be on the lookout for suspicious emails. According to The Inquirer, TicketWeb clients began receiving e...

13 February 2012
10:41 GMT

No Flash for Google Chrome on Ice Cream Sandwich

Google’s just announced Chrome browser for devices running under Android 4.0 or newer will not enjoy the benefits of Flash, Adobe has confirmed. This is in line with what Adobe revealed last year, namely that it would no longer develop the Flash Player for mobile devices. Chrome for Android Beta does not of...

8 February 2012
13:03 GMT

Adobe Debuts Secure Sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox

Security-conscious Firefox users have something to be glad about, there is now a sandboxed Flash Player plugin for their browser. This new plugin isolates web content from the rest of the system, greatly limiting the potential danger of any malicious Flash file. A similar feature had been available for Google Chrome...

7 February 2012
08:51 GMT

Flash Player Sandboxing Available for Mozilla Firefox

About a year after sandboxing Flash Player in Google Chrome, Adobe takes the steps towards bringing the same technology to Mozilla Firefox. Indeed, they released a public beta for Flash Player sandbox, also known as “Flash Player Protected Mode”, designed entirely for Mozilla’s web browser. It shou...

7 February 2012
03:54 GMT

Photoshop CS6 Flaunts GPU-Driven Liquify Tool

In the past few days we’ve been fed snippets of what’s to come into Photoshop CS6. It’s been only two videos but I’m already sold for the new version. The first video shows the progress that has been made in Camera Raw, which is used by Brian O’Neal Hughes, senior product manager, to bo...

3 February 2012
08:57 GMT

Adobe Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2 Beta 5

Adobe rolled out a new beta for Flash Player and AIR products. This is the fifth and last beta before making available the final release. Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.197 and AIR 3.2.0.1830 do not usher new features, but instead concentrate on bug fixing and improving performance and stability as well as device compa...

1 February 2012
08:48 GMT

Adobe Flash Player 11.2 Beta 4 Brings Hardware Acceleration to More People

Adobe has released the fourth beta of the upcoming Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2. Both are minor updates to the existing runtime and platform, but they do come with new features and changes, not just bug-fixes and tweaks. One of the big new features in Flash Player 11 and AIR 3.0 was Stage 3D, the new hardware-accel...

20 January 2012
08:10 GMT

Best Web Companies to Work for in 2012

According to Time's Fortune magazine, Google is the best web company to work for in 2012. The last time Google was on top of the same list was back in 2007, but the company is now back with a vengeance. Other web companies that scored on Fortune's Best Companies to Work for in 2012 include a list of famous...

20 January 2012
07:04 GMT

Adobe Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2 Beta 4 Available for Download

Adobe released a new beta for both Flash Player 11.2 and AIR Runtime 3.2. Besides bug fixing and smoothing out the edges, specific to beta development, the new builds also feature new stuff. When possible, content using direct mode for Flash Player or “renderMode=direct” for AIR, Stage3D and StageVideo i...

20 January 2012
04:09 GMT

Tablet Owners Spent Most on Online Buys in 2011, Adobe Found

Adobe recently studied about 16.2 billion anonymous visits to over 150 top US retailers, seeking to find what devices people used most to make online acquisitions. The conclusion was that tablet visitors spent 54% more money than smartphone visitors and 21% more than laptop/desktop visitors (per purchase). Also, ta...

19 January 2012
10:35 GMT

Adobe Releases Flash Player Bug Fixes for Ice Cream Sandwich

Adobe has just made available a new version of its Flash Player for Android, packing it with a series of bug fixes specifically aimed at the latest version of the OS, Ice Cream Sandwich. The release notes found on Adobe’s website say that this update fixes the following issue: “Video showing up as '...

17 January 2012
02:04 GMT

Download Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Beta for Mac OS X

Adobe Systems Incorporated has released a free Photoshop Lightroom 4 beta for Mac OS X, labeled as a preview of new features and capabilities that will be offered in the final release of Lightroom 4.According to the software company behind Flash, the new beta features refined technology for superior shadow and highli...

11 January 2012
09:20 GMT

Adobe Updates Acrobat and Reader X to Version 10.1.2

The release of the current version is part of the scheduled quarterly update, so there is nothing abnormal. Major changes in this build touch on EchoSign technology, printing and exporting PDF files. Built-in capabilities to sign PDF files as well as send them to be signed are available in both applications. PDF pr...

11 January 2012
07:21 GMT

Adobe Releases Security Update for Acrobat and Reader X

Since Adobe’s Reader X (10.1.1) and Acrobat X (10.1.1) could be protected against the recently discovered vulnerabilities that allowed an attacker to take control of an affected system by using them in Protected Mode and Protected View, the company released security updates for the products only on January 10, ...

11 January 2012
03:29 GMT

Download Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Beta 1

Lightroom 4 beta just popped up and introduced a set of new features bent to offer increased image quality and more output options. Tools such as “highlights and shadow recovery” are designed to extract more details from captures taken in dark and bright environments. White balance can be adjusted in spe...

10 January 2012
04:54 GMT

Adobe Launches e-Signing App for iPad, iPhone

A new iOS application is available from the people behind Photoshop. Adobe EchoSign aims to provide an easy, fast and secure way for you to sign documents and send documents for signing right from your iOS device. EchoSign, the leading electronic signatures and signature automation service in the world, was acquired...

22 December 2011
13:31 GMT

Adobe Flash Player 11.2 Beta 3 Available for Download

Adobe released today the third beta for their Flash Player, incrementing the build number to 11.2.202.160. There aren’t too many details about this release, but the one thing that’s for sure is that this beta provides access to the Flash Player 11.2 runtime for all supported desktop environments (Windows...

22 December 2011
10:14 GMT

Adobe Closes Security Holes with the Release of Reader and Acrobat 9.4.7

After they came across some serious zero-day vulnerabilities in some of their products, Adobe released a security update to patch up Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions and Adobe Acrobat 9.4.6 and earlier 9.x versions. Since the X (10.1.1) variants can be protected by using them in Protected Mode and Protec...

19 December 2011
08:35 GMT

Adobe Flash Player Updated with Ice Cream Sandwich Support

Adobe has just released a new version of its Flash Player for Android, adding support for the latest flavor of the platform, Ice Cream Sandwich, currently available on the Galaxy Nexus from Samsung. In addition to providing support for Android 4 smartphones, the new Flash Player iteration also includes a series of ...

16 December 2011
01:42 GMT

Adobe Releases Hotfix for ColdFusion XSS Flaw

Some serious vulnerabilities that could have allowed an attacker to launch a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack on Adobe’s ColdFusion customers were patched up with the latest hotfix. Shawn Gorrell and Howard Fore of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Oren Hafif from Hacktics ASC, Ernst & Young were the o...

14 December 2011
09:54 GMT

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 Released

Lightroom 3.6 sees an enlarged list of supported cameras as well as a batch of fixes for issues introduced in the previous versions. The lot of new camera models supported is the same as in the case of Camera Raw 6.6 stable. As far as bug fixes are concerned they refer to overall functionality of the application. A...

13 December 2011
05:08 GMT

Zero-Day Flaws Found in Adobe Flash Player 11.1

The US. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) found two critical vulnerabilities in the latest version of Adobe’s Flash Player which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with the use of a maliciously crafted SWF file. Accordi...

9 December 2011
10:18 GMT

Adobe Preps Security Patch Targeting Mac OS X Users

Adobe has found a critical vulnerability in its Reader X and Acrobat X applications for all supported platforms, including Mac OS X. For Mac users in particular, the Photoshop makers plan to roll out a security patch early next year.Talking about the vulnerability in a dedicated advisory on their web site, Adobe reve...

7 December 2011
11:41 GMT

Hackers Launch Attacks Using Zero-Day Flaw in Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Adobe released a security advisory to inform their customers on a flaw that affects Adobe Reader X (10.1.1) and earlier versions, and Adobe Acrobat X (10.1.1) and earlier versions, that could allow an attacker to take over a computing device that runs Windows or Macintosh operating systems. Adobe Reader 9.4.6 and ea...

7 December 2011
03:15 GMT

Adobe Fixes XSS Vulnerability in Flex SDK

Adobe discovered a critical vulnerability in Flex SDK 4.5.1 and earlier versions for all the major platforms which permitted an attacker to launch a cross-site scripting attack and as a result, they launched an update.“An important vulnerability has been identified in the Adobe Flex SDK 4.5.1 and earlier 4.x ve...

1 December 2011
11:03 GMT

Galaxy Nexus Tastes Adobe Flash Player 11.1 in December

When made available for purchase, the Galaxy Nexus featured no Adobe Flash Player, which proved to be a deal breaker for many users, but it seems that things will turn out for the better soon. As soon as next month, Adobe will provide an update for its Flash Player to offer support for Samsung’s new Galaxy N...

29 November 2011
02:55 GMT

Adobe's PhoneGap 1.2 Is Here, Will Be Called Apache Callback

Last month, Adobe made a big commitment to HTML5 by acquiring Nitobi, the maker of the fairly popular PhoneGap tool which converts HMTL5 and other web code into native mobile apps. Immediately, Adobe announced that PhoneGap would be donated to the Apache Software Foundation. The process is underway, PhoneGab is curr...

22 November 2011
09:18 GMT

Occupy Flash Wants Everything Free of Flash

Adobe's Flash player is something people are divided on, but those who are against the existence of the animation program/plugin just got a lot more verbose, or at least part of them did. One would think a random program on the Internet wouldn't cause quite this level of animosity, but it looks like Adobe...

21 November 2011
16:51 GMT

Ice Cream Sandwich Is the Last Android Flavor to Taste Flash

Before the end of the ongoing year, Adobe will push out a new flavor of Flash Player for devices running under Google's Android operating system, so as to deliver the software to the new Ice Cream Sandwich platform release as well. Android 4.0 does not come with Flash right from the start, but will get a tast...

21 November 2011
09:27 GMT

Firefox with Native Android UI Supports Adobe's Flash

Mozilla is moving towards putting in place a Native Android UI for its Firefox browser for the mobile operating system, and has just announced a new advancement in the area, courtesy of implemented Flash in the UI. Many of those who have been using Firefox on Android device have been asking of the inclusion of Fla...

17 November 2011
12:41 GMT

Adobe Plans to Donate Flex to Apache, Now That HTML5 Is Taking Over

Adobe has provided more details and an announcement which should be of great importance to Flex developers. The company had said that it plans to move the project to an open source outfit and has now unveiled that it is working with the Apache Software Foundation for this. In a few updates to the initial announcemen...

17 November 2011
09:31 GMT

Adobe Collage and Adobe Debut Apps Now on Android

Among the applications that Adobe announced today for tablet PCs running under Google's Android operating system, we can also count Adobe Collage and Adobe Debut, both available in the Android Market today, here and here, featuring price tags of $9.99 each.With the new Adobe Collage, users will be able to easily...

15 November 2011
16:31 GMT

A Quick Look at Adobe Photoshop Touch for Android

Today, Adobe announced the availability of a suite of six new applications aimed at Google's Android operating system, and Adobe Photoshop Touch is one of these. The software offers tablet users the possibility to take advantage of an optimized tool while on the go, delivering features that are packed with the h...

15 November 2011
13:51 GMT

Another Casualty of HTML5, Adobe Plans to Donate Flex to an Open Source Outfit

The mobile Flash Player plugin is not the only casualty of Adobe's new found love for HTML5. Another one seems to be Adobe Flex, the SDK designed to enabled developers to create cross-platform internet applications using Flash technology.While Adobe didn't say much in the initial announcement concerning mob...

15 November 2011
11:01 GMT

Adobe Brings Six Touch Apps to the Android Market

Owners of devices running under Google's Android operating system now have at their disposal a new series of applications coming from Adobe, namely the Adobe Touch Apps. The applications included in the new suite are inspired by Adobe Creative Suite software, and are aimed at offering professional-level creat...

15 November 2011
07:23 GMT

Adobe: Steve Jobs Was Right, HTML5 Is Better for Mobile Web

Adobe officials are becoming vocal on the discontinuation of Flash for mobile platforms with one lead developer admitting that it was all Apple’s fault. He also admits that HTML5 is proving to be the right choice for mobile web.Mike Chambers, lead product manager for Flash, has made a blog entry which reveals t...

14 November 2011
04:00 GMT

Flash Developer Relations Lead Takes a Stab at Apple, Sends HTML5 a Big Wet Kiss

Adobe's decision to kill the mobile Flash Player browser plugin has generated a lot of debate. The discussion, unfortunately and predictably, tends to gravitate around 'flashy' statements such as "Apple has won," or "Steve Jobs was right" or "Flash is dead."The reality is a bit more complex than that. ...

12 November 2011
09:41 GMT

Flash Player 11.1 and AIR 3.1 Releases Mark the End of The Mobile Flash Era

We knew mobile Flash's end would come, but it didn't seem that it would come so soon. Adobe has now released Flash Player 11.1 and AIR 3.1. They're minor updates and there's not much to say about them in particular, what is notable though is that this is the very last Flash Player for mobile."As w...

11 November 2011
11:51 GMT

Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.59 Arrives on Android

Soon after it announced that it planned on killing off the development of Flash Player for mobile devices, Adobe made available for download a new flavor of the software for devices that run under Google's Android operating system, as well as for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The Flash Player is dead, make no mist...

11 November 2011
08:58 GMT

Download Adobe Flash Player 11.1 and AIR 3.1

Unlike the previous versions of Flash and AIR, which were highly anticipated for introducing cinematic 2D and 3D hardware accelerated graphics of Stage 3D, the current releases focus mostly on plugging security holes and fixing bugs. Security-wise, Adobe Flash Player 11.1.102.55 takes care of critical vulnerabilitie...

11 November 2011
05:24 GMT

RIM Remains Committed to Flash and Its Developers

Yesterday, Adobe announced plans to put an end to the development of Flash Player for mobile devices, which was seen as a blow to many, but it seems that Flash developers who build apps targeting RIM's devices have nothing to fear of, at least for the time being. Research In Motion remains committed to the pl...

10 November 2011
14:41 GMT

Adobe Drops TV Flash Player as Well

We already mentioned that Adobe had quit making Flash for mobile devices and, sure enough, things didn't stop there, as Adobe just decided to drop TV flash as well. Whether or not this is an indication that Flash player will totally disappear eventually, it is clear that TVs won't see much of it anymore. ...

10 November 2011
09:38 GMT

Flash Is Dead, Long Live Flash - on the Desktop and Mobile Devices

Mobile Flash is dead, Adobe made it clear. But this doesn't mean Flash in general is dead, far from it. Adobe just cut its loses short in a battle where even winning meant owning maybe half the market and instead focused on Flash's key strengths.Flash is powerful technology, there's no denying that. Th...

9 November 2011
14:21 GMT

Mobile Flash Is Officially Dead, Neither Users nor Adobe Will Miss It

Adobe has made it official, it's dropping the mobile Flash Player. The upcoming Flash Player 11.1 for Android and BlackBerry PlayBook will be the last release, there will only be security fixes after that.That sounds like a huge move and it is. But it's not as tragic as it may seem, from any point of view.O...

9 November 2011
10:40 GMT

Adobe Officially Kills Flash on Mobile Browsers, Chooses HTML5 Instead

Apparently, the Flash Player is indeed a lost cause on the mobile space, and Adobe is aware of that, thus choosing to put an end to its development and focus on other technologies for the future. Today, the company went official with plans to kill off Flash on mobile browsers, making room for HTML5 to become the ki...

9 November 2011
09:45 GMT

Steve Jobs' 'Thoughts on Flash' Come Back to Haunt Adobe

People close to Adobe say the company’s development plans for the future do no include Flash for mobile platforms. Instead, the company behind Photoshop will be increasing their investments in HTML5, just like Steve Jobs predicted in April, 2010.The announcement was revealed to ZDNet, with Adobe reportedly sayi...

9 November 2011
08:19 GMT

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 RC 1

Besides adding support for more cameras and lens profiles, the first release candidate of Adobe Lightroom 3.6 also corrects a set of bugs reminiscing from the previous build. Fixes include correct updating of metadata fields after adjusting the capture time in an image; also, publishing collections created prior to ...

9 November 2011
08:01 GMT

Apple Pushed Mobile Flash to Its Death, but That Doesn't Make It a 'Win' for Cupertino

Some very interesting and somewhat unexpected news are coming from Adobe soon and it's not that they're firing even more people. Apparently, Adobe has given up on Flash on mobile, at least as a browser plugin, and is finally throwing in the towel.It plans to discontinue any further development on the Flash ...

9 November 2011
05:40 GMT

Adobe to Halt Development of Flash for Mobile Devices

In a move that might come as a big surprise to many, since we're all becoming increasingly mobile these days, Adobe might halt the development of its Flash platform for mobile devices, at least this is what recent reports suggest. According to ZDNet, Adobe is stopping the development of Flash Player for brows...

9 November 2011
03:22 GMT


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