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Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta Brings Hardware Acceleration To Web Videos
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux: Adobe is offering up a “prerelease” of its inescapable Flash software, adding in GPU acceleration for H.264 video in Windows, multitouch support and bug fixes. Anyone with Adobe AIR apps can also grab a 2.0 prerelease of that platform. More »
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Google Tasks Client Puts Tasks (Or Any Google App) On Your Desktop
9:30AM Whitson Gordon | Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): We’ve written about a lot of desktop clients that are essentially site-specific browsers (SSBs), but free AIR client Google Tasks helps you consolidate your clients by allowing access to most Google apps in mobile form. More »
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Livebrush Makes Design Creation Simple
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Adobe Air: If you’re looking to put a flourish or two on an invitation, business card or web page, Livebrush makes it super simple to create your own designs without purchasing advanced vector-based software. More »
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Waver Is A Compact Google Wave Client
6:30AM Whitson Gordon | Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): Waver allows you to keep a single-column view of Google Wave open on your desktop at all times from which you can read, compose, and keep an eye on what’s happening in your Wave inbox. More »
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Make TweetDeck And Other AIR Apps Use Your Chosen Browser
2:10AM Kevin Purdy | Adobe AIR apps like TweetDeck work on all platforms, but with a few quirks — like not opening your preferred browser on clicked links. Here’s a few solutions for TweetDeck and other AIR apps running on Windows, Mac and Linux. More »
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Flickroom Enables Desktop Browsing Of Flickr
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): Flickr users looking for a change up from the standard Flickr site interface will want to check out the lightweight Adobe AIR desktop application, Flickroom. More »
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App For The Milk Manages RTM Tasks On Your Desktop
6:00AM The How-To Geek | Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe Air): Desktop to-do application App For The Milk puts your Remember the Milk tasks into a stand-alone Adobe AIR window, with both offline and online support. More »
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TweetDeck Updates With Better Facebook, New MySpace Support
12:05AM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe Air): Social media organiser TweetDeck pares down configuration buttons, adds full Facebook feeds and new MySpace support, and integrates more tightly with link shortening service Bitly in a new version. In other words, it’s worth the update. More »
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Songbeat 360 Brings Back Seriously Easy Music Downloads
12:10AM Kevin Purdy | Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe Air): Songbeat, the search-and-click MP3 downloading app of, erm, questionable legal standing, has returned as a cross-platform Adobe AIR app. Just like before, it’s like an old-school Napster for one-off MP3 grabbing, with one small caveat. More »
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