It is easy to get excited when game developers look outside the box and change up the way we think of mobile gaming. This newest title, Frisbee Rush is a fantastic example of how to bring the web and your phone together. With the controller app and Adobe AIR downloaded from Google Play, you control the game on your phone that takes place through your browser on the computer. 

The game itself is simple. All you do is flick or fling Frisbee discs at the monsters, but it is a fantastic start of things we could see down the road. I for one would love to see a shooter based on this type of control layout. To play the game yourself, download the controller app from the link provided (you must also have Adobe AIR installed) and then navigate to the webpage listed below.

Play Link | Web Link

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Frisbee Rush for Android, Controlling a Web-Based Game with Your Mobile is a post from: Droid Life

When Friday rolls around each week, we tend to see a bunch of app updates hit the Play store as teams finish up projects before heading into the weekend. This week is no exception, as new releases of Facebook, Tumblr, Adobe Flash and AIR, Total Commander, and Nova Launcher all showed up within the last 24 hours. Most of them were released to squash bugs, but with apps like Nova and Tumblr, we get some new goodies to talk about. 

Nova Launcher gave users the ability to change the theme (accent) color throughout, brought widget overlapping, more icon theme support, faster widget loading, and improved performance. Tumblr introduced a new photo viewer design, faster image loads, and visual enhancements. Adobe AIR’s page mentions having stylus support, but Adobe’s app pages are rarely up-to-date so it’s difficult to tell if that is new or not.

Oh, and a couple of days ago, Google Wallet saw an update that introduced support for “new device form factors.” Whatever that means.

Play Links:  Nova Launcher | Tumblr | Total Commander | Flash | AIR | Facebook

Android App Updates: NOVA Launcher, Adobe Flash, Adobe AIR, Facebook, Tumblr and Total Commander is a post from: Droid Life

Since we know that Adobe is no longer adding features to Flash 11 and AIR, the new updates that were released this morning can be nothing more than security fixes. We love updates, but these reminders that mobile Flash is dead are sort of depressing.

Market Links:  Flash | AIR

Cheers DL app tipster!

Both Adobe Flash 11 and Adobe AIR Receive New Security Updates is a post from: Droid Life

We know that further development of Flash for Android is dead, but that doesn’t mean they won’t continue to make the already existing app better and more secure for current users.  Plus, they have told us that there will be an updated version for Ice Cream Sandwich available.  Today, Adobe has just released an updated Adobe Flash complete with some more security fixings and patches. 

In other news , looks like Adobe Air is working just fine on the Galaxy Nexus with Ice Cream Sandwich now. Adobe’s projections of having Flash and Air available for ICS this month is half way complete.

Market Link

Adobe Flash App Updated, Still No Ice Cream Sandwich Support – Adobe AIR Does Though is a post from: Droid Life

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus may not support Adobe Flash 11 or AIR yet, but it will at some point in December according to the latest blog post from the Flash team. We were informed a week ago that they would bring support by the end of the year to Flash, so this matches up to that report while also tossing in an Adobe AIR mention. After both of these apps are updated though, don’t expect to see many more. With development halted on mobile platforms, we’ll have to look to community developers to make versions available to newer devices.

Via:  Adobe, Phandroid

Adobe: Both Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR to Support Galaxy Nexus in December is a post from: Droid Life

Adobe wasn’t messing around when they told us that Flash Player 11 would be released tonight on Android.  It might not have Stage3D built in just yet, but it’s still an upgrade.  Go get it folks!

Update:  Adobe AIR 3 is available as well.

Market Link: Flash 11 | AIR 3

Adobe Flash Player 11 is Live in the Android Market (Updated: AIR Too) is a post from: Droid Life

Adobe has announced that Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3 will be made available later tonight around 9PM Pacific or midnight for you east coasters.  Both releases will eventually bring major improvements that will help to revolutionize the way we game and consume content across multiple mobile platforms.  With this initial release though, we won’t see Stage3D, which is the major component to bringing hardware accelerated 2D and 3D graphics that can do upwards of 60 frames per second.

So for now, we’ll just have to look forward to these releases as stability and speed enhancers over 10.3 with the console-quality gaming to come at a later date.  

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Via: Adobe

Adobe Flash 11 and AIR 3 Available Tonight is a post from: Droid Life

Adobe surprised the heck out of the internet last night with their announcement of Flash Player 11 and AIR 3, along with Stage3D architecture.  I think it’s pretty obvious that they are ready to take online gaming, video, and applications to the next level when these two drop in early October.

As you all know, the internet is a better place with Flash in it, so if this new version 11 can live up to even half of what this press release says, then we are in for some really incredible things. With Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 plus Stage3D, users will enjoy full hardware-accelerated rendering of 2D and 3D graphics at 1000x faster than version 10.  We are talking console-quality, 60 frames per second domination on computers with mobile versions on the way.

Some of the gaming industry’s top dogs like Zynga, EA, and Ubisoft have already endorsed this latest release.  So if Android users have continued to wonder still to this day why we aren’t seeing as many big time titles as iOS, then prepare yourselves, as this release is surely going to help remedy that situation.

Release is after the break, along with the video introduction of Stage3D by the Adobe crew.  

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Adobe Enables 3D Games With Flash Player 11, AIR 3

Milestone Release Delivers Major Advancements for Gaming, Media and Data-Driven Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sep 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Adobe Systems IncorporatedADBE +8.04% today announced Adobe(R) Flash(R) Player 11 and Adobe AIR(R) 3 software to enable the next generation of immersive application experiences across devices and platforms including Android, Apple iOS (via AIR), BlackBerry(R) Tablet OS, Mac OS, Windows(R), connected TVs and other platforms. As the game console for the Web, Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 allow game publishers to instantly deliver console-quality 2D and 3D games over the Internet to nearly all PCs and many other devices. Media companies can take advantage of new features to seamlessly deliver protected feature-length, cinema-quality HD video through the Web, in mobile apps, and even with surround sound for connected TVs. Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 provide a cross-device entertainment platform, enabling the best in online gaming and premium video while helping content publishers to reach the broadest possible audience with highly-leveraged development investments.

Dozens of new features in Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 allow developers to deliver a new class of gaming and premium video experiences, as well as sophisticated, data-driven applications with back-end systems integration across devices, including the iPhone and iPad via AIR. AIR native extensions add support for unique device features and native code libraries, empowering developers to freely choose the right mix of Flash, HTML5 and native code to provide powerful user experiences across PCs and devices. Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 will be publicly available in early October. Flash Builder(R) and Flex, Adobe’s open source framework for building mobile, Web and desktop apps, will offer support for the new features in an upcoming release before the end of the year.

“With this milestone release Adobe pushes the envelope of what is possible on the Web with a typical PC and opens up a new world of immersive, high-performance gaming experiences,” said Danny Winokur, vice president and general manager of Platform, Adobe. “Flash offers the best way for content owners to deliver their most demanding experiences, including games, premium video and sophisticated data-driven apps, to all of their users, while HTML 5 tools such as Adobe Edge and Dreamweaver(R) are ideal for building interactive Web pages, rich ads, branded microsites and general-purpose mobile applications.”

Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 offer dozens of new features including:

– Accelerated 2D/3D Graphics: Full hardware-accelerated rendering for 2D and 3D graphics enable 1,000 times faster rendering performance over Flash Player 10 and AIR 2. Developers are able to animate millions of objects with smooth 60 frames per second rendering and deliver console-quality games on Mac OS, Windows and connected televisions. A pre-release brings these same accelerated 2D and 3D capabilities to mobile platforms including Android, Apple iOS and BlackBerry Tablet OS. A production release for mobile platforms is expected in the near future. For examples of 3D games for Flash Player, visit www.adobe.com/go/gaming .

– AIR Native Extensions: With support for thousands of highly-optimized, open-source libraries, developers are able to tap into unique software and hardware capabilities including access to device data, vibration control, magnetometers, light sensors, dual screens, near field communications (NFC) and more. Native extensions also allow developers to more deeply integrate AIR applications with other business software.

– Captive Runtime: Developers can automatically package AIR 3 with their applications to simplify the installation process on Android, Windows and Mac OS in addition to Apple iOS. Users no longer have to download and update AIR separately on any of these platforms, or BlackBerry Tablet OS, which includes AIR built in. In addition, with the captive runtime option developers can manage version updates to their application independent of general AIR updates by Adobe.

– Content Protection: Premium video content can now be protected using Adobe Flash Access(R) 3 across all supported platforms, including new support for mobile platforms.

– HD Video Quality Across Platforms: Full frame rate HD video can now be displayed within AIR applications on Apple iOS devices using H.264 hardware decoding. Rich applications on televisions are also able to deliver HD video with 7.1 channel surround sound.

– Rental and Subscriptions Support: With support for Adobe Flash Access and Adobe Pass, content publishers can take advantage of rental and subscription options for more flexible business models and offer TV Everywhere content to more than 80 percent of U.S. pay TV subscribers.

– Compatibility: 64-bit support on Linux, Mac OS and Windows ensures a seamless experience with the latest 64-bit browsers.

“Zynga’s mission is to connect the world through games by bringing play to everyone, everywhere,” said Cadir Lee, chief technology officer, Zynga. “In order to do that, we’re committed to building mainstream entertainment across all devices, platforms and applications, whether it’s through Flash or HTML5. We look forward to the release of Adobe Flash Player 11 and Adobe AIR 3 as next-generation applications to help bring Zynga games to our players worldwide.”

“We strive to bring games to our customers wherever and whenever they want to play,” said Mark Vange, vice president and chief technology officer, EA Interactive. “The ubiquity of Flash helps EA to bring our chart-topping games to a broader variety of platforms and connect with consumers across a wide range of devices.”

“In ‘Petz World,’ players can adopt, train animals and take them on exciting adventures around the world,” said Shara Hashemi, senior international brand manager, Ubisoft. “It’s important the animals in ‘Petz World’ act as if they are alive and behave like their real world counterparts. Flash Player 11 with fully hardware accelerated 3D graphics allows us to deliver the same high-quality animations and 3D models on the Web that our players have loved for years on consoles.”

“The opportunities for casual gaming on desktops, tablets and other mobile devices are endless and without Flash we wouldn’t have been able to create such beautiful, rich and interactive animations,” said Jakub Dvorsky, game designer and director, Amanita Design. “It’s absolutely crucial for us to reach the widest possible audience without having to start the development work from scratch for each platform. With Flash, we were able to revamp Machinarium in a matter of weeks and bring it from the Web to the iPad as an app in less than two months with other platforms like Android and BlackBerry following soon.”

“Adobe Flash Player with 3D lets us render a tremendous number of buffered triangles quickly with excellent performance and stability,” said Michael Plank, co-founder, Pro 3 Games. “It was clear from the beginning that Adobe Flash was the perfect solution to deliver browser-based, console-quality games with powerful visuals and interactivity. The develop once, deploy anywhere capabilities enable us to engage gamers everywhere across Web browsers and sets us up nicely to move into the mobile space.”

“Adobe Flash makes it easy to extend the reach of our brand and our games because of the deep market penetration of Flash Player and that worldwide ubiquity is critical for us,” said Anton Volkov, chief technology officer, AlternativaPlatform. “Adobe Flash Player 11 with Stage 3D provides unique functionality, including native 64-bit support and asynchronous bitmap decoding, to allow us to leverage both 2D and 3D components for the best gaming experience possible.”

Flash Player is supported on more than 98 percent of Internet connected PCs today and by the end of 2011, Adobe expects more than 200 million smartphones and tablets including Apple iOS devices to support Flash based applications via Adobe AIR. By the end of 2015, the number of devices that will support Adobe AIR is expected to increase to 1 billion.

Adobe AIR, a superset of Flash Player, enables developers to leverage existing code to create and deliver standalone applications across devices and platforms. Thousands of Flash based applications have already been created and made available on Android Market, iTunes App Store, Samsung SmartTV Store and BlackBerry AppWorld(TM) today.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. For more information, visit www.adobe.com .

(C) 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Flash, AIR, Flash Builder, Dreamweaver and Access are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks including Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft or Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. Android.is a trademark of Google Inc. Windows is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Adobe to Introduce 3D Games and Cross-Platform HD Video with Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 is a post from: Droid Life

Both Adobe AIR and Flash 10.3 should be prompting you to update any minute now.  Neither appear to include anything critical, but it’s always good to stay up-to-date on these things, right?

AIR changes:

• AAC audio will now decode and play back correctly on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices.
• Ghosting and green artifact issue now fixed on Android 2.2 devices with the NVIDIA Tegra2

Flash 10.3 changes:

• Adobe Flash Player 10.3.185.22 includes security enhancements described in Security Bulletin APSB11-12

Market Links: Flash 10.3 | Adobe AIR

Cheers Adam and @yisroelg1!

Both Adobe AIR and Flash 10.3 Receive Updates is a post from: Droid Life

There is a big ol’ Adobe AIR update in the market and it brings the app some much needed tablet support, but also improves overall performance and GPU-based rendering.  Sweet, right?  The sad thing is, we’re still trying to see where AIR fits into our everyday lives.  After being introduced a few months back, I can’t say that I’ve actually used an AIR app since…but maybe that’s just a “me” problem.

Oh, and where is the Flash 10.2 download!  Let’s do this Adobe!

Cheers Deep!

Adobe AIR Update Includes Tablet Support and Better Performance, Where is Flash though? is a post from: Droid Life

First it was Flash 10.1 and now it’s Adobe AIR.  Both apps are “Gingerbread-ready” after updating today and we’re super excited.  This is another step towards seeing Android 2.3 on its first device, which we can all assume will be the Nexus One.  When that day comes, be sure to keep your page locked onto Android Life for full Gingerbread coverage.

Cheers Nathan!

Adobe AIR Update is Available Now! is a post from: Droid Life

Adobe AIR launched on Android last week, but most users were a little confused as to what apps would work with it.  Well peeps, the crew at AppBrain has taken care of you once again and provided you with a category that lists out the most popular apps currently requiring AIR to run.  Thank you, thank you.

View the Adobe AIR apps list here.

Via:  AppBrain Twitter

AppBrain Adds Adobe AIR App Category is a post from: Droid Life

With the launching of Adobe AIR late last night, most people are wondering what the heck they can do with it now and have no idea what kinds of apps are available.  One of AppBrain‘s users has put together a nice list of AIR apps, but that’s definitely not all of them.  As we mentioned earlier this morning, simply do a search for “adobe air” in the Market and you’ll get at least 50 apps to check out.  Most of them are super new and not as polished as you’d like, but it’ll at least give you a chance to mess around with what AIR has to offer.

And the app above called Darcel vs. Pigeons! is pretty damn addicting.  Download it here.

What else have you guys found?  Drop it below in the comments.

Found Interesting Adobe AIR Apps? Share them here! is a post from: Droid Life

Adobe AIR is now available on the Android Market and I highly suggest that you go download and install it immediately.  Why?  Because in order to run any AIR apps that come out in the near future, you will need to have it installed on your phone.  AIR was created as a tool to allow developers to make apps that would be easily transferable to other platforms, but the AIR app itself is also needed in order for you to run those same apps.  (Read more on AIR here.)

In the description from the market, Adobe is directing you to http://get.adobe.com/air which doesn’t get you much at this time.  If you want some AIR apps right now, then after you do a search for “Adobe AIR” in the market, check out all of the apps that show up below it.  And if you were wondering, AIR apps in general will be available in the market and install just like any other app would.

Download Link

Cheers Shane!

Adobe AIR Lands on Android Market is a post from: Droid Life

We just received word from Adobe that the first official release of Adobe AIR for Android will land on the market October 8th!

Not familiar with AIR?  I’ll do my best to explain it in simple terms, but you can find a full breakdown of it at this post.  AIR for Android provides developers with the opportunity and tools to create great apps that work outside of a browser and on multiple platforms.  So apps made in AIR can essentially run on a PC, Android device, i*hone, etc. without much tweaking in between.  Basically, it’s what we would call, “amazing.”

When we were invited down to San Fran for the Android summit back in August, we got a first look at some pretty fun AIR apps, so trust me when I say that this will be a date to mark on your calendar.  In fact, in the “Droid Does Flash” webcast the other day, Adobe evangelist Ryan Stewart pulled up an AIR app which appeared to be the greatest beer tasting/traveling companion you’ll find.  And Ryan, if you are reading this, we still want a copy of it!

Thoughts?  Confused at what AIR is?  Excited for AIR?

Adobe AIR for Android Hits Market on 10/8 is a post from: Droid Life