Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 and Adobe AIR 2.7 Available for BlackBerry PlayBook

Adobe announced yesterday the availability of updated plug-ins for Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 and Adobe AIR® 2.7 that support the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. This coincided with the PlayBook system update 1.0.6.2390 a 304 MB upgrade devoted to  Flash and Air updates. In a related release, Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 and Flex 4.5 software was updated yesterday and enables developers to build applications for iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook.

Adobe AIR technologies enable developers to leverage their work across multiple devices and form factors. With the latest release of Adobe Flash Builder, mobile app developers can export applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and other mobile devices from a single codebase. This shows Adobe's commitment to mobile devices as well as its support of cross-platform development.

Adobe AIR 2.7 Support for the BlackBerry PlayBook

The latest Adobe AIR 2.7 support for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet means that app developers will now get to use the full power of Adobe AIR in their applications, including full Adobe Flex and Adobe ActionScript support. Applications created with AIR 2.7 are now supported on the BlackBerry PlayBook with the 1.0.6.2390 over-the-air update, which can now be downloaded for free by BlackBerry PlayBook owners. This update also includes the latest Adobe Flash Player 10.3.

New Adobe Flash Builder Plug-ins for BlackBerry PlayBook

Adobe has updated Adobe Flash Builder (4.5.1) to include plug-ins that support BlackBerry PlayBook, making it even easier for developers to build apps for the tablet. Developers will now see the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet as a targetable device within Adobe Flash Builder. Developers can get the BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR from BlackBerry Developer Zone. The SDK requires Adobe AIR 2.6 or higher available here. 

BlackBerry PlayBook tablet developers have readily adopted Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash technology to create AIR apps that deliver rich immersive end user experiences on the PlayBook.