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Adobe AIR 3 release candidate is now available for download. This update includes the AIR 3 SDK to enable mobile and desktop application development and enhanced runtime features.

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Preview 8 (version 3.0.1) of the Adobe AIR Launchpad is now available as English-only. Version 2.6.0 is still available for International locales. Version 3 for international locales is coming soon!

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Adobe AIR 3 beta 2is now available.  This update includes the AIR 3 SDK to enable mobile and desktop application development and enhanced runtime features.

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Adobe® AIR® 3 introduces enhanced features that provide developers a consistent and flexible development environment for the delivery of out-of-browser applications across devices and platforms.

This beta release includes support for the AIR desktop runtime. The AIR SDK will be made available in a future release on Adobe Labs, which will allow developers to build mobile and desktop applications that take advantage of new AIR 3 capabilities including captive runtime support, Stage 3D graphics rendering and Stage Video hardware acceleration. For this beta release, we are requesting developers test their applications for backward compatibility.

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• Discuss AIR 3 features
• Report bugs and feature requests

New Flash Player Incubator build is available, with continued support for Molehill (now Stage3D) & more new features.

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• Download the Flash Player Incubator

Beta 6 of the Adobe AIR Launchpad is available to download now. Supports new Flex 4.5 release.

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• Download Adobe AIR Launchpad v2.6.0

The ActionScript Code Coverage plug-in was finalized and has transitioned from Labs to Adobe.com.

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Packager for iPhone is no longer hosted on Labs as this technology is now available through Flash Pro CS5 and AIR 2.6.

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AIR Launchpad v2.5.0 (beta 5) is now available on Labs.  Languages supported are English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese. See a complete list of changes in Adobe AIR Launchpad 2.5.0.

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The Adobe® AIR® and Adobe Flash® Player Incubator is a technology preview program for more adventurous developers who are willing to experiment with Flash Platform runtime features that are in early development stages.

Test the bleeding-edge capabilities of runtimes and contribute to the future of the Flash Platform.  The new features we’d like to get your feedback on include the “Molehill” 3D APIs* for Flash Player and AIR and Cubic Bezier Curves.