Chapter 11

Beyond Mobile: Tablets and TV

Google and Adobe are working hard to extend the reach of the Android platform and the AIR runtime, respectively. Android has expanded onto tablets like the Motorola XOOM and the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and even into your living room with Google TV. This opens still more potential platforms for your AIR for Android applications! In addition, Research In Motion, known for its BlackBerry phones, has released its own tablet, called the PlayBook. The PlayBook is fully Flash-compatible and therefore provides yet another opportunity for your Flex and Flash applications to reach a new audience.

This chapter will look at some of the special considerations that are required to take your mobile application and move ...

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