* Unhelpfully, if you want the last version for PPC Macs, you need to go here: and scroll down to 'Archived Versions/Older Archives'. The latest version, 10.2.152.25, 10.3.x beta, or later, is for Intel Macs only, as Adobe no longer support the PPC platform. Note that version 10,1,102,64 is the last version available to PPC Mac users*. You can check here: to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS. You can check here what version of Flash player you actually have installed: In other words, the vast majority of netbook owners with integrated GMA950 graphics need not apply.The latest version of Adobe FlashPlayer can be obtained from here: These include ATI Radeon HD 3xxx and 4xxx series, Mobile Radeon HD 4xxx series, select FirePro products, Intel 4 series chipsets, the Broadcom Crystal HD decoder, and most NVIDIA ION and GeForce 8/9/1xx/2xx powered PCs. Update: As noted by reader ZeroK2 in the comments, the release notes specify which GPUs will benefit from the hardware acceleration. Adobe also announced an AIR 2 beta which allows developers to build more feature-rich applications including multi-touch capabilities - see the unholy union demonstrated on an HP TouchSmart in the video after the break. Then again, for those of you with Atom-based netbooks brought to their knees by full-screen HD video, well, the benefits likely outweigh the risk for you. And this is beta-ware kids, so there's more than the usual level of hazard with installing. At the moment, however, only the Windows release includes hardware-based video acceleration for H.264 video.

The download is available for Windows, Intel-based Mac, and Linux systems with a smartphone version coming later notably, while no other mobile OS is specifically mentioned, Adobe says that a beta for Palm webOS is slated for 'later this year' on its Flash Player 10.1 page. Here we go: Adobe just made its Flash 10.1 prerelease packages available for download in fulfillment of its Open Screen promise.

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