People spend more at e-tail sites when they use a tablet rather than a smartphone or a computer.

An update to Adobe Reader and Acrobat addresses multiple critical vulnerabilities.

Students at Victoria’s Brighton Grammar School are to be equipped with Acer Iconia Tab A50 tablets in a contract that Acer says is the first large Android program for an Australian school.

Nitro is building on the success of its PDF creation, reading and editing software. A cloud-based personal document manager is under development for a mid-2012 launch.

Adobe has thrown in the towel in its efforts to get Flash adopted as a standard platform for Web video on mobile browsers, announcing that it will cease development on Flash Player for new mobile devices. The move comes after years of trying and failing to get Apple to use Flash Player for the iPhone and iPad and will result in the loss of 750 jobs, according to Adobe.

Google eBooks are now available to Australian customers. Two local booksellers are already onboard, and an affiliate program is open for website operators.

An analysis by Distimo shows the world's top brands still favour iOS over Android for their apps. But that may be about to change.

Adobe has appointed Paul Robson as managing director for Australia and New Zealand.

Adobe says its Digital Publishing Suite is being used by leading publishers who have delivered Newsstand-enabled iOS apps.

Adobe today from its annual MAX conference announced a series of deals and new app releases, which would assist the company to migrate its services to the cloud.