ADOBE TESTING 'OPTIMIZED' VERSION OF FLASH FOR MACBOOK AIR

Adobe is currently testing an "optimized" version of Flash for the MacBook Air in hopes of mitigating whatever battery life or performance problems Flash might be causing on the device. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen told Engadget of the company's plans during the Web 2.0 Summit on Tuesday, noting that Adobe now has a new MacBook Air in its labs for the testing.

Ars Technica contributor Chris Foresman's review of the device, noted that upon installing Flash, the battery runtime was cut by as much as 33 percent. Adobe has vehemently denied that Flash affects the MacBook Air's battery life in any way. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen stated at the recent Web 2.0 conference "when we have access to hardware acceleration, we've proven that Flash has equal or better performance on every platform."

The fact that Adobe is working on a MacBook Air-optimized version of Flash indicates that the company is aware that there's room for improvement.