Adobe and Google's Android smartphone operating system are going hand in hand these days. The Android 2.2 update added support for Adobe's Flash 10.1 (something which Apple has decided never to include in its iOS) and seems like Adobe is returning the favor to Google.

Adobe is releasing its newest app development platform, the Adobe AIR 2.5 for Android OS which will let users publish ActionScript 3 projects to run as native applications (.apk) in Android. Apps developed and published using AIR will be available in Android Market.

However, the focus today is not Air 2.5, but rather a few nifty little things which will accompany the AIR release when Adobe officially launches it. According to the official Adobe Flash blog, FlashTime, P2P video calling app would be introduced by Adobe in Adnroid 2.2 come their release of the AIR development platform. This news, also covered by Droid Life weblog, that the Flash supported video calling app will have support for camera, microphone and speakers as well. For more details, check out the action below.

FlashTime Demo – P2P Video on Android with AIR2.5 from Mark Doherty on Vimeo.

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Motorola got a lifeline in the smartphone industry when its latest smartphone, the Droid X received a huge ovation on its release date and had overwhelming sales on its initial days of release. Online stores such as Best Buy and Verizon Wireless (the official carrier of Moto Droid X) reported stock shortages because of the huge demand of the smartphone following its launch in the US smartphone market.

However, it seems that situation will not be so ideal for Motorola any longer as users have just started to point out some serious flaws in the device. The biggest one yet which has been found is the screen and graphics display faults which the users are facing in their brand new devices not even before they've settled down in using their new Android running smartphone. Users re reporting that Motorola Droid X's 4.3 inch FWVGA LCD screen causes flickering and sometimes vertical banding also occurs when used for some period of time.

Pocket Lint also came across a YouTube video of a disgusted Droid X owner who showed the problems his device was having for the whole world to see. From the video's description one gets to know that this particular user took his Droid X for a replacement but has to wait until July 28, 2010 because of the smartphone being out of stock till then.

Is the new screen problem with Droid X a continuation of the saga of problems which every new major smartphone is facing these days (remember the iPhone Antennagate drama?). One never knows. Stay tuned to find out!

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