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March 22, 2012

Win 360Flex Tickets From On3

Tell On3 why you, or someone you know, is the MVP of the Apache Flex project, and should win one of two full 360Flex passes based on their contributions.

February 15, 2012

Whitepaper Explains Adobe's View On Future Of Flex

We've just published a whitepaper explaining Adobe's view of Flex and its commitments to Flex in the future.

February 9, 2012

Apache Flex Has A New Logo

The Apache Flex project has a new logo. This winning design was created by Adrian Knopik of Fuse Collective.

February 4, 2012

Flex User Group 2012 Tour European Dates

Following up on the Flex User Group 2012 Tour: North America Dates dates (mentioned recently), Flex User Group 2012 Tour: European Dates have now also been posted.

January 19, 2012

Holly Schinsky Provides A Flex Update

Fellow Adobe evangelist Holly Schinsky has posted an update on Apache Flex progress.

January 17, 2012

Flex User Group 2012 Tour North America Dates

The Flex User Group 2012 Tour: North America Dates have been posted. Watch for Europe and Asia dates coming shortly.

January 13, 2012

Chicago Tribune Likes The AIR Based Politifact App

The Chicago Tribune is running a story on how to Track the primaries and the candidates this election season. The first app they picked? The Flex and AIR based PolitiFact app.

December 31, 2011

Flex Accepted As Apache Incubation Product

Title says it all, see this message.

December 27, 2011

Flex Joining Apache Incubator Voting

Bertrand Delacretaz has announced that the proposal to have Flex join the Apache Incubator is now open for voting.

December 16, 2011

Adam Flater On The Future Of Flex

Earlier this week we hosted a summit to discuss our plans for Flex and the partnership with Apache Software Foundation. In attendance was Roundrach's Adam Flater who has shared his thoughts on the subject. This one is worth the read, both the post and the comments.

December 8, 2011

Play Game Of Flex, Win Flash Builder

A group of my fellow Adobe evangelists have created the Game of Flex for iPad, Android tablets, and (soon) Blackberry PlayBook. The game consists of questions to quiz you on Flex development. If you correctly answer the quiz, you'll get a chance to win a copy of Flash Builder 4.6 (one license per month). Game of Flex is not only a game, it's also a fantastic learning tool that showcases all the new features of Flex 4.6.

December 5, 2011

Learn About Flex And Flash Builder 4.6

Jacob Surber has written an article Introducing Adobe Flex 4.6 SDK, and Adam Lehman explains What's new in Flash Builder 4.6.

December 1, 2011

Flash Builder 4.6 Now Available

Title says is all, click here to download.

November 17, 2011

Adobe's Strategic Transformation And The Flash Platform

Adobe is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. We are transforming from software in boxes to solutions in the cloud, and to a world of touch interfaces on devices, and social connections everywhere. This is a time of both innovation and change for Adobe and for the Adobe community. And this article on ADC explains Adobe's strategic transformation and the Flash Platform, and summarizes the recent announcements.

November 15, 2011

More Specifics On The Future Of Flex

Andrew Shorten and Deepa Subramaniam have updated their previously mentioned Flex FAQ with specifics about the open source plans, Adobe's future investment, and more.

November 12, 2011

Answers To Your Questions About Flex

Andrew Shorten and Deepa Subramaniam answer Your Questions About Flex.

October 15, 2011

Flex 4.6 SDK And Flash Builder 4.6 Pre-Release

We've announced the pre-release of Flex SDK 4.6 and Flash Builder 4.6, and Product Manager Jacob Surber explains all in this ADC article.

September 21, 2011

Flash 11 And AIR 3 Announced

We just announced that Adobe Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 will be launching in early October. To help you get ready, here are some articles on what's new and exciting:

August 30, 2011

Adobe TV On Debugging Applications On Devices

One of the coolest new features in Flash Builder is the ability to debug applications on devices connected via USB. Fellow Adobe evangelist Bhakti Pingale has created a video on the subject for Adobe TV.

August 26, 2011

Andrew Shorten On Where Flex Is Headed

Product Manager (and former evangelism team member) Andrew Shorten has weighed in on Flex: where we are headed.

August 23, 2011

Flash Builder Design View FAQ

If you are interested in learning about Flash Builder Design View extensions (or are wondering why you should), read this FAQ.

August 8, 2011

Adobe TV On Flash And iOS

Flash Pro and Flash Builder users can build apps that run on all major device platforms, including iOS (iPhone and iPad). Yes, despite what some would lead you to believe, you can indeed use Flash to build apps for iDevices. Want to learn more? Here are two Adobe TV videos that you should be aware of.

In this video, fellow evangelist Paul Trani shows you how to use Flash Professional CS5.5 to create and publish an app for the iPad that uses the accelerometer and saves images to the camera roll.

In this next video, fellow evangelist Renaun Erickson demonstrates AIR 2.7 app performance on iPad.

July 27, 2011

PolitiFact App Makes Its Broadway Debut

The PolitiFact app has fast become the poster child for all that is great about Flash, Flex, and AIR. The app is useful, fun, responsive, supports multiple platforms and devices, and was built by one developer using a single codebase in just three weeks. Recently the iPhone/iPad version of the app made Apple's What's Hot list, too. Well, now the app has made its Broadway debut, featured on a giant electronic billboard in Times Square, complete with a huge onscreen QR code for easy downloading.

July 22, 2011

Paul Trani's New Book On Flash Based Android Development

Fellow Adobe evangelist Paul Trani is an author! He has just published his first book (co-authored with three other developers) on building Android applications using Flash, Flex, and AIR. Pro Android Flash is available for purchase now on Amazon.com.

July 18, 2011

Webinar On AIR And Sony Tablet Opportunities

Last week I mentioned the Adobe AIR App Challenge sponsored by Sony. To help you get started, and to learn more about using AIR to build apps for the upcoming Sony tablet devices, we're hosting two webinars later this week. Details online, and registration is now open.

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