Adobe Labs published new betas of the Adobe Flash Player runtime and AIR 3.6. New Flash Player adds graphics data query (developers will be able to read the structure of the display object and read vector data at runtime) and full screen permission dialog UI improvements (changed the location of the the permission dialog to the middle of the screen). This release also provides a preview of the Stage3D extended profile for testing and feedback. Both Mac OS X and Windows versions can be downloaded here. [source]

Adobe Labs published a beta version of Flash Player 11.5 runtime. The primary goal of this release is bug fixing, also included are Shared ByteArray support for ActionScript Workers functionality and debug stack trace in release builds of Flash Player that enables developers to display stack trace info in release and debug builds. More here. [source]

The Adobe Labs server released yet another beta of Adobe Flash Builder 4.7, introducing new iOS development features and enhancements and providing support for the new Apache Flex SDK. While this beta release is not yet feature complete, it already provides new compiler support for ActionScript Projects, support for creating ActionScript Workers, technologies for iOS USB deployment, testing & debugging, as well as support for iOS simulator. More here. [source]

At its Create the Web event, Adobe unveiled an innovative set of tools and services to help designers and developers more easily create beautiful websites, digital content and mobile apps using the latest Web technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. During the keynote session, hosted by chief technology officer Kevin Lynch, Adobe introduced Edge Tools & Services and announced immediate availability of Adobe Edge Animate 1.0, Adobe Edge Inspect 1.0 (formerly codenamed "Shadow"), Adobe PhoneGap Build 1.0, Adobe Edge Web Fonts and a preview of Adobe Edge Code. Adobe also demonstrated a sneak peek of Adobe Edge Reflow in anticipation of a preview release expected by the end of the year. Adobe also announced that the first release of Edge Animate, normally priced at $499 US, will be made available for free in order to encourage Web designers to create using the interactive capabilities of the modern Web. Edge Animate has already proved a runaway hit with over half a million preview downloads. Edge Animate and the other Edge Tools & Services are available today with a free membership to Adobe Creative Cloud. Following an introductory period, Edge Animate is expected to be priced at US$499 US for a perpetual license, $14.99 US per month for a standalone subscription, and included in a paid membership to Creative Cloud. Paid membership to Creative Cloud for individuals is $49.99 US per month based on annual membership and $74.99 US per month for month-to-month membership. [source]

Adobe has renamed its upcoming web motion interaction design tool Adobe Edge (now Edge Animate), and released preview version 7 for Windows and Mac OS X. This new beta adds resizable layouts, rulers and guides, a more precise timeline, and much more. For more information, watch the Edge Animate preview 7 introduction video. Download it here. [source]

Autodesk Inc. has announced new versions of Autodesk Scaleform user interface middleware for mobile game development, offering an Adobe Flash-based gaming and application platform, as well as a new Unity game engine plug-in. Autodesk Scaleform leverages the power of the Adobe Flash toolset and provides streamlined, artist-driven workflows that help developers create UI environments and full 2D games more quickly. An evaluation version of Autodesk Scaleform for Unity and mobile game development is currently available on the Autodesk Gameware website. The products are expected to be available in select countries on the Autodesk eStore this summer. Scaleform will be licensed as a Unity Engine plug-in or as a mobile SDK for $295 US per platform, per seat. [source]

Adobe updated its audio/video encoding software Media Encoder CS6 supplied with Adobe Flash CS6 Professional, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, and Adobe Creative Suite 6 Production Premium products. Version CS6.0.1 provides several bug fixes plus option to enable Smart Rendering codec for some XDCAMHD, XDCAMEX and XDCAMHD 422 MXF OP1a formats. It also fixes a problem with Creative Cloud Membership not enabling some codecs. Downloads for Windows (32-bit), Windows (64-bit), Mac OS X. [source]

Adobe announced the immediate availability of Adobe Creative Suite 6 software. The CS6 product line includes powerful new releases of Photoshop, InDesign, lllustrator, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash Professional and other products as well as four suite versions - Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium; Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Creative Suite 6 Master Collection. Adobe Creative Cloud, a new way of providing tools and services for creatives worldwide is expected to be available on Friday, CS6 point product subscriptions will also be available May 11. Estimated street price for the suites is $2,599 US for CS6 Master Collection, $1,899 US for CS6 Production Premium, $1,899 US for CS6 Design & Web Premium, and $1,299 US for CS6 Design Standard. Upgrade and education pricing as well as volume licensing are available. Pricing for Creative Cloud membership for individuals is $49.99 US per month based on annual membership and $74.99 US per month for month-to-month membership, with a special introductory offer of $29.99 US per month for CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5 individual customers. [source]

Flash Player - a cross-platform, browser-based application runtime that provides viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across browsers and operating systems - has been released in version 11.3 beta 1. This beta release provides access to the Flash Player 11.3 runtime for Windows, Mac OS and Linux desktop environments, and introduces full screen keyboard input, low latency audio support for streaming audio through NetStream, protected mode for Firefox, Flash Player background updates on Mac OS X, texture streaming for Stage3D, and more. [source]

Adobe Labs released a beta version of Adobe SWF Investigator, a GUI-based, cross-platform set of tools, which enables quality engineers, developers and security researchers to quickly analyze SWF files to improve the quality and security of their applications. With SWF Investigator, you can perform both static and dynamic analysis of SWF applications with just one toolset. SWF Investigator lets you quickly inspect every aspect of a SWF file from viewing the individual bits all the way through to dynamically interacting with a running SWF. [source]