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Sony Adobe AIR App Challenge Winners

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Remember the Sony sponsored Adobe AIR App Challenge that I mentioned a while back (and on stage at MAX)? Well, the winning apps have been announced.

After MAX China

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Last month we hosted a series of Back From MAX events in Europe, and we're doing the same next week in Beijing with After MAX China. I'll be presenting the opening keynote, and other presenters include Mark Anders (who introduced Edge at MAX) and local Adobe evangelists. Registration is now open.

Touch Apps Released For Android

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Remember those Touch Apps that Kevin Lynch showed off at MAX? Photoshop Touch, Proto, Ideas, Debut, Collage, and Kuler are all now available for Android! (Ideas has been available for iOS for a while, and all of the apps will be coming to iOS).

Danny Winokur On The Future Of Flash

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Danny Winokur (who many of you met at MAX where he hosted the Day 2 keynote) has posted an explanation on the future focus of Flash.

Adobe Carousel Released And Explained

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As of yesterday, Adobe Carousel (introduced in the MAX opening keynote) is available on the Apple App Store. Android and desktop versions are on the way, and Kevin Goldsmith explains and shows all in this new blog post.

eWeek: When To Use HTML5, Flash, And Native

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Coming out of MAX, and the Day 2 keynote specifically, eWeek's Darryl Taft has posted his thoughts (with input from EffectiveUI) on when to use HTML5, when to use Flash, and when to go native.

Adobe MAX 2011 Sneaks Online

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For the first time ever, we've posted videos of every Adobe MAX 2011 sneak online over at Adobe TV.

MAX 2011 On Adobe TV

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The Adobe TV MAX 2011 channel has over a hundred MAX session videos posted, in addition to keynote videos, and more content on the way.

eWeek: Adobe Loves Flash And HTML5 Equally

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eWeek's Darryl Taft has summarized the announcements at the Adobe MAX 2011 developer conference regarding our commitment to providing the best tools for both Flash and HTML5 development.

I Made eWeek

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eWeek summarized key Adobe MAX 2011 announcements, and slide 3 features Andre Charland and yours truly chatting about PhoneGap. Thanks, Darryl!

MAX Day 1 Keynote Now Online

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In case you missed it (you really shouldn't have, but ...) the Adobe MAX 2011 opening keynote is now online.

MAX 2011 Keynote In 3 - 2 - ...

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We've been working on this for months now, not just the staging and production that it takes to pull off an Adobe MAX keynote, but also the incredible products and announcements. This is my 13th year being involved with MAX (and DevCon previously), and each year we seem to raise the bar yet again. The Nokia Theater doors are open, the crowds are streaming in, producers are scurrying around whispering on headsets, VIPs are being ushered to their seats, hundreds of laptops and tablets are blogging and tweeting and posting, cameras clicking, music blaring ... it's showtime! Adobe MAX 2011 opening keynote in 3, 2, ...

FusionReactor 4 Released

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FusionReactor has long been a vital tool in every ColdFusion Administrator's toolbox. And now, just in time for them to show it off at MAX 2011 in Los Angeles, Intergral has released FusionReactor 4. New to this release are:

• AMF monitoring and debugging
• Improved log management
• Better integration with ColdFusion logging and metrics
• Sophisticated memory graphing
• And more

Check it out online, or visit the Intergral folks at MAX.

Spilling Some MAX Beans

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Yep, secret no more now that I've posted MAX 2011 on Approach! over on the Adobe Features Blogs.

Sign Up For MAX Online

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Adobe MAX 2011 is one week away. If you'll not make it in person, then be sure to sign up to watch the keynotes live online.