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Createjs Updated! NODEJS support for EaselJS PreloadJS has had a complete overhaul WebAudio support to SoundJS New Docs! Download at:

Opera moves to Webkit

Amazon Mobile App SDK The Amazon SDK provides APIs, tools, and resources to leverage the features and services offered by Amazon. Adobe AIR Native Extensions for the In-App Purchasing and GameCircle APIs are now available for mobile app developers. If you create your mobile games using Adobe’s tools, you can now use these extensions to rapidly add both In-App Purchasing for virtual goods and GameCircle for leaderboards, achievements, and Whispersync for Games. Download:

Adobe AIR 3.6 Flash Player 11.6 Adobe AIR 3.6 introduces packaging and loading multiple SWFs feature. This feature provides our developers with better memory management by allowing them to load the assets they need dynamically at any time from multiple swfs and not have to load it upfront. In addition to the features we’ve introduced in AIR 3.6, we’ve also improved the full screen permission dialog UI and Graphics Data Query in Flash Player 11.6; which game developers can use to generate sprite sheets at runtime.

Download: Tutorial: Adobe Edge Reflow (Preview) Design the responsive web.

Download: Adobe Edge Animate 1.5

Photoshop Touch We are excited to announce the arrival of Adobe® Photoshop® Touch for iPhone and Android phones, bringing the power of core Photoshop features to smartphone owners around the world. Photoshop Touch for phone enables users to edit and create beautiful artwork - all from a device that fits in the palm of their hand. Among the many editing capabilities; users can touch-up photos, lay out ideas and composite images together. Projects can be shared on social media sites, and with Adobe Creative Cloud™, users can sync files across devices* for further refinements on a tablet** or in Photoshop CS6 or other Adobe Creative Suite® apps. Photoshop Touch for phone requires iPhone 4S or later, Android™ phones (running Ice Cream Sandwich), and iPod touch (5th Generation). The app is available for US $4.99 in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Photoshop Touch for phone is offered in English, French, German, and Japanese.

Download: PhoneGap 2.5 released

Upgrade to CodeMirror 3: The core code editor has been updated to CodeMirror 3, fixing many issues and enabling new functionality. Improved Undo/Redo: Undo restores the old selection and cursor position. Line Numbers Always Visible: Gutter line numbers stay in view when scrolling horizontally. Double/Triple Click and Drag: Double-click-drag and triple-click-drag to select multiple words/lines quickly. Search Improvements: All Find results are highlighted when search bar is open. Current result is centered in the editor. Brackets Sprint 20 Build Download:

Loom is a native mobile game engine. Loom supports live reload of code and assets; deploy your game once and tweak every part of it until you are happy with it. LoomScript is a great, AS3-inspired scripting language. LoomCLI gives you a powerful command line workflow. You can develop on Mac or Windows, and run Loom titles on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android (with more to come). The Loom Game Engine Download:

It’s that time of the year again! March Mingle is back for its 9th year and will take place at ScaleMatrix in Kearny Mesa on Wednesday March 13th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Please join us for an exciting evening event of networking, drinks, food, to check out San Diego’s latest tech startups and discover what other local user groups are up to. Click here to purchase a ticket on Eventbrite: For more event details visit

Adobe is back in San Diego with the CreateNow-Camp on March 16 & 17 and this is going to be a huge event. Come and improve your technique with Adobe products that you already use or try new products that you have always wondered about. This is a two day event with 18 instructors and 50 classes that are both hands on and lecture format at a price that can’t be beat. To get involved you must register here: You have the option to purchase a one day ticket or a two day ticket for your convenience. The cost is only $29 for a single day or $49 for two days and they both include lunch. This will take place at San Diego City College. You can see the class descriptions & Instructors bios here:

Join us at Adobe MAX 2013 May 4-8, 2013 Los Angeles Convention Center and Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE Join us at MAX for three days of fresh inspiration, connection, and hands-on training. Plus, receive a complimentary annual membership to Adobe® Creative Cloud™. Register now at max.adobe.com.

BDConf San Diego July 22-24, 2013 Hard Rock Hotel.

2013 PIA Expo Thurs. April 25th, 2013 SD Convention Center

Adobe TechLive Adobe TechLive is the place to go for live interactive technical events. Both regularly scheduled and impromptu events, come join the pros, learn a thing or two, and get your questions answered related to Web and Mobile Design and Development.

Building mobile applications with jQuery Mobile and PhoneGap Discover how jQuery Mobile and Adobe PhoneGap Build make for a powerful combination when creating mobile applications with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. This session will show how to make the most of these tools when using them together in mobile development. This is going to be a hands on meeting, and will have pizza and drinks.