Three interesting news:

1. Adobe Flash Builder 4 (codename Gumbo, and former Flex) release date has been pushed back to the beginning of 2010, it looks like the team will use the extra time to make the transition to the new Spark component set a lot easier, both in terms of the features it has and using it with the older Halo (Flex 3) components. There still won’t be full parity between Spark and Halo until the Flex 5 time frame, but Spark is much easier to work with at the ‘skin’ level, which is often where it’s best to add value to your clients (after all, it’s the only bit they see).
2. Adobe Labs releases Adobe® AIR® 2 beta. The new feature are:
   -Support for the detection of mass storage devices.
   -Advanced networking capabilities like secure sockets, UDP support, and the ability to listen on sockets.
   -Support for native code integration.
   -The ability to open a file with its default application.
   -Multi-touch and gesture support.
   -New APIs for access to raw microphone data.
   -Webkit update with HTML5/CSS3 support.
   -Global error handling.
   -Improved cross-platform printing.
   -Improved security and support for enterprise and government standards.
3. Adobe Flash Player 10.1 gets hardware accelerationfor video and graphics. It uses the video or graphics card on your computer to display images and video more clearly and quickly than Flash Player can on its own. Furthermore it improves performance and reduces power consumption on desktop computers and a range of mobile devices.