diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/cb-component-communication/ts/app/app.component.html b/public/docs/_examples/cb-component-communication/ts/app/app.component.html
index 0c71b7379f..224f3b5b2b 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/cb-component-communication/ts/app/app.component.html
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/cb-component-communication/ts/app/app.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <h1 id="top">Component Communication Cookbook</h1>
 
+<div style="background: yellow; font-weight:bold; margin: 1em 0; padding: 1em">
+  Known problem with beta.11 prevents this sample from working properly.
+  We'll fix it for beta.12.
+</div>
+
 <a href="#parent-to-child">Pass data from parent to child with input binding ("Heros")</a><br/>
 <a href="#parent-to-child-setter">Intercept input property changes with a setter ("Master")</a><br/>
 <a href="#parent-to-child-on-changes">Intercept input property changes with <i>ngOnChanges</i> ("Source code version")</a><br/>
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/homepage-hello-world/ts/index.1.html b/public/docs/_examples/homepage-hello-world/ts/index.1.html
index c5b171e473..3fe4e81573 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/homepage-hello-world/ts/index.1.html
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/homepage-hello-world/ts/index.1.html
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
     <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/tools/system.js"></script>
     <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/tools/typescript.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/Rx.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/angular2.dev.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/Rx.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/angular2.dev.js"></script>
 
     <!-- 2. Configure SystemJS -->
     <script>
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/homepage-tabs/ts/index.1.html b/public/docs/_examples/homepage-tabs/ts/index.1.html
index ce208ecddf..736be2f68b 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/homepage-tabs/ts/index.1.html
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/homepage-tabs/ts/index.1.html
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     
     <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/tools/system.js"></script>
     <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/tools/typescript.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/Rx.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/angular2.dev.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/Rx.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/angular2.dev.js"></script>
 
     <!-- 2. Configure SystemJS -->
     <script>
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/homepage-todo/ts/index.1.html b/public/docs/_examples/homepage-todo/ts/index.1.html
index 1af8a665c3..d37b060c38 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/homepage-todo/ts/index.1.html
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/homepage-todo/ts/index.1.html
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
     
     <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/tools/system.js"></script>
     <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/tools/typescript.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/Rx.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/angular2.dev.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/Rx.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/angular2.dev.js"></script>
 
     <!-- 2. Configure SystemJS -->
     <script>
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/lifecycle-hooks/e2e-spec.js b/public/docs/_examples/lifecycle-hooks/e2e-spec.js
index 2ae33f9d53..530a5674c3 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/lifecycle-hooks/e2e-spec.js
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/lifecycle-hooks/e2e-spec.js
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ describe('Lifecycle hooks', function () {
     
     expect(titleEle.getText()).toContain('Windstorm can sing');
     changeLogEles.count().then(function(count) {
-      expect(count).toBeGreaterThan(3, "should start with at least 4 messages");
+      // Empirically 5 messages to start
+      expect(count).toBeGreaterThan(4, "should start with some messages");
       logCount = count;
       // heroNameInputEle.sendKeys('-foo-').then(function () {
       return sendKeys(heroNameInputEle, '-foo-')
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ describe('Lifecycle hooks', function () {
       expect(titleEle.getText()).toContain('Windstorm-foo- can sing');
       return changeLogEles.count()
     }).then(function (count) {
-      expect(count).toEqual(logCount + 10, 'should add 10 more messages')
+      // two more for each keystroke except the 1st
+      expect(count).toEqual(logCount + 9, 'should add 9 more messages')
       logCount = count;
       // return powerInputEle.sendKeys('-bar-');
       return sendKeys(powerInputEle, '-bar-');
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ describe('Lifecycle hooks', function () {
       expect(commentEle.getText()).toContain('long name');
       return logEles.count();
     }).then(function(count) {
-      expect(logCount + 11).toEqual(count, "11 additional log messages should have been added");
+      expect(logCount + 10).toEqual(count, "10 additional log messages should have been added");
       logCount = count;
       return buttonEle.click();
     }).then(function() {
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ describe('Lifecycle hooks', function () {
       expect(commentEle.getText()).toContain('long name');
       return logEles.count();
     }).then(function(count) {
-      expect(logCount + 11).toEqual(count, "11 additional log messages should have been added");
+      expect(logCount + 10).toEqual(count, "10 additional log messages should have been added");
       logCount = count;
       return buttonEle.click();
     }).then(function() {
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/package.json b/public/docs/_examples/package.json
index 6b3430f49a..a7dd4ecae7 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/package.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/package.json
@@ -19,32 +19,32 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.9",
+    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.11",
     "systemjs": "0.19.24",
     "es6-promise": "^3.0.2",
     "es6-shim": "^0.35.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.2",
-    "zone.js": "0.5.15",
+    "zone.js": "0.6.4",
     
-    "a2-in-memory-web-api": "^0.1.9",
+    "a2-in-memory-web-api": "^0.1.11",
     "bootstrap": "^3.3.6"
 
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "concurrently": "^2.0.0",
     "lite-server": "^2.1.0",
-    "typescript": "^1.8.7",
-    "typings":"^0.7.5",
+    "typescript": "^1.8.9",
+    "typings":"^0.7.9",
         
     "http-server": "^0.9.0",
     "jasmine-core": "~2.4.1",
     "karma": "^0.13.22",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.2.2",
     "karma-cli": "^0.1.2",
-    "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.7",
+    "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.8",
     "live-server": "^0.9.2",
-    "protractor": "^3.1.1",
+    "protractor": "^3.2.1",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2"
   },
   "repository": {  }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/js/package.1.json b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/js/package.1.json
index 5e36e1f50c..3153cc4e44 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/js/package.1.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/js/package.1.json
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.9",
+    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.11",
     "es6-promise": "^3.0.2",
     "es6-shim": "^0.35.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.2",
-    "zone.js": "0.5.15"
+    "zone.js": "0.6.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "concurrently": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json
index 8ea1629760..f756ef62eb 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.9",
+    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.11",
     "systemjs": "0.19.24",
     "es6-promise": "^3.0.2",
     "es6-shim": "^0.35.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.2",
-    "zone.js": "0.5.15"
+    "zone.js": "0.6.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "concurrently": "^2.0.0",
     "lite-server": "^2.1.0",
-    "typescript": "^1.8.7",
-    "typings":"^0.7.5"
+    "typescript": "^1.8.9",
+    "typings":"^0.7.9"
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json
index f5b42e6688..c06bb4d720 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "ambientDependencies": {
-    "es6-shim": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/es6-shim/es6-shim.d.ts#4de74cb527395c13ba20b438c3a7a419ad931f1c",
-    "jasmine": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/jasmine/jasmine.d.ts#d594ef506d1efe2fea15f8f39099d19b39436b71"
+    "es6-shim": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/es6-shim/es6-shim.d.ts#7de6c3dd94feaeb21f20054b9f30d5dabc5efabd",
+    "jasmine": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/jasmine/jasmine.d.ts#7de6c3dd94feaeb21f20054b9f30d5dabc5efabd"
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/typings.json b/public/docs/_examples/typings.json
index f5b42e6688..c06bb4d720 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/typings.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/typings.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "ambientDependencies": {
-    "es6-shim": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/es6-shim/es6-shim.d.ts#4de74cb527395c13ba20b438c3a7a419ad931f1c",
-    "jasmine": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/jasmine/jasmine.d.ts#d594ef506d1efe2fea15f8f39099d19b39436b71"
+    "es6-shim": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/es6-shim/es6-shim.d.ts#7de6c3dd94feaeb21f20054b9f30d5dabc5efabd",
+    "jasmine": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/jasmine/jasmine.d.ts#7de6c3dd94feaeb21f20054b9f30d5dabc5efabd"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tools/plunker-builder/indexHtmlTranslator.js b/tools/plunker-builder/indexHtmlTranslator.js
index ecb9bf9b66..03a46e1e4e 100644
--- a/tools/plunker-builder/indexHtmlTranslator.js
+++ b/tools/plunker-builder/indexHtmlTranslator.js
@@ -35,52 +35,52 @@ var _rxData = [
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js',
     //to:   ['https://code.angularjs.org/tools/system.js', 'https://code.angularjs.org/tools/typescript.js']
-    to:   ['https://code.angularjs.org/tools/system.js', 'https://npmcdn.com/typescript@1.8.2/lib/typescript.js']
+    to:   ['https://code.angularjs.org/tools/system.js', 'https://npmcdn.com/typescript@1.8.9/lib/typescript.js']
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2.dev.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/angular2.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/angular2.dev.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2-all.umd.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/angular2-all.umd.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/angular2-all.umd.dev.js'
   },  
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2-polyfills.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/angular2-polyfills.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/angular2-polyfills.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/rxjs/bundles/Rx.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/Rx.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/Rx.js'
   },  
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/rxjs/bundles/Rx.umd.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/Rx.umd.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/Rx.umd.js'
   },  
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/router.dev.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/router.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/router.dev.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/http.dev.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/http.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/http.dev.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/testing.dev.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.9/testing.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.11/testing.dev.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/es6/dev/src/testing/shims_for_IE.js',
-    to: 'https://npmcdn.com/angular2@2.0.0-beta.9/es6/dev/src/testing/shims_for_IE.js'
+    to: 'https://npmcdn.com/angular2@2.0.0-beta.11/es6/dev/src/testing/shims_for_IE.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',