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 5305f8c937..74910a7a45 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.7/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/Rx.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/angular2.dev.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/Rx.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/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 60e8cd9b7c..3878af0216 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.7/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/Rx.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/angular2.dev.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/Rx.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/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 3375008d86..76cf01f802 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.7/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/Rx.js"></script>
-    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/angular2.dev.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/Rx.js"></script>
+    <script src="https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/angular2.dev.js"></script>
 
     <!-- 2. Configure SystemJS -->
     <script>
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/package.json b/public/docs/_examples/package.json
index 41aa4b9e99..6bdf07a74e 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/package.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/package.json
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.7",
-    "systemjs": "0.19.22",
+    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.8",
+    "systemjs": "0.19.23",
     "es6-promise": "^3.0.2",
     "es6-shim": "^0.33.3",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2",
     "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.2",
     "zone.js": "0.5.15",
     
-    "a2-in-memory-web-api": "^0.1.7",
+    "a2-in-memory-web-api": "^0.1.8",
     "bootstrap": "^3.3.6"
 
   },
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
     "live-server": "^0.9.2",
     "protractor": "^3.1.1",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
-    "typescript": "^1.8.2",
-    "typings": "0.6.8"
+    "typescript": "^1.8.7",
+    "typings": "0.6.9"
   },
   "repository": {  }
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/js/package.1.json b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/js/package.1.json
index 2171679586..c41de3b0a9 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/js/package.1.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/js/package.1.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.8",
     "es6-promise": "^3.0.2",
     "es6-shim": "^0.33.3",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.1.2",
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json
index a7e51224eb..5160703dcf 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/package.1.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+    "angular2": "2.0.0-beta.8",
     "systemjs": "0.19.22",
     "es6-promise": "^3.0.2",
     "es6-shim": "^0.33.3",
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json
index 9b5a17f67c..f10b7c5416 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/quickstart/ts/typings.1.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "ambientDependencies": {
-    "es6-shim": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/es6-shim/es6-shim.d.ts#6697d6f7dadbf5773cb40ecda35a76027e0783b2"
+    "es6-shim": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/es6-shim/es6-shim.d.ts#4de74cb527395c13ba20b438c3a7a419ad931f1c",
+    "jasmine": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/jasmine/jasmine.d.ts#bc92442c075929849ec41d28ab618892ba493504"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/typings.json b/public/docs/_examples/typings.json
index 9679b5ec61..f10b7c5416 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#dd638012d63e069f2c99d06ef4dcc9616a943ee4"
+    "jasmine": "github:DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/jasmine/jasmine.d.ts#bc92442c075929849ec41d28ab618892ba493504"
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/typescript-configuration.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/typescript-configuration.jade
index bc61835f21..ca6efe9e04 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/typescript-configuration.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/typescript-configuration.jade
@@ -92,11 +92,14 @@ a(id="typings")
   such as this one from the [QuickStart](../quickstart.html):
 +makeJson('quickstart/ts/typings.1.json', null, 'typings.json')(format=".")
 :marked
-  We identified only one *typings* file in the QuickStart, the *d.ts* file for 
-  [es6-shim](https://github.com/paulmillr/es6-shim/blob/master/README.md) that brings ES2015/ES6
-  capabilities to our ES5 browsers. 
-  QuickStart itself doesn't need this shim but many of the documentation samples do
-  and most of us would be disappointed if typical ES2015 features didn't work out-of-the-box.
+  We identified two *typings* file in the QuickStart, the *d.ts* file for 
+  [es6-shim](https://github.com/paulmillr/es6-shim/blob/master/README.md)
+  that brings ES2015/ES6 capabilities to our ES5 browsers and for the
+  [jasmine](http://jasmine.github.io/) test framework.
+  
+  QuickStart itself doesn't require these shims but many of the documentation samples do
+  and most of us would be disappointed if typical ES2015 features didn't work out-of-the-box
+  or we didn't support testing.
 
   We can also run the *typings* tool ourselves. The following command lists the locally installed typings files.
 code-example(format="").
diff --git a/tools/plunker-builder/indexHtmlTranslator.js b/tools/plunker-builder/indexHtmlTranslator.js
index e004c9cab6..314f64c382 100644
--- a/tools/plunker-builder/indexHtmlTranslator.js
+++ b/tools/plunker-builder/indexHtmlTranslator.js
@@ -40,47 +40,47 @@ var _rxData = [
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2.dev.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/angular2.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/angular2.dev.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2-all.umd.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/angular2-all.umd.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/angular2-all.umd.dev.js'
   },  
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2-polyfills.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/angular2-polyfills.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/angular2-polyfills.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/rxjs/bundles/Rx.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/Rx.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/Rx.js'
   },  
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/rxjs/bundles/Rx.umd.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/Rx.umd.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/Rx.umd.js'
   },  
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/router.dev.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/router.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/router.dev.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/http.dev.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/http.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/http.dev.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',
     from: 'node_modules/angular2/bundles/testing.dev.js',
-    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.7/testing.dev.js'
+    to: 'https://code.angularjs.org/2.0.0-beta.8/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.7/es6/dev/src/testing/shims_for_IE.js'
+    to: 'https://npmcdn.com/angular2@2.0.0-beta.8/es6/dev/src/testing/shims_for_IE.js'
   },
   {
     pattern: 'script',