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A few highlights that came across my RSS reeds today:

Adobe AIR 1.5.3 and Flash Player 10.0.42.34 Released (includes scroll wheel support on macs:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
http://blogs.adobe.com/air/2009/12/adobe_air_153_coming_soon.html

ECMA Script 5.0 Approved
http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/12/08/1416202/ECMAScript-Version-5-Approved

You can access the spec directly at:
http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm

New Google Chrome Beta (includes Mac), with Extensions (browser plugins)
http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2009/12/google-chrome-extensions-launched-in.html

Extensions Gallery (available extensions) online at:
https://chrome.google.com/extensions

Google Maps API now supports aerial perspective imagery for select locations:
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/12/changing-your-perspective.html
Developer API:
http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2009/12/getting-better-view-with-maps-api-v2.html

Sample (use the N/S/E/W rotation control to change the perspective):
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/examples/aerial-simple.html

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