Silverlight 3 and Blend 3 Released :-)
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Some of the cool new features are:
- Perspective 3D
- Out of Browser
- Validation UI & DataForm
- H.264
- Navigation Framework
- DeepZoom Smooth Streaming*
- SaveFileDialog
- WriteableBitmap
- Pixel Shaders
- DropShadow/Blur Built-in Effects
- ChildWindow
- BasedOn Styles
- MultiTouch Input*
- ClearType*
- Hardware Acceleration
- Many New Controls
- UI to UI Binding
- New REST Networking Stack*
- Animation Easing Functions
- SEO Optimizations & Deep Linking
- ItemsControl UI Virtualization*
- Mouse Wheel Support*
- Multi-Select ListBox
* Added since Silverlight 3 Beta