Release note update (such as it is) for Chrome 8....

chrome/common/extensions/docs/static/whats_new.html

 <div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">What's New in Extensions?</div>
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 <p>
 This page lists the API and manifest changes
 made in recent releases.
 </p>
 
 <ul>
+  <li> <a href="#8">Google Chrome 8</a> </li>
   <li> <a href="#7">Google Chrome 7</a> </li>
   <li> <a href="#6">Google Chrome 6</a> </li>
 </ul>
 
 
-<h2 name="7"> Google Chrome 7 </h2>
+<h2 id="8"> Google Chrome 8 </h2>
+
+<p>
+We took a break for Chrome 8.
+No API or manifest changes worth noting.
+</p>
+
+
+<h2 id="7"> Google Chrome 7 </h2>
 
 <h4> New APIs </h4>
   <ul>
     <li> All users can now install
       <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/apps/index.html">apps</a>;
       packaged apps can use extension APIs
       </li>
     <li> The <a href="management.html">management API</a>
       lets you work with installed apps and extensions
       </li>
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     <li> a change </li>
   </ul>
 
 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>
   <ul>
     <li> a change </li>
   </ul>
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-<h2 name="6">Google Chrome 6</h2>
+<h2 id="6">Google Chrome 6</h2>
 
 <h4> New APIs </h4>
   <ul>
     <li>The <a href="contextMenus.html">context menus API</a> allows you to
       add context menus to pages or specific objects on a page
     <li>The <a href="cookies.html">cookies API</a> allows you to manage the
       browser's cookie system 
     <li>The <a href="idle.html">idle API</a> allows you to detect when the
       machine's idle state changes
   </ul>
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   <ul>
     <li>The <a href="manifest.html#geolocation">geolocation</a> permission
       gives an extension access to the user's physical location
     <li><a href="match_patterns.html">Match patterns</a> can now select all
       schemes or all URLs
     <li>Access to file:/// URLs no longer triggers the "access to your machine"
       security warning, but now requires user opt-in from the extensions
       management page
   </ul>