Enhancements:

• Pinch-to-zoom is now available when using the browser, Gallery, and Google Maps.
• New Weather and News application plus widget. The Weather and News app pulls the information you want from theWeb and brings it to your fingertips. You get weekly and hourly weather forecasts based on your location, and news headlines.
• New support for voice-to-text entry. Whenever a text-entry box appears, simply tap the microphone icon on the virtual keyboard and speak.
• New Gallery application with 3D layout. View and share photos taken with your phone and images from your online Picasa Web albums.
• Live Wallpapers offer richer animated, interactive backgrounds on the home screen. Access them with a long press anywhere on the home screen. Tap Wallpapers, then Live Wallpapers.

Improvements:

• Free Yahoo!® Mail is now supported-simply sign in with your Yahoo! email address and password
• Google Maps update − Personalized suggestions and synchronized starring with desktop maps.google.com. Starred items are stored and synced automatically between Google Maps on your device and maps.google.com on your computer, making it easy to search for places you've searched for before. New night mode in Google Maps Navigation automatically changes the screen at night for easier viewing.
• Improved pattern-lock functionality.
• Improved handset audio when disconnecting a wired headset.
• Email accounts no longer need to be re-entered after an over-the-air update.

Sounds great, but now we just have to wait it out. [Verizon via Engadget]

It'll also make the Pre and Pixi slightly faster, and have a few other minor changes not worth explaining. Here's hoping you've got something interesting to film come Thursday, even if it's just of an iPhone user struggling with their meager non-flash 3.0-megapixel camera. [PreCentral]

BGR explains that "according to Matt, forums manager over at Motorola, the information was prematurely released" and that "the DROID update page on Motorola's website has been pulled and all links to the update page have been deleted from the forums." [BGR]

According to Google, the following changes come with the software update:

Google Goggles:
This mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu. Just use your Nexus One camera to start searching the web

Google Maps:
The Maps application with be updated to a new version, Google Maps 3.4, which will include:
Starred items synchronized with maps.google.com - access your favorite places from your phone or computer
Search suggestions from your personal maps.google.com history - makes it easy to search for places you've searched for before
Night mode in Google Maps Navigation - automatically changes your screen at night for easier viewing and driving
Pinch-to-zoom functionality: devices will now include a new pinch-to-zoom mechanism in the phone's Browser, Gallery and Maps applications

3G connectivity: we will provide a general fix to help improve 3G connectivity on some Nexus One phones

All you need to do to get the update is wait until you "receive a message on your phone's notification bar. Just download the update, wait for it to install, and you should be all set. This update will be rolled out gradually to phones - and most users might not receive the notification until the end of the week." Easy. [Nexus One Board]

Let us know in the comments if you're seeing any improvement since the update. [TechCrunch]

Microsoft is just calling this a "maintenance" update, and there are only a couple actual changes to be seen. Most importantly, the software now supports Xvid, Divx and AVI videos, though it'll have to convert them to play on Zune hardware. However, those videos will be natively supported after another firmware update to the Zune HD, which should come this spring. So there's not much to get excited about quite yet, but it's great to see Microsoft actively supporting the Zune HD like this. [Zune]

The timeline for this fix is based on what customers are reporting they've heard from Apple Care specialists, but let's just hope that it's not only true, but that the fix makes a difference. [Apple Insider]

Check Cool Geex if you need instructions on how to update, and please let us know if you are in fact noticing a change with the new firmware or if things are still as loud as ever. [Cool Geex]

Things affected by this update are:

• While on a call and the device is in screensaver mode, pressing the
End key now takes the device out of screensaver mode, and a second
press will end the call.
• On-call mute and speakerphone icon functionality is enhanced.
• Upgraded functionality after activation eliminates the delay users
were experiencing in receiving their first call.
• Device now switches effectively from 1x mode to 3G.
• Device no longer requires users to reselect a default email after
power-cycling.
• Improved picture messaging functionality allows messages from LG
phones to be opened.

Let us know in the comments when you get the update and whether you see improvement.

The Android 2.0.1 update should be out by the end of the year, but Droid owners (the only ones lucky enough to play with Android 2.0 at the moment) will also get an OTA update with a few Droid-specific fixes. We're told these include improved camera autofocus (thank God) and better voice reception (although in my experience the Droid's reception is stellar). We'll let you know when it's released, which should be before New Years. [Android via Engadget]

Forum-dwellers at PreCentral are claiming the update doesn't bring much to the table, with it apparently addressing lag when using multiple programs. Mind you, considering we described the Pixi as being "brain-damaged, three-legged dog slow" in our review, it's a much-needed fix. Let us know how you get on with the firmware upgrade, and if that three-legged dog just grew an extra limb. [PreCentral]

What do you get with PP3? Windows 7 Library support, better Windows Search, the ability to automatically transfer Windows Media Center recordings to the Home Server storage (off your recorder's hard drive) and various fixes.

As many Kindle owners already know, keeping a large number of books on the device can get a bit unruly—so this would be a welcome update. It's also good news for people on the fence about whether or not to get a Kindle or a Nook over the holidays. It appears that the Kindle is going to be the only game in town until after the new year. [Kindle Facebook via Gadgetell]

You'll be able to share game trophy and progress info, plus PlayStation store purchases on your Facebook news feed, and deeper integration is expected down the road. [PR NewsWire and Sony via Kotaku]

Firmware 3.10 also includes:

• The Photo category on the XMB has been revamped to make it easier to see more of your photos stored on the PS3.
• The PSN Friends List has been modified based on feedback we received after update 3.00. Additionally, you can now choose a color for your PSN ID on the XMB.