Motorola Xoom update details at Verizon no comments
Verizon now has the details of the Motorola Xoom firmware update (HMJ37) on its site. A full list of the new features as listed by Verizon:
Web Browsing and Data Access 
- Access and stay connected to Wi-Fi networks with added Proxy support.
- SSL data transfer with websites is now supported.
- WPA Pre-Shared Key pass-phrases are now supported when using the device as a Mobile Hotspot.
- Supports Google Widevine DRM and HDCP.
Email and Messaging
- POP3 HTML emails will display in their entirety.
Voice Features
- Bluetooth® is now supported in Google Talk™.
Additional Device Features
- Rent movies through Android Market™ and watch them instantly on the Xoom, stream them to other Android devices and even download them to play on-the-go. Choose from thousands of movies, starting at $1.99.
- Encrypted passwords can be entered during power up.
- Calendar events will remain up to date after an installed software update.
- Application storage errors will not appear unless the device has reached maximum storage capacity.
- Safely dock the MOTOROLA XOOM into the docking adapter without interruption.
- Ability to add and use a Bluetooth mouse.
- A shortcut key for the Bluetooth keyboard has been added.
- View and import pictures from digital cameras with Picture Transfer Protocol.
- When using the device in accessibility mode, menus will no longer prompt with sounds.
Verizon is pushing the update out OTA to Xoom owners — my Xoom tablet is still waiting impatiently.
Update (5/16/2011): My Xoom received its update over the weekend. Most of the improvements appear to be behind the scenes — other than the resizable widgets (which is really nice, but I wondered why you could not resize the widgets when I first got my Xoom) there are no readily apparent visual changes. The browser does feel a little bit faster.
By the way, over the weekend I read more bad press about the Xoom filled with reports of problems the writer had. I don’t know if I’ve been exceptionally lucky with mine, but I’ve not seen the problems the writer spoke of (Android Market unusable due to constant crashing) and rarely now even get a forced close. I’m still very happy with the Xoom. I do wish Motorola Mobility would hurry up and get the microSD card supported though — they are looking bad and have lost sales due to this issue.
