Ok, dear blog reader: Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 28, you’ll be able to download firmware update 1.3. Mea culpa on communicating a non-final date in my earlier post (which ended up being wrong).  Just to recap, here’s what’s in the update:

• We’re fixing the skipping problem that some users were experiencing – that is, content acquired from Zune Marketplace will no longer skip when played on the device.

• Improved device and software reliability, when it comes to device detection, and improved sync'ing.

• We’ve made some changes to the FM Tuner so it no longer drains the battery when in sleep mode.

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EDIT:  Zune Firmware v1.3 is out!

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