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The Nexus One hit a milestone today, scoring both 3G issues plaguing the device, plus getting multi-touch on its browser and maps, among others. The update, which will be available over-the-air for Nexus One users, will not be instant. Some customers will be getting it today while more will get it within a week. Wait until you receive a message on its notification bar, download and install. It couldn’t get any simpler. Here’s a portion of the official release:

Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:

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

Score one for the Nexus One.

Those 27″ failing iMacs just got an update today that is supposedly supposed to fix the screen flickering that have plagued a majority of the users. Apple has even gone as far as to stop production of the iMacs while a fix is to be found. This follows another update that was supposed to fix screen flickering, but didn’t. So what’s new? This one is supposed to work.

In addition, there’s a iTunes update which makes sure that iTunes actually remembers your password when you told it to. The update also fixes a bunch of other sync and performance related issues, like recognizing your iPod when you connect it. In any light, both updates welcome several fixes to both the iMac and iTunes and can be downloaded right now.

Source: Apple KB DL927 (iTunes), KB DL998 (iMac)