Yes I have the 1.3 update! 
All I can say is it seems B&N focused on the extras and not the essentials. I have a chess game, but I still can't go to a specific page number in a book or have a "slider" for navigation. I just want the basics many other eReaders have. Even iPhone readers can do some of this. What a huge disappointment for me.
My twelve year old thinks B&N is more worried about a checklist comparison to the iPad than making this the most serious e-book reader around. I think he may be right.
General
Scrolling Launcher (like nookdevs but with "new" icons).Menus slide in/out differently - smoother.
New top level icon for wi-fi (Nice)
New Audio icon, same lame MP3 player.
Single click for Airplane mode. Nice, but still no way to run just wi-fi.
Web Browser
REQUIRES wi-fi hotspot - no free 3G browsing as I expected.
Better than the web browser with nookdevs.
Pan with the color screen. Zoom in/out with icons.
The eInk devices just aren't great for this so...
Shop
View Promotion Menu Option.
Collections (Top 100, New Releases, etc.)
Read-in-Store! Yup, read my latest blog entry.
Games
Sudoko. Uses both screens, works pretty well I guess except my LCD stopped working in game and had to restart.Chess, Seems nice. Dual screen. eInk is for the big view.
My Library / Reading
No consolidation of B&N and owner content.Check for new items took minutes for My Documents.
Opening a book speed same or slower based on a few trials.
Page turns faster, and looks different (the way text dissolves).
Text resize seems much faster.
Holding arrow down in book browser goes to last item.
NO New Fonts.
NO go to page number. Unbelievable.
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Comments
So the 1.3 update implemented IP-adress locking too. Bought a Nook, registered an US-adress, was still able to buy and download books in Germany via WiFi. Since the 1.3 update transactions can not be completed - EVEN ON FREE GOOGLE BOOKS!
No need - just download the 1.3 root image and install on top.
Hi William. I know, I sound like a silly fussbudget and I know the good things come with it too. I know I'm in the minority about all this cuz most folks are pleased.
I love simplcity. I loved how the 5 icons fit all neat, tidy & perfectly in the window, now they don't. It would be nice if we could have 2 downloads, one for bells & whistles, one for speed, battery life, etc.
Just like you, not being able to organize isn't that important, but to me, I would take that over a browser, games & a few of the other tweaks any day.
The core functionality of the nook itself has been improved and sped up. Its not like windows where the more they add. . . the more it slows down your machine. Page turning, and coverflow are both more responsive.
Organizing your books would be very nice but. . . its not a deal breaker for me.
CNN? Don't care. Browser, ditto. I know a lot of people might like having icons for their FBook, Twitter, etc. But I really don't want that stuff on my Nook. I want my Nook to be just what it is, an Ereader. Sorry, I just want to read on my Nook, not play games.
Adding the audio and WiFi icon was ok but for me it's not important. I would rather they added a way to keep books in separate categories, like Mysteries/ Thrillers so books will be more organized.
Sorry to sound negative. I just don't want the clutter of icons I'll never use. I love the Nook for it's beauty and simplicity. Otherwise I would have just gotten a Kindle, yuck or the Sony. Please B&N, quit making me add things to my Nook I won't use and just make what is right about the Nook better!
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