Sony said November for the v1.2 release. Ned tested the beta version of 1.2 and it worked, but I just checked the Sony website and no joy.

Has anyone heard anything about a release date for v1.2?

There seems to be a number of 'privileged' beta testers out there. Peter Crithary, who is a marketing manager for Sony appears to have the latest information at any given time. It's a Twitter account, but it's creditable: Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/cinealtanews)