Sony has announced via it’s blog that it is releasing a new firmware upgrade for the PS Vita, presumably due to the release of the Vita tomorrow.

Firmware 1.61 contains:

• A new application, (Maps), has been added to the home screen.

• In addition to photos, you can now take videos using the Photo application.

• You can now publish stories about the products that you rate in PlayStation Store to Facebook.

• In near, players’ information is now displayed on the Discoveries screen. On this screen, a list of the online IDs of up to 100 players that you have encountered, and the number of times that you encountered each player, are displayed. Tap an online ID to display that player’s profile screen.

• The Mac OS version of Content Manager Assistant for PlayStation has been released. The Windows version has also been updated.

Sony also mentioned the ways in which you can update your firmware once you have your new shiny Vita in your hands:

• Select “System Update” under the “Settings” menu and download the firmware directly to your PS Vita over Wi-Fi.

• Connect your PS Vita to a PS3 or a PC/Mac and update via Content Manager.

Source PS Blog