I'm starting to think the only real solid news circulating over the past several weeks is that the update is coming Q1. Which could be as late as March. Sorry to pee in the punch.
Nearly drank myself into a stupor but it makes sense what someone posted. If there were an update, there would have been a leak prior. Maybe at some point February? Think I may consider becoming a chef and cooking my own ROM after this thing is finally rooted.
Who knows how long root will take. We might have to wait for the source code to be released. Which (by my guess) won't be till the end of next month to early March.