Google released a firmware update for the Nexus One today, bringing bug fixes and major new features.

One major change with this firmware update is that Google Googles will now be directly available from the phone, under the ‘All Apps’ menu.

Google Maps has also received an update, brining it to version 3.4 with the following changes:

- 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 places you’ve searched for before

- Night mode in Google Maps Navigation – automatically changes your screen at night for easier viewing and driving

However, the biggest change in this software update is that the Nexus One now supports pinch-to-zoom gestures in the Browser, Maps and Gallery applications. This allows the user to “pinch” the screen using two fingers and the page zooms in. This is a feature that was available on the iPhone 2G and never made it to the original release of the Nexus One. The final change made is that, Google fixed some 3G connectivity issues with the device.

The software update should be available in your phone’s status bar when it is ready to be applied.