So you can upgrade to Update 1 RTM today and then get the firmware and carrier updates for Windows Phone 8.1 GA whenever your carrier OKs those releases. Again, the firmware and carrier updates are separate from the core OS updates.
normally pending charges will drop off your account within 3 days.... 0. 0. The pending charge time period depends on the merchant. Normally pending charges will drop off your account within 3 days. If the hotel is a national chain you can contact them about releasing the hold, but they will have to give you something on letterhead, then your bank may be able to have the hold removed.
This confused me because I was trying to track down the charge. Then, a few days later, they got posted. Sort of the opposite of the OP case, a period of time where the charge didn't show in available credit at all. I assume this is because CSP only allows charges to be pending for a few days. In contrast, charges that have been cancelled (or $1 test charges from gas stations) tend to appear as pending for a month. ANd it greatly varies by card it seems. Sometimes it is confusing the other way.