I just wanted to write out a small list explaining what will be coming in the new update. Sometime the update news on theÂ
 http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Upcoming_featuresÂ
page can get a little confusing. I picked out the important details and excluded the bug fixes.
-Ladders will once again have their collision box.
-Vines are now climbable and will slow you slightly when walking through them.
-The newest biome is the jungle biome which will have large trees covered in vines.
-They also have a mob called the Ocelot which can only be found in jungles.
-Ocelots when tamed will make a cat.
-Cats come in three colors: Orange, Siamese and Black
-They can be tamed and bred with raw fish.
-Cats can be used to scare creepers away.
-Monsters now have better pathing AI.
-They move slower in water
-They also have a chance to drop special items;
-Zombies: iron ingot, iron helmet, iron shovel or iron sword
-Skeletons: Bow or enchanted bow
-Zombie Pigmen: Golden helmet, Gold ingot, Gold sword, Enchanted gold sword
-A new structure called a desert well has a chance to form in the desert. No purpose yet.
-Abandoned mineshafts will now bridge over ravines.
-You can now use shears to get dead bushes.
-In creative mode, you can enchant without the need of xp.
-Doors will function properly with pressure plates.
-Socialize with each other and passive mobs
-Go inside for shelter during rain
-Repopulate bases on how many houses there are
-Have children, which always sprint
-Sieges between zombies and villagers
-Redstone lamp- light that can be turned on and off
-Fire charge- can be launched from a dispenser to light things on fire
-Bottle o’ Enchanting- Only in creative mode, can be tossed for xp
-will break down doors on hard difficulty and hard mode
-will chase and attack villagers
-attack doors when attempting to escape the sun
-Drop roses/iron ingots upon death
-If they spawned in the world naturally, they will respawn
-They are the form of protection for Villagers during zombie sieges
-Become hostile toward the player if the player attacks a villager
-Give roses to villager children
-Toss enemies into the air to kill them