nevermind, just checked VE's spec sheet PDF and it's still IPS panel. The improvement would be to the overall contrast and definitely deeper blacks. If you see reviews of the QNED99 (on Best Buy or RTINGS), they're not favorable and I believe it's mostly due to the IPS panel.
YES, I definitely jumped on this the moment I suspected Sony had something in the works last October. I can't wait to compare it head to head to the A90J!