iPhone/iPod touch 2.2 Firmware (New Features) On 11/21/2008

(Image Courtesy of Apple Inc.)

These are some of the new features of the new iPhone/iPod touch 2.2 firmware released by Apple today after midnight:

Enhancements to Maps
- Google Street View
- public transit and walking diretions
- display address of dropped pins
- share location via email
Enhancements to Mail
- resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
- improved formatting of wide HTML email
Improved stability and performance of Safari
Podcasts are now available for download in iTunes application (over Wi-Fi and cellular)
Decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
Improved sound quality of visual voicemail messages
Pressing the Home button from any Home screen takes you to the first Home screen
Preferences to turn on/off auto-correction in Keyboard settings

(Google Street View is NOT INCLUDED on iPod touch 1stGen & 2ndGen Firmware Updates)