iPhone 2.2 firmware update. Now available

It’s here. Google Street View and over the air Podcast downloads from iTunes. Yup, public transit and walking directions too and the ability to share your location via email. Bug fixes, Safari enhancements, the ability to toggle auto-text correction, and plenty more… just like we heard in the pre-rumor run-up. Now get outta here, your iTunes update awaits.

Update: Added some screenshots of the most notable new features after the break. The Street View implementation seems solid though we miss the compass feature found on T-Mobile’s G1. Also, the real-estate saved by moving the Google search field next to the URL field in Mobile Safari is a welcome and obvious change. As to auto-correction, well, that’s personal taste. Tipster Vizcaya also noticed that Apple added a new option to rate an App when you delete it from your phone. You can also view multiple screenshots of applications available in the App Store.

Update 2: The other big update, Podcast downloads, works just as you’d hope and should further promote the spontaneous isolation we all crave. A few shots of that added after the break.
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LX charging leather case for iPhone & iPod Touch

Australian iPhone 3G and Touch users will be the first in the world with the simple solution to the iPhones major flaw, lousy battery life!

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This stylish Life! LX iPhone Charging Leather Case is designed for functionality and built to last.

This sleek case comes in black leather and is perfect for the person “on the move”.

The LX iPhone Charging Leather Case is designed to charge and protect the 3G iPhone and new iPod touch. It comes complete with an internal rechargeable Li-ion battery with a Works with iPhone, Apple approved connector.

Charge your case via the supplied USB cable, connected to a PC or Mac – or connect the cable to the Apple 5V AC adaptor supplied with your iPhone.

Other details:

• Case includes a screen protector, soft cloth and charging cable
• Fully recharge your iPhone or iPod touch from flat
• Materials: Leather and microfibre
• Case Dimensions: 68mm(w) x 140mm(h) x 20mm(d)
• Large and easy to access outer back pocket to stash your “bits’n'pieces” and large back zip slip pocket
• Weight: 100gms

The AU$79 leather case includes a thin 1 amp lithium ion battery (the same as the iPod Classic).

This battery has carries enough power to fully recharge an iPhone once, and then half recharge it a second time.

The company claims the charger case will allow 2.5 times longer usage time, which will be music to the ears of iPhone and iPod users.