After much waiting and anticipation and a lot of guess work from folks who had access to 2.2 beta, iPhone firmware update 2.2 is here via iTunes.
Confirming rumors of Apple’s 2.2 firmware release of today, it was in fact made available last night!
Here are some of the new things iPhone 2.2 firmware brings:
iPhone 2.2 Software Update
This update contains many bug fixes and improvements, including the following:

Enhancements to Maps

Google Street View
public transit and walking directions
display address of dropped pins
share location via email

Enhancements to Mail

resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
improved …

Rumors on iPhone is what drives the frenzy and the PR hype it gets. We have more..

Bloggeries.com is a forum run for bloggers like us by Rob and he is running a cool contest where you can easily win a Blue 8GB iPod Nano.
All you have to do is:

In your blog post, instead of the word blog post, use bloggeries.
Tweet the url of your bloggeries, err blog post to @bloggeries

That’s it. You don’t even have to link to his site or anything but I am gonna just because this is the simplest contest i have entered for such a cool prize to win! Gotta show …

Win a Free iPod Nano
Enkay blog is giving away a Free brand new 4GB Silver iPod Nano in a contest. You can enter this contest easily by doing one or all of the three.

Subscribe to his blog by email - 2 points
Blog about the contest and linking to his free blogging ebook - 5 points
Download and read his ebook - 1 point

Contest ends October 15th. So, get in now.
HackWordPress.com Celebrating 1st Birthday
HackWordPress.com by Kyle is one of the trusted sites for anything WordPress. In fact, he is our inspiration we …

MacObserver is reporting that Apple is sending out invitation to journalists for a Notebook-related media event on October 14.
This is hot on the heels of rumors of a $800 Macbook Lite! Apple has a knack for building up hype and yes we are taking part in the hype machine.
With the economy doing cartwheels right now and Apple’s earnings report coming on the 21st, it will be interesting to see what Apple has to offer just in time for the holiday shopping season. The high entry price on Macbooks have …

Avon Blake .com is having a giveaway where he is giving away a free iPhone. You will be entered in the drawing that ends by the month end, if you link back to him like I have.
Avon seems to have stirred quite a bit of controversy by publicy saying he is going to offer a free version of the popular paid WordPress theme by Chris Pearson, Thesis! Considering it is a make money blog, this tactic has proven to be a popular move to gain quick backlinks.
He says, if the …

Update: 11/21/08
iPhone firmware 2.2 has been released!
iPhone 2.1 Firmware
Apple has released the new iPhone firmware that is supposed to fix a lot of bugs, improve on dropped calls, app crashes, etc. Some of the new improvements with iPhone 2.1 firmware are:

decrease in call set-up failures and call drops
significantly improved battery life
dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
faster app installs
faster loading and searching of contacts
improved accuracy of 3g signal display
option to wipe data after 10 failed passcode attempts
Genius playlist creation

You have to have the iTunes 8 to download and install …

Yesterday, Best Buy started selling iPhone 3G as the first independent seller. iPhones were sold strictly through Apple Stores and AT&T stores after the iPhone 3G launch.
With the iPhones being already subsidized, I am not sure about the profit margin for Best Buy in selling iPhones. I think this must have trickled after they started selling Macbooks in Best Buy.
Best Buy also released an iPhone 3G buyers guide. In that guide it shows some cool offers for iPhone accessories and it also contains the AT&T plan details.
As you can …

Unique Blog Designs is celebrating their 1-year anniversary with a great contest! They are giving away some awesome prizes and getting in the contest can’t be easier.

Confirming the rumours about the iPhone 3G prices in India, Vodaphone has released the price structure. And it’s as expensive as we thought it would be.
iPhone 3G will be available tomorrow - August 22nd at the following prices.

8GB model - Rs 31,000 ($710)
16GB model - Rs 36,100 ($820)

And this does not include the data and voice plan for iPhone 3G.
Vodaphone is urging anxious buyers to pre-register for the limited stock iPhone by paying Rs 10,000 in advance by cash or credit card. iPhone 3G will be available only at select …