iPhone firmware due on 21 November

iPhone Hellas (translated) reports that iPhone Firmware 2.2 is going to be released on 21 November, much sooner than originally thought. Some features in developer builds of 2.2 include:

• Google search box moved next to the address bar in Safari (beta 1)
• Large category icons the App Store slightly with (b1)
• Prominent “Tell a Friend” and “Report a Problem” buttons in App Store (b1)
• Disable iPhone auto-correction (b1)
• Support for Japanese emoji icons (b1)
• OTA podcast downloads (b2)
• Street View in Google Maps (b2)
• Walking directions in Google Maps (b2)
• Public transit routes in GMaps (b2)
• Application rating (b2)
• Location sharing (b2)

The lack of copy and paste, background push notification, turn-by-turn GPS is disappointing.