A few details about version 2.2 of the iPhone firmware have emerged. Â According to the Digital Earth Blog, it will include Google StreetView, an expected move since it was recently released for Google Maps Mobile (Nokia, etc) and is part of Android.

In addition, you’ll finally be able to disable auto-correction on the keyboard.  I personally hate it, so I’ll be happy to get rid of it.

Beyond that, they’ll be including support for Japanese emoji icons, which has been blamed as part of the reason for the slow iPhone adoption in Japan.

No word on Background Push Notification in this update, nor a release date for it.

(via MacRumors)

Google has just released a nice update for Google Maps Mobile, including StreetView and walking directions! This update is for Blackberry and other Java-enabled phone for now (no Symbian or iPhone yet), but other devices are coming soon.

You can download the update at google.com/gmm, or watch the video below for more info:

Google has been showing off some excellent new Android features at the Google I/O conference today. There are a handful of videos and a ton of pictures over on the AndroidCommunity site. Here are the videos:

Part 1 - Overview and interface

Part 2 - Built-in compass

Part 3 - Fun and Games

Part 4 - Google Maps