Shhh... do you hear it? There's an iTunes update blowin' in the wind! Apple has released iTunes version 9.2, and it appears to be be chock-full of all kinds of goodness, much of which will prepare the software's users for the arrival of iPhone 4 and iOS. The software's version notes mention:

- Improvements to make album art appear faster while you're sifting through your library

- The ability to sync and read iBooks on your iPod touch or iPhone (provided you upgrade to iOS)

- The ability to organize and sync PDFs to iBooks. You'll be able to read your PDFs right inside of iBooks.

- Faster back ups to iTunes for phones or iPods rocking iOS

- Technical bits and pieces to allow iPhone 4 to sync with your iTunes library

The update is available now, and can be downloaded here.

If you're a Windows user and one software update isn't enough to keep you satsifed, Apple has your back. Along with their iTu c  m,nes update, Cupertino also provided windows users a much-needed update to their MobileMe control panel. The newest version of the software purportedly makes a significant tweak to contact sync with Microsoft Outlook. Go download it!