iOS 4.3 now available for download

2 days ahead of schedule Apple have (finally) released iOS 4.3 for iPhone & iPad. This is a biggie for me, as it now turns your iPhone into a fully fledged WiFi hotspot. This means I can now use the WiFi iPad anywhere, and don’t have to worry about internet not being available. Bonus.

Here are some of the changes for iOS 4.3:

Personal Hotspot
- Share iPhone 4 cellular data connection with up to 5 devices (combination of up to 3 Wi-Fi, 3 Bluetooth,and 1 USB)
iTunes Home Sharing
- Play music, movies and TV shows from a shared iTunes library on a Mac or PC (requires iTunes 10.2)
New AirPlay features
- Play videos from the Photos app including the Camera Roll album, iTunes previews, enabled third-party apps and websites on Apple TV
Faster Safari performance with Apple Nitro JavaScript
engine
HD video out using the Apple Digital AV Adapter
- View 720p HD videos from Videos app, iPod app, Photos, YouTube, Safari, Keynote, and enabled third-party apps on an HDMI display
New Settings
- Messages setting for number of times to repeat an alert
iPad side switch setting to lock screen rotation or mute audio notifications and sound effects

You can use these direct download links (Thanks @MikeCTZA) to get the files now without having to wait, and then you can manually update your iPhone or iPad

iPad
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/04…0_Restore.ipsw
Size: 625814678
MD5: 9a889ba48bc2715292f199f50c70ed60

iPhone 3GS
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/04…0_Restore.ipsw
Size: 443762287
MD5: 87ebb9b2c025fb5f87a4cab0631b1547

iPhone4
http://appldnld.apple.com/iPhone4/04…0_Restore.ipsw
Size: 702264955
MD5: e0a463bded8f5b1e076b466535b18c75

Source: http://www.felixbruns.de/iPod/firmware/

Looking forward to giving iOS 4.3 a run, and seeing how it works out.