Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters. Techmeme. iOS 5: Exploring 7 Hidden New Features. iPhone 4S owners are poised to become members of an elite class.
Their new phones boast an improved camera, dual antennae and an unpaid personal intern named Siri — all relevant talking points in “Who’s got the real iPhone?” One-upsmanship battles. Siri is exclusive to iPhone 4S, but even 4S have-nots can still enjoy sundry other benefits of iOS 5, one of the new phone’s best features.
Released Wednesday, Apple’s new mobile OS is a no-brainer download (we gave it an enthusiastic 8 verdict). It’s also entirely free, and compatible with iPhone 3GS, 4 and 4S, the 3rd- and 4th-gen iPod touch media players, and iPad and iPad 2. Instapaper.