Apple has released iOS 4.2 for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad this morning. For iPhone and iPod Touch users it brings AirPlay (a wireless method of streaming music to AppleTV and forthcoming wireless speakers) and AirPrint (for printing to appropriately equipped printers). For iPad users it also adds multitasking, folders, and a unified inbox for Mail. When your device is next due for an OS check, iTunes will automatically see the update's availability and offer to download and install it for you.
I'm not due for an OS update until Friday and so far haven't been able to force (or fool) iTunes into downloading it prior to that. Yeah, I know I should be able to just hit "Check for Updates" but my guess is that Apple planned it that way to avoid overloading their servers. Stay tuned, and as always, exercise care when rushing out to do a major update. They sometimes bite.
(Update: Apple released the iOS update a couple of hours after their press release, which is why I couldn't download it earlier. It's downloading as I type this at 9:30 PM EST, though. It's a big brute -- 401 megabytes.)
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