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(Credit: Apple) Apple is launching iOS 4.2 today.
The company announced that its latest operating system update for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users will be available today, though at of 7:00 am PT, the software was not yet available for download either on Apple's Web site or directly through iTunes. MacStories and MacWorld are making the assumption that iOS 4.2 will debut starting at 10:00 am PT.
The eagerly awaited update will bring a host of new features to the iPad that already hit the iPhone and iPod Touch through last summer's iOS 4.0 release. iPad users will now be able to multitask by switching from one app to another, organize apps through folders, and more easily jump from one e-mail inbox to another.
"iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely new product, just in time for the holiday season," Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement. "Once again, the iPad with iOS 4.2 will define the target that other tablets will aspire to, but very few, if any, will ever be able to hit."
But iOS 4.2 is bringing new features to all three of Apple's mobile devices.
Users who've been asking for the ability to print now have their wish. The new AirPrint feature will print content directly from the mobile device to an AirPrint-enabled printer, a list that currently includes the HP Photosmart, HP LaserJet Pro, and HP Officejet, along with a host of other printers.
AirPlay will wirelessly stream music, videos, and photos from an iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad to Apple TV. Music can also be streamed directly to AirPlay-enabled speakers or to any stereo using AirPort Express.
Those worried about losing their devices can use the Find My iPhone feature, which also works for the iPad and iPod Touch. Freely available as a download through the App Store, this tool lets people find a lost device by locating it on a map and having it flash a message or play a sound. Users can also remotely lock or erase data from their lost device.
iOS 4.2 will be available for the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4; the iPod Touch 2G, 3G, and 4G; and the iPad. Updating any of these devices with iOS 4.2 first requires iTunes 10.1, which Apple released last week.
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