Apple's iPhone 4S, iOS 5 and iPod roundup: details, specs and release dates

Phew, what a day! Apple's done its fair share of introducing today, and now it's on us to distill everything down into something understandable by folks who don't have the time to pore over every single morsel of iPhone and iOS 5-related news oozing from Cupertino. You can relive our liveblog right here -- for everything else, get schooled below.

iPhone 4S

• iPhone 4S officially announed, lands October 14th in sizes up to 64GB
• Sprint iPhone announced, getting both iPhone 4 and 4S
• Meet the new iPhone 4S
• AirPlay Mirroring coming to iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4S hands-on
• iPhone 4S vs. the smartphone elite
• iPhone 4S vs. iPhone 4
• Post-event live broadcast
• iPhone 4S event video posted online
• iPhone 4S makes its way through the FCC
• Upgrade to AT&T iPhone 4S: there's an app for that

iOS 5

• iOS 5 will be available October 12th, iCloud launches the same day
• Cards app for iPhone introduced
• Find My Friends announced
• iTunes Match hits US 'end of October' for $24.99
• Apple brings Siri voice recognition

iPod / Mac / other news

• Six million copies of Lion downloaded since launch
• Macbook Pro and iMac are the best selling notebook and desktop in the US
• 16 billion iTunes songs downloaded, 300 million iPods sold
• 250 million iOS devices sold, 18 billion apps downloaded
• iPod Touch available October 12th in black and white, maxes at 64GB / $399
• iPod nano now $149 for 16GB and $129 for 8GB
• iPhone 3GS 8GB is free, iPhone 4 8GB $99
• AppleCare+ debuts for $99, covers accidental damage for a fee