The Passbook "paper shredder" from past versions of Apple's iOS is no more. That's just one of five things you might not be aware of in Apple's two-week-old, iOS 7 mobile OS. Apple’s new iOS 7 software has been officially available for two weeks. By this time, iOS 7 users have likely formed initial impressions, discovered things to like and dislike, and possibly even experienced motion sickness from all the app-icon zooming. Those are the obvious things. Here are five things you might not know about iOS 7. * The glitches have gone viral—all the way up to POTUS. Jimmy Kimmel just did a segment on his TV show poking fun at the vertigo-inducing effects of iOS 7. The solution is a faux product called “Stop Looking at Your F***ing Phone Every Five Seconds.” Funny—and a potentially effective solution. People from around the world are submitting examples of iOS 7 glitches to a popular Tumblr blog, Sloppy UI. Even President Obama took note, comparing the Affordable Care Act’s “problematic rollout” (talk about an understatement) to iOS 7’s bumpy debut. * You might get Rickrolled. No Internet phenomenon is complete without a Rickroll—when you think you’re going one place on the Internet, only to be taken to a video of Rick Astley’s cult song “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Apple is in on the joke, too; just ask Siri “What is today going to be like?” * Siri has secret powers. Rickrolls aside, Siri now has access to your call log. She/he can now conjure up your last voicemail (Say: “Listen to voicemail”) or call back the last person who rang you. (Say: “Return my last missed call.”) * FaceTime doesn’t require face time. With iOS 7, you can opt to be heard and not seen on FaceTime. When calling someone in your contacts using FaceTime, just click the phone instead of the camera icon. You might even reduce your calling-plan usage, if enough of your peeps have FaceTime. * The Passbook paper shredder is gone. In the past, when you deleted a card (such as a used theater ticket) from Apple’s Passbook, the app put the card through a virtual paper shredder. It was a cool effect that has itself been fed into the iOS 7 shredder. Have you discovered any other secret gems (or glitches) in iOS 7? Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe