After another reality-warping stage show with all the razzle-dazzle of a lecture hall slider, the new iPhone is here, a little taller, a little thinner, a trifle lighter, sporting a svelte new dock ...

The Phone app has remained relatively unchanged since its debut on the original iPhone back in 2007. It’s had a new icon since then, and a few smaller features, but that’s pretty much it. In iOS 6, ...