Apple’s iOS 6 will be releasing in a matter of a few hours; more specifically, it’ll be available to download starting at 1 PM ET, 10 AM Pacific.
iOS owners can search for the update by going to “Settings > General> Software Update”. Alternatively, you can connect the device to iTunes. However, note that you’ll have to be patient to download the update as it may be slow in terms of the update process to a crawl.
As for exact release times for iOS 6, click on the image below to view your timezone.
For more on iOS 6, check out iPhone Informer’s iOS 5 vs iOS 6 comparison here.