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Apple's iPhone OS 4 Event Brings 7 Big Letdowns

08.04.2010
There's when Apple releases iPhone OS 4 this summer. iPhone owners will finally know the joy of and -- get this -- home screen wallpapers. But it wasn't a perfect day. Inevitably, some features will be missing from iPhone OS 4, and some existing iPhone owners won't be able to use everything Apple introduced. Here's a rundown of the biggest disappointments from Apple's iPhone OS 4 event:

No Multitasking for iPhone 2G and 3G

Apple may have a perfectly valid claim that iPhones older than the 3GS model don't have good enough hardware to multitask, but that doesn't make the news any easier to hear. I have a feeling iPhone 2G and 3G owners would be happier if they could at least listen to Pandora radio while running other apps.

No GPS Navigation

I thought Apple to with some sort of free turn-by-turn navigation service, but it didn't happen. On the bright side, Mapquest's free iPhone app , and it could be serviceable enough if it runs in the background.

No Cloud Music