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Also, many AT&T customers were befuddled that the iPhone's designers had not taken the chance to use AT&T's [[3G]] mobile data network, a considerably faster and more usable framework than the included EDGE compatibility. Apple stated that the EDGE network was used to prolong battery life, as the battery on the original iPhone would not last long on 3G. The newer version of the iPhone is now capable of utilizing the 3G network.
Also, many AT&T customers were befuddled that the iPhone's designers had not taken the chance to use AT&T's [[3G]] mobile data network, a considerably faster and more usable framework than the included EDGE compatibility. Apple stated that the EDGE network was used to prolong battery life, as the battery on the original iPhone would not last long on 3G. The newer version of the iPhone is now capable of utilizing the 3G network.
At release, the iPhone sorely disappointed consumers because it lacked an [[Adobe]]'s Flash Player. Since November 2010 the Skyfire browser, which is available in iTunes app store for an additional charge, plays Flash. <ref>www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/skyfire-iphone-app/</ref>
At release, the iPhone sorely disappointed consumers because it lacked an [[Adobe]] Flash Player. Since November 2010 the Skyfire browser, which is available in iTunes app store for an additional charge, plays Flash. <ref>www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/skyfire-iphone-app/</ref>
===Privacy and Spyware Concerns===
The iOS app store offers many free and paid apps, although some have been found to be spyware.<ref>[http://blogs.computerworld.com/14568/iphone_apps_are_spyware_panic iPhone Spyware]<br>[http://blogs.wsj.com/wtk-mobile/ What they know mobile]</ref>
Furthermore, some have expressed concern over Apple's new tracking patent, which describes a system that could:
* Take pictures of the user
* Record user's voice, even when not calling
* Determine user's heartbeat "signature"
* Determine if the device has been hacked
* Monitor internet activity
While this is said to be an innovation on anti-theft software, identifying unauthorized users, some have called this spyware.<ref>[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/steve-jobs-watching-you-apple-seeking-patent-0 EFF IPhone article]</ref>
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