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Verizon iPhone – To be announced 1/11/11?

According to an article on CNET,  When will Apple announce a Verizon iPhone, rumors are circulating at CES that Apple is holding a press event on 1/11/11.

The article also says Apple is limiting vacation and time off in Apple stores for January and February.

All signs point to FINALLY!

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Tags: Apple, AT&T, CDMA, GSM, iPhone, Qualcomm, Verizon

iPhone HD: The new Apple iPhone? Also, WSJ reports Verizon iPhone in the works

iPhone 3G -- What will the iPhone HD look like?

Saw a few articles with “information” on the iPhone HD, and news on a Verizon iPhone.  The source of most of the information coming from Wall Street Journal (of all places!) … New iPhone Could End AT&T’s U.S. Monopoly.

Apple Inc. plans to begin producing this year a new iPhone that could allow U.S. phone carriers other than AT&T Inc. to sell the iconic gadget, said people briefed by the company.

The new iPhone would work on a type of wireless network called CDMA, these people said. CDMA is used by Verizon Wireless, AT&T’s main competitor, as well as Sprint Nextel Corp. and a handful of cellular operators in countries including South Korea and Japan. The vast majority of carriers world-wide, including AT&T, use another technology called GSM.

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Tags: Apple, AT&T, CDMA, GSM, iPhone, iPhone HD, Verizon