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Two New iPhones Coming; One May Be Aimed at Verizon

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I'm sorry but this has absolutely no content. The title of the article tells you everything in it's content and all of that information is stuff we already knew.

We know Apple is going to release a new iPhone because they do so every summer. We know there MAY be a CDMA version because that's been a possibility for years.

But there are no specs here, no product details, no specific launch dates and no confirmations. They give the name of supposed Taiwanese manufacturers but that's about it (and really, who cares which Taiwanese manufacturer is doing the work anyhow?)

So basically the only news here is that the Wall Street Journal is now printing rumours.

WSJ has been pretty on-target with the validity of their sources when it comes to the iPhone, if I recall correctly. While many other outlets can speculate about a new iPhone come summertime, if it's been printed in the Wall Street Journal, it's about as good as hearing it from Apple. Likewise, with the CDMA-iphone bit - if it doesn't come out, it'll be because it was killed off internally between then and now, not because the WSJ published incorrect information.

In short: No, these aren't rumors.

Article summary:

Apple has released a new iPhone every June or July since 2007. “People” have been “briefed with the matter” and they say it will be available on Verizon’s network. Apple has had an exclusive relationship with AT&T giving them a competitive edge. This article from the WSJ reaffirms previous reports that the new iPhone would be available this summer, but doesn’t provide any new information.

http://hnsummary.com/2010/03/29/new-iphones-this-summer-mayb...

AT&T gave up its exclusivity contract with Apple for the iPhone, last year. One of the common complaints about the iPhone is that it's tied to AT&T, so it makes sense for Apple to produce a Verizon iPhone.

AT&T pays Apple a lot of money for the exclusivity deal, and that deal is part of the reason that Apple has more cash than they know what to do with.

AT&T dropped the exclusivity for the iPhone because they picked up a new deal with Apple for the iPad, which they are almost certainly also paying a lot of money for.

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