There Will Be iPhone

FML, Act I:

via the NY Times:

SAN FRANCISCO — The iPhone may be poised to shake up the cellphone industry a second time.

Apple, the maker of the popular smartphone, is conducting high-level discussions with Verizon Wireless to sell a version of the iPhone that would work on Verizon’s network, according to a person briefed on the negotiations. The phone could be available as soon as next year.

The person, who requested anonymity because the deal isn’t completed, said discussions between top company executives intensified two weeks ago.

FML, Act II:

There's also a slightly different, though more indepth rumor coming from Business Week, via The iPhone Blog:

Business Week (via MacRumors) is reporting that Apple will introduce two (2) new devices on Verizon this year:

iPhone “Lite”, which would be thinner and cheaper than the iPhone proper due to the system on a chip technology Apple has been amassing lately (i.e. PA Semi, Arm and PowerVR licenses, etc).

“Media Pad”, which would be smaller than an Amazon Kindle but with a larger screen and described as yet another breakthrough device on the scale of iPod or iPhone, with photos, HD movies, music, and Wi-Fi for — presumably browsing and — VoIP calls.

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Now, let's see if any of this comes to fruition. It could just be a case of Apple trying to get what they want out of AT&T during their negotiations for a contract extension, but still--these aren't exactly low-level sources.


More soon.

JS