Best evidence yet that a Verizon iPhone will arrive this week
Verizon iPhone rumors go into overdrive as the carrier invites tech reporters to a special Tuesday announcement. But should we believe this anonymous Verizon iPhone gossip over all the rest?
When will a Verizon iPhone hit? The WSJ says: Tomorrow.
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Here's how Verizon iPhone rumors usually go: The Verizon iPhone will come next year 鈥� will arrive soon 鈥� could become a reality in the next few month 鈥� etc. Pretty vague, huh?
So it was a great surprise when the Wall Street Journal reported that the Verizon iPhone will emerge "at an event Tuesday."
That's right, the long-awaited phone could become official tomorrow.
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WSJ's article relies on the usual anonymous sources, but offers the best evidence yet that years of will-they-won't-they scuttlebutt may finally come to an end January 11.
"The Verizon phone will be similar to the iPhone 4 but run on the carrier's CDMA technology," the WSJ , dashing hopes that Verizon could get the first 4G iPhone. Many agree that Apple would be foolish to push its feature-heavy phone onto the brand new 4G networks. Zippier speeds will hack away at battery life, and few cities offer the new technology anyway.
However, Verizon iPhone customers could enjoy a few perks, to All Things D. "The Verizon iPhone might also be available in white 鈥� something promised, but not yet delivered, for the iPhone 4. Less likely, but still possible is that the Verizon iPhone might have the ability to act as a portable hotspot, a popular feature on competing super-duper smartphones."
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If Apple does in fact unveil a Verizon iPhone this week, only one question remains: When will it go on sale? The WSJ suggests "around the end of January." But sources tell the Boy Genius Report a different story. As we reported last week, "Apple has 'blacked out employee vacation requests between February 3rd and February 6th' 鈥� a span of time that just happens to include the Feb. 6 air date for Super Bowl XLV, otherwise known as the most-watched TV event of the year."