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Could it finally happen? Could Verizon and Apple be planning to partner up with the 4th generation iPhone this summer? A report in TheStreet.com is any indication; Apple is equipping the next iPhone with CDMA chips built by Qualcomm. Verizon is a CDMA network, and AT&T runs on a GSM network.

We know that the exclusivity deal with AT&T is due to end in the summer, so will we see Apple and Verizon joining hands in 2010? Phones Review said that the Verizon network is not ready just yet for the iPhone. The funny thing is, Apple did go to Verizon first but it seems that they had too many demands for them, which is why AT&T got and still has the deal with the iPhone.

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You would have thought that Verizon would be doing all they can to get a deal with Apple and its iPhone; after all, it is the best selling handset on the market. No matter what new smartphone is launched, none of them can compete with the iPhone 3GS.

Verizon recently launched the Motorola Droid; sales have not made a dent in the iPhone 3GS. Google launched its Nexus One; its sales have been laughably. Just imagine what sales will be like for the rumored iPhone 4G, which is rumored to be released in the first part of this year.

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For those of you who have a Macbook air, you know how cool they are. You also know there is a down side, and that is the lack of built in 3G. Verizon has come up with a solution, a tiny MiFi, some say that it isn’t enough.

Apple has been affected by this lack of 3G. People are choosing to purchase Dell and HP laptops when they would rather have a MacBook. Apple has gotten with the program; Apple is considering upgrading to its pro line to include 3G. For know, MacBook owners have to use something like the tiny MiFi by Verison. Most MacBook users feel the 3G should be a standard in MacBook’s as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is.

If you visit a number of stores you will see cheap netbooks with built-in 3G, so why is Apple so late to the party? Cnet News believes that the reason for this is because customers are demanding it; this is not something that Apple customers are desperate for.

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The apple tablet / iSlate has been long awaited. The tablet / iSlate has been reported to incorporate access to Verizon’s 3G network to connect to the Internet if a WiFi network is unavailable according to Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall in a recent ComputerWorld article. It is possible the apple tablet / iSlate will have both WiFi and wireless connectivity and will be available at multiple wireless carriers, including Verizon.

It has been reported, the apple tablet / iSlate will be an ebook reader, a TV viewer, and more. If Apple offers the device through multiple carriers for 3G data, it would be a departure from the strategy the company has heretofore employed for the iPhone, which is limited to one carrier in most markets around the globe. It has been reported, Apple and verizon were in negotiations to partner on an iPhone deal, with the tablet subbing out for the iPhone.

Could we possibly see the iPhone 4G during the 2010 WWDC? According to the Moscone Center calendar (thanks to AppleInsider), there is a vague “corporate event” scheduled for June 28 to July 2, 2010 at Moscone west—a naming strategy that Apple has used in the past to mask its plans ahead of time. Apple has released a new iPhone every summer for the past 3 years running. If the rumors are true and Apple is in production of a 4G iPhone, we can expect to see it During the WWDC. Many Apple-watchers expect the next generation of the iPhone to be CDMA compatible for use with Verizon, though this is unconfirmed.