A Verizon Wireless-compatible iPhone will start shipping in the fourth quarter, according to
DigiTimes. The trade publication reports
that contract equipment manufacturer Pegatron Technology is using its plants in Shanghai to manufacture CDMA iPhones. Verizon Wireless' network is CDMA based. Previously in March, The Wall Street
Journal reported that a CDMA iPhone was in the works and headed to Verizon.
Still, as ZDNet's
Between the Lines blog notes, "Verizon-iPhone stories are a dime a dozen. Reports about Apple and Verizon
teaming up have been around for years, but so far haven't panned out." Yet, this latest report "comes amid AT&T's high-profile systems breakdown with Apple iPhone 4 preorders," which could motivate
Apple to finally break its exclusive carrier deal with the phone maker.
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