According to speculation by BroadPoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall, AT&T was able to secure another exclusivity extension by offering a pay-as-you-go plan for the iPad 3G.

Full story at http://www.ismashphone.com/2010/05/deal-with-the-devil-att-keeps-the-iphone-for-one-more-year.html

Potentially the Apple iPhone’s first real competitor, the HTC Droid Incredible is now available from Verizon Wireless. Due to already high demand for the Incredible, orders placed online today won’t ship until May 4.

The HTC Droid Incredible is now available on the Verizon Wireless network.

Prescient shoppers who took advantage of Verizon’s offer to preorder the smartphone may be doubly pleased with themselves today — according to the Verizon site, shoppers who buy the device online today shouldn’t expect it to ship until May 4, “due to high demand.”

Retailing at a subsidized rate of $199, after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a two-year service contract — sans contract, you’re looking at $529.99 — the Incredible is expected to make quite an impact.

“The Incredible is likely to have the biggest impact on Google’s nascent foray into retailing; consumers will have absolutely no reason to buy the upcoming Verizon Wireless-specific version of the Nexus One when the Incredible is available at retail,” wrote Current Analysis analyst Avi Greengart in his April 20 report, “HTC’s Droid Incredible Lives Up to Its Name at Verizon Wireless.”

Greengart additionally expects the Incredible to impact specific competitors at Verizon (sorry, Palm Pre) and writes that it “kills the rationale for the Verizon Wireless version of the Nexus One.” AT&T’s iPhone is expected to feel little impact, however, and neither will it spoil Sprint’s launch of the HTC EVO 4G.

The Incredible runs Google’s Android 2.1 operating system, features a 3.7-inch WVGA (480 by 800) AMOLED capacitive touch screen and includes the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. WiFi connectivity and an 8-megapixel camera are included, it ships with the latest version of HTC Sense and Incredible users will have access to several exclusive Verizon apps, including Skype mobile VOIP (voice over IP), for unlimited Skype-to-Skype calling and instant messaging.

There’s also Bluetooth 2.1, 8GB of internal memory, a full HTML browser with Flash Lite 4.0, easy access to the growing Android Market app store and tight integration with Google apps such as Google Maps with Integration, Gmail and Google Talk, as well as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

A number of popular websites and blogs (see below for list of sources) have begun to report the release date for the Verizon iPhone 4G as being during the week of the WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC).  Additionally, Apple today announced that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 7 through June 11 at San Francisco’s Moscone West.  All of these signs point to an imminent release of the iPhone 4G device.

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iPhone 2010 CDMA & Apple 4.0 4g OS Cell Phone Handset.  Verizon works on CDMA technology, and AT&T works on GSM technology. GSM technology is used more widely throughout the world, whereas CDMA technology is used primarily in North America.  When Apple created their iPhone, they placed it on the AT&T network.  There is an exclusivity deal that is rumored to end sometime during the year.  If that is the case, it appears as if Verizon customers may be in luck.

There are a few rumors out there.  One states that Verizon is going to have an iPhone, and the other is that Apple is going to make a CDMA handset that you purchase directly from them, and then activate on whatever CDMA network you are on.  The two biggest CDMA networks in the US are Sprint and Verizon.

The Apple iPhone 4.0 4g hasn’t come out yet- and there’s no official word that it will. However, with the new OS coming out in the Summer it would make sense for Apple to release yet another new iPhone handset.

The rumor of an updated handset intensified when Gizmodo released photos of a phone left in a bar that is believed to be a newly redesigned Apple cell phone.  Its origin was traced back to an engineer at the Cupertino, California based company.

Still yet, the rumors aren’t enough. People want to know MORE about what Apple has planned.  On June 22, it is said that the company is renting out a facility where they typically make announcements.  Could it be that on that date we will see a new handset revealed? It will be interesting to find out.

Until then, Apple lovers can look forward to Friday’s release of the iPad 3g.  This is a superb addition to anyone’s gadget collection and will allow you to keep the world at your fingertips.