According to TechCrunch, Apple will likely not make a phone that supports LTE 4G until 2012.
Major carrier Verizon will begin to rollout its LTE network this year, with full rollout expected by the end of 2011.
AT&T will begin their rollout next year.
The site says Apple is waiting for the technology to mature before supporting it, as the LTE transition is expected to be slow at the start.
Furthermore, the site says instead the company will release a dual mode GSM-CDMA iPhone that will work with T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. Rival Sprint uses WiMax 4G for its smartphones.
LTE promises downstream speeds up to 500 percent faster than current 3G.
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AOL CEO Tim Armstrong has confirmed today they have acquired the very popular technology blog TechCrunch.
TechCrunch was founded in 2005 by Michael Arrington.
GigaOM, a rival tech blog, first broke the news yesterday that a deal was in the works.
At TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference, Arrington and Armstrong signed the actual contract on stage, in front of a full audience.
AOL’s only condition is that Arrington stay as part of the site until 2013, at least.
The reported price for the acquisition is $25 million, even though the site reportedly brings in $10 million per year.
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In the latest (likely fake) leak of Apple Tablet pictures, TechCrunch has posted a couple of pictures showing the “iPad” next to a MacBook Pro.
The pics:
