The rumor continues: Verizon is likely to get a CDMA iPhone next year if this report is correct: “Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in the US.” The possibility if it ever comes to pass will likely test the iPhone’s popularity without the AT&T ball and chain. The smart bet is on the iPhone… it will sell much, much more units once it gets attached to America’s most reliable network.

One interesting and very possible snag. What if the iPhone 4G we’ve heard about is none other than the CDMA Verizon iPhone? It’s been over two years since the iPhone was officially announce and we’ve gotten little or no indication that Apple is designing a new hardware.

[via mashable]