Major media outlets are stirring up rumors, rumors that have been far overdone. Verizon recently announced a future upgrade to the speed of their network set to take place early next year. Speculators think that Verizon might see the iPhone 4 by next year. Apple is still available only to AT&T customers, something that has been long despised. Only time will tell when the iPhone 4 will finally break free from the clutches of AT&T.

Rumor has it that iOS. 4.1 is right around the corner and according to speculation, it may finally be the update that iPhone 4 users have been waiting for.  The iPhone 4 has had many complaints about antenna issues that is now clearly known as software related but another problem that hasn’t recieved so much press is also becoming a fast growing problem, the proximity sensor.

The proximity sensor is supposed to recognize when you are in a call and shut off the screen while the device is close to your face. The proximity sensor seems to be lacking and iOS 4.1 is rumored to fix not only the proximity sensor but the antenna issue as well. If users have their wish, Apple will once again have another perfect device on their hands.

A mixup posted on the internet a few days ago, led iPhone and Skype fans to believe that Skype was planning to integrate or at least work with Apple to bring FaceTime and Skype’s service together. It was later clarified by a Skype spokesperson:

“Skype is the market leader and champion of video calling for consumers and it’s clear to us that mobile video will become increasingly important to our customers in the coming year. We are glad to see that Apple recognizes the value and potential of mobile video.

However, just to be clear, we are not considering FaceTime as a technological platform for video calling in our own products. Based on Apple’s statement about FaceTime being an open platform, we are looking forward to see how this process unfolds. We look forward to working with Apple to bring the best possible mobile video calling experience not only to the millions of Skype users on the iPhone around the world, but also to the countless more making video calls on desktops, TVs and other connected devices.”

Could FaceTime work with Skype or will Skype take a different route? If Apple and Skype do collaborate on this, how will AT&T feel about this?

Rumors have been circulating that superiphone.cz got their hands on a iPhone 4G screen and have examined it under a microscope. What they found is that the 4G iPhone will sport twice the resolution of the 3G and run a IPS-based LCD screen, coming in at 960 x 640. This type of screen is the same kind used on the iPad.

BNET recently wrote an interesting article in which they explained that Apple may be forced to release the next iPhone a little earlier than when we assume they will. Apple usually releases new products in July, holding on till the last minute in-order to avoid any drop in sales because of buzz about a next generation product. An Apple employee lost a prototype a while back which gave us all a look at the new iPhone 4G. This could put a big dent in sales and Apple may be forced to get the 4G version on shelves quicker in-order to offset a drop in sales and maintain stock prices.