Macworld – Letâs face it: the big news of the week is the Verizon iPhone. So Iâm going to give up pretending there was anything else worth covering. Read on for the dirty background secrets on Verizon and Appleâs deal, the AFL-CIOâs opinions on Big Red, and Jon Stewartâs impassioned monologue about carrier freedom. The remainders for Wednesday, January 12, 2010 are five bars strong.