Qualcomm hiring iPhone developer

Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is hiring an iPhone application developer for its new incubator lab, Qualcomm Services Labs Inc. QSL is an incubator for mobile applications, so it stands to reason the CDMA chip company would expand to popular mobile platforms like Apple Inc.’s, (AAPL) even though the iPhone today only works on GSM-based technology.
The job post is leading some websites to speculate that Apple Inc. is moving beyond UMTS technology to include the CDMA platform and that Qualcomm wants to be ready. Rumors have been swirling for months that Verizon Wireless (VZ) will get the iPhone once AT&T Mobility’s exclusive contract with Apple is over.
Qualcomm said it is looking for an iPhone developer to work on its Neer project, a geofence location-based service, which it expects to launch on several different mobile platforms. Neer is already available on the Android platform and Qualcomm said it expects it to soon be available on its own Brew MP and the App Store. QSL plans to develop mobile applications and services around communication; information and entertainment; discovery; life automation; and digital to physical experiences.