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Silicon Alley Insider has heard some rumors that seem to corroborate MacRumors' report from February that Apple is working on allowing limited background processes in a future version of the iPhone's operating system. Our sources had told us they would be limited to one or two additional processes, while Silicon Alley Insider suggests that it could alternatively be for specifically-approved...

TechCrunch reports that they've heard that Apple may be in late stage negotiations to buy Twitter.com for $700 million. Of course, when the site checked with other sources, they were told they knew nothing of the sort... making this rumor seem very questionable. Twitter is a social messaging platform that allows users to broadcast short messages to "followers". The web app has seen a...

TechCrunch claims to have heard from three independent sources that Apple will be releasing a "large screen iPod touch device" with a 7-9 inch screen. According to the site, one of their sources have actually seen and handled one of the prototypes. Apple has been experimenting internally with large form tablet devices for years, one source says, but there was concern that users wouldn't like...

TechCrunch suggests and then dismisses the possibility that Apple may be building a search engine. According to the site, they had heard some reports that Apple might be working on a search engine, but thus far the evidence does not seem to pan out: But one important fact that isnt checking out - if Apple were...

TechCrunch claims that Apple has ramped up iPhone 3G production to a massive 800,000 units per week. They cite a source "with direct knowledge of the numbers". If true, this would bring Apple's iPhone 3G production and sales well above previous estimates and expectations. An early report claimed that...