Here are the latest rumors circulating in the Apple blogosphere:

“A new developer build of Mac OS X 10.7.3 has been released by Apple as build 11D36. This is the third developer version of OS X 10.7.3 and is available for registered Mac Developers to download through the dev center with no known issues.” — “OSXDaily (http://osxdaily.com)

“The Ivy Bridge processors will remain expensive.” — “HardMac” (http://www.hardmac.com)

“Apple fixed whatever problem was locking users out of the App Store” — “Business Insider” (http://www.businessinsider.com/app-store-fixed-2011-12)

The late Steve Jobs suggested workarounds and “designarounds” for patent disputes — “FOSS Patents” (http://macte.ch/WpUrG)