Here are the latest Apple rumors from the blogosphere.

“Apple hiring ‘dozens’ of former Texas Instruments engineers to boost chip-making operations in Israel” — “The Next Web” (www.thenextweb.com)

“The Wall Street Journal reports that Qualcomm has agreed to invest up to $120 million in Sharp as part of an effort to prop up the ailing manufacturer of displays for a wide range of electronic devices. The deal will also see the two companies working together to push Sharp’s new indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) technology that has been rumored for use in a number of Apple products.” — “MacRumors” (www.macrumors.com)

“Apple has recently stopped some of the component orders for its 13-inch MacBook Pro due to the vendor already having high inventory levels for the components. These suppliers have yet to receive any notice about when will they resume supply, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.” — “DigiTimes” (www.digitimes.com)