Here are the latest rumors circulating in the Apple blogosphere:

“As Hollywood rushes to make a film on the life of Steve Jobs, two prominent actors — George Clooney and Noah Wyle — are both rumored to be in contention for the lead role.” — “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com)

“Apple had late stage AMD Llano based MacBook Air prototypes last spring and had been “on the verge of production” — “SemiAccurate” (http://semiaccurate.com)

“Samsung Electronics, LG Display and Sharp reportedly shipped a total of one million units of high-resolution flat panels for next-generation iPads to Apple in October and will ramp up shipments to two million units in November,.” — “DigiTimes” (http://www.digitimes.com)

“Not content with entering just the tablet market, Amazon is planning to release a smartphone in the fourth quarter of next year, in a move that will challenge Apple and its bread-and-butter iPhone, says one analyst” — “AppleInsider” (http://www.appleinsider.com)