The latest Apple rumor is a little more inside baseball than most, but, as with most of the speculation coming out of Cupertino, is fascinating, none the less. The company is reportedly amassing a team to design its own computer chips in house--a move which, among other things, will help Apple maintain that ever important veil of secrecy. It makes sense, in light of the fact that the majority of recent rumors about future products have largely arisen out of third-party overseas party manufacturers.

This latest speculation comes from The Wall Street Journal, fueled by Apple's recent hires of Raja Koduri and Bob Drebin, both former CTOs at chip maker AMD. According to sources "familiar with Apple's plan," the fruits of the move won't be seen until at least next year.

Apple, naturally, declined to comment.