According to Smart Office's David Richards, "Taiwanese sources claim that Apple is working on several new products, including a new iPhone for business executives..."

"Sources in Taiwan say that Apple has been working closely with Google and that the new phone will incorporate software which will incorporate new business features developed by both Apple and Google," Richards writes. "Among the features will be a suite of applications that deliver fast email, messaging and direction information. It will also incorporate GPS information and can be used as a navigation aid in cities where Google has a mapping service."

And at the same time, JP Morgan analyst Kevin Chang sent Apple stock soaring when he said the company had filed a patent for what looks like an iPhone Nano. Then JP Morgan retracted its own analyst's analysis.

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