Here are the latest Apple-related rumors from the blog-o-sphere:

"Big-screen "phablet" devices, positioned between a smartphone and a tablet, are predicted to be a big trend at this year's Consumer Electronics Show." -- "AppleInsider" (www.appleinsider.com)

"Apple is still negotiating for song catalogs from music labels as it prepares a streaming music service, claims BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield. A number of reports have mentioned such talks in the past, although it's not clear what sort of progress has been made. As recently as early December, some music industry sources indicated that Apple was nowhere near a deal because major music labels were disappointed with Apple's terms." -- "MacNN" (www.macnn.com)

"Glassmaker Corning on Thursday announced Gorilla Glass 3, a stronger, more scratch resistant version of the current substrate used in the display of Apple's iPhone and iPad lines of mobile devices." -- "AppleInsider" (www.appleinsider.com)

"Welcome to our New Mac Pro release date, rumours and leaked images article, here we plan to do everything that the title suggests. We are going to bring you everything we know about the new Mac Pro release date so you can know exactly when the new Mac Pro is coming out. Also we are going to bring you a few of the juiciest spec rumours that are flying round the web's most trusted Mac websites too. Finally we have new Mac Pro leaked images that we'd like to show you. So sit back and relax we're got the new Mac Pro covered." -- "Macworld UK"

"Apple's top Internet executive is still testing our Foursquare" -- "Business Insider" (http://tinyurl.com/auy3ld5)