In the great scheme of Apple rumors, this ranks just below new colors for the iPod Shuffle. At next week's announcement, amongst all the talk of new iPods, iTunes, and the Beatles catalog, word is that the company is getting set to release pre-made ringtones. This might be exciting were it not so easy to turn songs into ringtones via the iPhone.

Still, Apple has reportedly been in talks with major labels about releasing snippets for download on iTunes, presumably for the extremely lazy. No word on pricing, save for talk that they'll go for "far less than $3."