The hot rumor ahead of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' big announcement tomorrow is that he'll unveil the rumored Apple "iPhone" (or whatever it will be called) and the Wall Street Journal just broke the news (on its subscription website) that the portable Apple device will be carried by Cingular (see the AP story about the WSJ story).

The lead up to Jobs' speech tomorrow at MacWorld in SF has lead to considerable buzz and speculation, so much so that even the thousands of CES attendees hundreds of miles away in Vegas will likely be buzzing about whatever his big news is.... The blog that is always a thorn in Apple's side, ThinkSecret, offers a nice round-up of the rumors tonight...