According to PoorBritney.com a source has told them that Britney has been hard at work in the studio lately and is almost close to finishing her new album. In fact, they claim she's so close that they're already finalizing the tracklist.
For the record, PC honestly states that they have no way of verifying this information.
I personally choose not to believe this. While Britney has been in the recording studio since January this year she still hasn't worked with key producers such as Danja and Darkchild. Now, Britney doesn't take long to record a song, several producers have actually called her the fastest recording singer ever, but she isn't this quick lol.
I still have a feeling that a new album will be out by November since Britney's team would never dare to release in January when sales are noticably lower than in the rest of the year.
Only time will tell...