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China Mobile - the world’s largest mobile operator by subscribers - has revealed plans to adopt a more open business model, including the launch of an Android-based software platform and its own application store.

The New York Times reports that, at its annual shareholder meeting this week, Apple responded to inquiries about CEO Steve Jobs by saying that he still plans to return to the company in June.

According to a report from the Kelsey Group, as more consumers surf the Internet on handsets such as Apple's iPhone, the US market for local mobile search will balloon from US$20 million in 2008 to US$1.3 billion in 2013, reports Information Week.

Dow Jones Newswires reports that China Unicom chief executive Chang Xiaobing said today the company is in talks with Apple about introducing the iPhone in China.

US smartphone-maker Palm is to remarket approximately 18.5 million common shares to fund the launch of its much-anticipated new Pre device later this year.

More details have emerged of the business model Nokia plans to adopt for its new Ovi online store that will go live in May and take on the might of Apple's App Store.

Mobile Entertainment notes that Apple's iPhone accounts for 3 percent of traffic on the BBC's iPlayer