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Verizon chairman and CEO Ivan G. Seidenberg surprised investors on the firm's third-quarter earnings call yesterday by stating that the operator had not given up hope of offering Apple's iPhone. "This is a decision that is exclusively in Apple's court," said Seidenberg, reports Business Week. "We obviously would be interested in any point in the future they thought it would make sense for them to have us as a partner. And so we'll leave it with them on that score."

Google has launched a new mobile application called 'Latitude' that allows users to track the location of friends and family.

Reports this week claim that initial successful efforts by the BBC to bring its iPlayer video platform to mobile devices could seriously kick-start the flagging mobile TV sector.

Microsoft will use next week's GSMA Mobile World Congress to announce a shift in strategy surrounding the marketing of its Windows Mobile software platform for devices, according to BusinessWeek.

Apple is planning to launch an entry-level iPhone that will retail for just US$99 this summer, according to a report by RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky.

Chinese vendor Huawei has confirmed speculation by today unveiling its first Android-powered smartphone.

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.