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The BBC reports that Apple boss Steve Jobs has made his first public appearance after almost a year away from the limelight, at a product launch in San Francisco. Jobs

Real Networks' subscription music service Rhapsody has been approved for use on iPhones and iPod Touches, the first time Apple has allowed an on-demand music streaming program on its devices in the US, reports

The world's top mobile browser maker, Norway's Opera Software, today released a test version of its mobile browser, Mini 5, promising new features, easier usage and new design, reports Reuters.

Reuters reports that Google has claimed that Apple rejected its Google Voice application for the iPhone, contradicting Apple's statement to regulators last month.

The South Korean telecoms regulator today gave approval for Apple's iPhone to be sold in the country in a move that could shake-up a local handset market dominated by domestic vendors such as Samsung and LG.

The Telegraph reports that Apple's iPhone will soon be available from all five UK operators after T-Mobile and 3 have discovered a loophole that sees both companies only offering the phone to its most high-value customers.

Just a day after rival Orange announced it is to break O2 UK's exclusive hold over the iPhone, Vodafone has said it plans to sell the iconic device in the UK and Ireland "in early 2010."