Apple devices come pre-installed with the less-than-spectacular YouTube app, but not in China. Thanks to the infamous Chinese censor calledThe Great Firewall, YouTube, along with several Western social networking sites, is still blocked in the country. TechNodeis spreading a rumor, supposedly from a trusted source, claiming that YouKu founder Victor Koo has met up with Steve Jobs to discuss the possibility of having theYouKu apppre-installed on iPhones and other Apple devices that are officially sold in China....

With 600 million users at your fingertips who wouldn’t want to partner withFacebook? Rumors swirled this morning viaa report in Bloombergthat Facebook has resumed talks with global VoIP serviceSkype, a partnership that would presumably offer Web video calls to anyone with a Facebook account within the social media platform. Bloomberg’s information comes from sources close to both Facebook and Skype. We reportedon the possible partnership last September when discussions between the two companies began, but nothing more was whispered, even after numerous Skype updates, including an October update that allowed Skype 5....

According to detailed tips to reliable sources, HTC is working to expand its WP7 market share by building two new handsets. As reported by the supposed leaks, the first handset in question is the HTC Eternity, a Mangoed WP7 device that will sport a 4.7″ AMOLED screen, and a 8 megapixel camera capable of taking wide-angle pictures. It will include microHDMI out capabilities. The second rumored handset is dubbed the HTC Omega, and is a much cheaper device....

According to UK mobile industry publicationMobile TodaySony Ericsson will be partnering with Everything Everywhere to release its upcoming Android gaming smartphone, the Xperia Play a.k.a the PlayStation Phone. The publication cites “well placed industry sources”, adding that the device is likely to be offered by Orange, the operator’s ‘premium’ brand and not via T-Mobile. The device itself is set to launch atMobile World Congressin February and is likely to feature Android 2....

BGRis reporting that the Verizon iPhone could launch as soon as February 3 according to sources close to Apple. Sources reveal that Apple has requested all of its employees refrain from taking any holiday between February 3 and February 6. These dates fall on a Thursday through to Sunday, what seems to be the standard amount of time to collate weekend sales figures (remember the iPhone 4 sold 1.7 million units in its first three days?...