»  Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) plans to buy back up to $3 billion of its shares and boost its dividend by 12 percent. [Bloomberg]

»  Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) asks subscribers if they’d be interested in an iPhone app for streaming movies. [ReadWriteWeb]

»  O2, Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), Orange and T-Mobile are in talks with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to power the iPad. [BusinessWeek]

»  Apple iTunes offers more books than games. [GigaOm]

»  Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) will sponsor Absolute Radio’s podcasts as well as a competition to send listeners to the FIFA World Cup. Winners can record and upload video content via a Sony Ericsson handset. [NMA]

»  New EU rules stipulate operators must set a maximum monthly cost for mobile web usage, and warn customers when they use 80 percent of their allotment. [USA Today]