Apple's iconic chief Steve Jobs has returned to the company after his five months medical leave, ahead of schedule, according to various media reports.
The New York Times report citing a person who saw Jobs at the Apple campus said that "Jobs was actually at work on Apple's sprawling corporate campus on Monday. "
However, company representatives did not say whether he had returned permanently, " it added.
Meanwhile, UK daily Financial Times said the company had indicated on Monday that Steve Jobs had returned to Apple as its active chief executive a few days ahead of the scheduled end of his medical leave.
"Apple quoted Jobs and referred to him as the company's chief executive in a press release touting the sale of one million next-generation iPhones in their first weekend of availability," the daily added.
The report noted that it was the first time Jobs had been heard from in his official capacity since January, when he announced that he would need to take time off for unspecified medical issues. The company had not said in what capacity he would return.
Acccording to television channel CNBC, employees at Apple had reported that CEO Steve Jobs returned to work at company's headquarters in California on Monday.