If you’re a fan of the videogame Skyrim, open up your App Store account because you want this app. The official Skyrim interactive world map has launched at no cost with a bunch of in-app purchase options for more details. The iPhone 4S is set to hit China Telecom on March 9. The device will be free will select contracts and this is the second carrier in China to start taking reservations. The new rumor is making the rounds the iPhone 5 announcement will be made in September . The source of this rumor is said to be “Asian reliable sources.”

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Skyrim map app, iPhone 4S in China next month, iPhone 5 announcement tipped for September

A new rumor is floating around that iOS 5.1 is close to the public launch. The rumor claims that March 9 is when we will see the next version of iOS surface. Apple stores across the world are facing possible demonstrations against allegedly poor labor ethics. Apple’s manufacturing partners in China have faced a lot of bad press for allegedly poor work environments in factories building Apple devices. Siri is rumored to be getting support for new languages . The new languages rumored to be coming include Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Russian language.

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Morgan Stanley is predicting that Apple could sell as many as 40 million iPhones in China by 2013. That of course is contingent on Apple landing contracts with the other two carriers in China and the next version of the iPhone supporting China Mobile’s TD-LTE 4G network. Apple has landed a new retail chief who came over to Cupertino from European retail chain Dixons. The new retail chief is John Browett. A new rumor has surfaced claiming the iPhone 5 will have strong NFC support . NFC is required use contactless payments and many other phones already support NFC.

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Apple predicted to sell 40 million iPhones in China, Apple gets new retail chief from Dixons, iPhone 5 get strong NFC support

Apple CEO Tim Cook isn’t happy at all about the claims that are making rounds claiming the company is knowingly using manufacturing facilitates where labor abuses are common. Cook said, “We care about every worker in the worldwide supply chain.” He also said that the accusations were offensive. The NYT recently issued a report that talked to current and previous execs at Apple and at Chinese factories. The claims allege that Apple and others knowingly work with Foxconn even though workers often complain about conditions. Cook wrote: “As a company and as individuals, we are defined by our values. Unfortunately, some people are questioning Apple’s values today, and I’d like to address this with you directly. We care about every worker in our worldwide supply chain. Any accident is deeply troubling, and any issue with working conditions is cause for concern. Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us. As you know better than anyone, accusations like these are contrary to our values. It’s not who we are. For the many hundreds of you who are based at our suppliers’ manufacturing sites around the world, or spend long stretches working there away from your families, I know you are as outraged by this as I am. For the people who aren’t as close to the supply chain, you have a right to know the facts. Every year we inspect more factories, raising the bar for our partners and going deeper into the supply chain. As we reported earlier this month, we’ve made a great deal of progress and improved conditions for hundreds of thousands of workers. We know of no one in our industry doing as much as we are, in as many places, touching as many people” Tim Cook, CEO Apple [ via SlashGear]

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The launch of the iPhone 4S in China was a big deal and drew huge crowds to get the new smartphone. The Apple Store in Sanlitun decided the crowd was too large and opted to not open due to fear of customers and employees being hurt. That led to some in the crowd “abusing” store workers. After the Chinese launch issues that went on at the iPhone 4S launch with eggs thrown and violence one analyst said the violence was in part Apples fault . Canalys’ Nicole Peng said that Chinese fans don’t want to have to wait for new gadgets. NASA has launched a cool new app for the iPhone. The app is called Mars Images and shares photos from the Opportunity rover as soon as NASA gets them.

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China 4S launch gets violent, Apple fueled clash with delays, NASA mars app

If you are a Chinese iPhone fan, the smartphone is coming to China on January 13. Along with the launch in China, the device will also be coming to 21 other countries as well. The 4S has likely already been in China thanks to the gray market where the smartphone has been cheaper than the official device in the past. The official price for the smartphone in the other countries is unknown at this time. Apple is optimistic about selling the smartphone in China, it is a huge market. The growth of internet and smartphone uses in China is predicted to be higher than most other countries. You can see the full list of countries that will get the phone on the 13th below. Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Guam, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos and Uganda. [ via SlashGear]

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A new rumor has surfaced that says the other iPhone that launches along with the iPhone 5 will be an iCloud iPhone . The rumor claims that the device will use iCloud for most of its storage. China has discovered a bunch of new fake Apple Stores . Apparently, there are 22 more fakes in the country and I doubt any of us are surprised. A new patent app has surfaced that shows all sorts of Apple gear with integrated projectors. The iPhone and iPad are among the devices on the app.

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If you are a soccer fan and like to game on your iPhone EA has launched its top selling sports game FIFA Soccer 11 on the iPhone. The game has 500 licensed teams, 30 officially licensed leagues, and 15,000 players along with 35 authentic stadiums. I mentioned this week that scalpers in China were the only way to get an iPhone 4 for most shoppers. The flagship Beijing Apple store has been forced to close due to scalpers that purchased all of the devices. There were no limits set on how many iPhones people could buy and some took as many as 30 phones out of the store. New market research from ChangeWave has surfaced that shows the popularity of the iPhone fell in September. At the time when the iPhone popularity slipped, Android popularity grew according to the research.

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The iPhone 4 has been something of a hit in China, where it went on sale last week, but the new device caused a stir for all the wrong reasons when Apple decided to lift their standard two-iphones-per-customer limit. According to Micgadget, a Chinese website describing the situation, this happened on Wednesday and saw queues of

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An announcement has been made that the iPhone 4 will go on sale in China from this Saturday, the 25th September.