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www.youtube.com — Apple has been denied the rights to the trademark for the term 'iPad' in China, in a legal battle with Hong Kong based Proview Technology.

chinadecoder.com — Two years after the iPhone's official launch in China, Apple China's recent move to accept RMB payments for app purchases is finally bridging the gap to localization by connecting its App Store with the China market. But while users were pleasantly surprised at the change, industry experts warn that complications still remain.

www.penn-olson.com — Now that Apple's iPhone 4S is out in the open (if not anywhere near Chinese shelves), consumers can weigh up the pros and cons of upgrading or switching to the iPhone 4S. But should they bother?

www.bloomberg.com — Sales in the region surged six-fold last quarter & the new Hong Kong store may help Apple reduce its reliance on resellers to sell products in the city. The shop will be the fifth store in the China region, which has generated about $8.8 billion in revenue in the past three quarters, or 11 percent of Apple’s total.

www.wantchinatimes.com — Tencent, China's largest internet company and provider of the country's most popular instant messaging service QQ, has apologized to Apple's new CEO Tim Cook after a recent article on its content portal called him a "sufferer of homosexuality."

It was only in 2001 that homosexuality was struck off of the country's official list of psychological disorders.