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Breaking News Reports coming out of China are disturbing in the case of the missing 4TH Generation Apple iPhone Prototype. On July 21, 2009 Apple confirmed a young worker being investigated committed suicide in connection with the missing phone.
What most people don't realize is the iPhone is developed and manufactured in China by a company named Foxxconn in the Shenzhen Province China. The area is a manufacturing center and Foxxconn is the king.
Apple doesn't really speak to the Chines connection much. Most Apple followers see the secrecy that Apple cloaks from the general public.
Reports coming out of China say 25 year-old Sun Danyong committed suicide after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for went missing. He was a recent engineering graduate student. July 9th, Sun got 16 prototype phones from the assembly line at a local Foxconn Manufacturing facility. At some point in the next few days, he noticed one of the phones was not there. Sun Danyong suspected that it had was left at the factory, but he still couldn’t find it. On Monday, July 13, Sun Danyong reported the missing phone to his boss. Then, that Wednesday, three Foxconn employees searched his apartment.
It has been reported in China that Sun Danyong was interrogated and beaten over days.
Apple has confirmed Sun Danyong death and issued a statement As follows. "We are saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee, and we are awaiting results of the investigations into his death," Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet told CNET on Tuesday July 21, 2009. "We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect."
Apple said nothing of the details of this mans death.
Will companies like Apple be forced to look at the countries they do business in. American companies have been doing business in China for years. Over those years much criticism about send jobs overseas to a country that has many human rights issues.

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How long have we had Apple Stores now? 5-6 years? The state of Maine just received there first Apple Store. Saturday September 13 Apple open it's door in South Portland Maine. Isn't it odd that the opening took so long. Mainers seem to be technology oriented along the coast at least. RT 95 is a main artery for drivers heading to Canada and there are tons of private school and colleges. Portland is only a hour or so from Boston and some people even commute to Boston for work. When people think of Maine they think trees and mills, but is really a modern state.

According to the Apple website the store will have the iPhone available, but when we called we were told they didnt have any 3g iPhone and waiting for more inventory. It's hard to believe they didn't have 3g Phones. After all it is a grand opening. I / we have been building this site since the inception of iPhone and seen some funny actions on the part of Apple & AT&T. Now when a user wants a iPhone they need to go to the store and they are opening the iPhone Box and performing some setup protocols. In the past anyone could go into AT&T and buy as many Iphones as they could carry, then bring them home and do the setup and downloads at home. Now (in my area) the AT&T store doesn't even answer the phone. As a example I wanted to buy 6 to 10 iPhones to resell on eBay. I went to my local AT&T Store and was unable to. They wouldn't let me take the phone sealed. This seams to be because users need to upgrade to the 3G Network. My point being the South Portland Main Store could have just been protecting the iPhone inventory.

If your in the area you can find the state of Maine's first Apple Store in The Maine Mall, 364 Maine Mall Rd. South Portland, ME 04106