Chinese consumers looking to buy a movie or e-book through Apple’s iTunes services found themselves out of luck on Friday, as both stores went offline without explanation.

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A set of never before seen architectural renderings of Apple’s massive Campus 2 project made their way to the Web on Thursday, showing off ancillary buildings like a reception center, food shacks and more.

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Riding on the back of rumors that Apple plans to make the switch to OLED display technology, a report on Thursday claims Samsung has won a three-year contract to supply the iPhone maker with 5.5-inch panels starting in 2017.

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Adding to the evidence that Apple is intending to change the name of OS X, the company on Thursday posted an updated webpage referring to the software as “MacOS” instead.

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A report Thursday claims Apple has a “secret team” working on major user-facing changes to App Store search results, including the possibility of charging developers to promote content.

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Software security firm Trend Micro on Thursday announced the discovery of two new flaws in QuickTime for Windows, adding that Apple has plans to deprecate support for the software.

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Apple’s top lawyer is scheduled to appear before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee next week, presumably to offer testimony on the pitfalls of granting law enforcement privileged access to encrypted devices.

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As part of its highly speculative look at “Apple Car,” Motor Trend invited AppleInsider to take part in a roundtable discussion to critique a collaborative concept design worked up in partnership with the ArtCenter College of Design.

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On Thursday Microsoft opened a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, arguing that the government can’t prevent it from telling customers when federal agencies have searched through their data — or at least, not as frequently.

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One Apple authorized reseller is blowing out their inventory of remaining 2013 and 2014 MacBooks, iMacs and Mac Pros, with the deepest discounts we’ve ever seen. There are only a few of each model, including $999 13″ MacBook Pros, $1,499 15″ MacBook Pros, $899 CTO MacBook Airs and $799 iMacs.

Source:: Apple Insider