People who won a scholarship to attend Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June are now being invited to attend a special orientation session on the Sunday before the conference, June 12.

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Two iCloud services, Mail and Notes, suffered server-side problems on Friday morning, leaving some people unable to send or receive email, or create and sync any notes online.

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Carley Knobloch, HGTV’s SmartHome 2016 consultant speaks with AppleInsider about the products in the HGTV SmartHome, what products are in her home, and what goes into making the choice to buy a smarthome accessory. And Mikey Campbell joins the call to talk about the latest in ‘iPhone 7’ and ‘iPhone 2017’ rumors.

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Apple’s surprise $1 billion investment in Chinese ridesharing service Didi Chuxing was forged in just 22 days, and the two companies are now in talks in several fields, a report said on Friday.

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As part of an international effort to refresh the look and feel of its retail outlets, Apple recently shut down the Penn Square Mall Apple Store in Oklahoma City, Okla., in preparation of a “next generation” renovation.

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DiDi Chuxing, formerly DiDi Kuaiti, on Thursday announced Apple has invested $1 billion in the company, becoming the transportation network’s latest big-name strategic partner.

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A report this week from noted Apple analyst Neil Cybart relates an increase in the company’s massive research and development outlays suggest something big is in the works, but an industry insider says it’s just business as usual.

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The District Attorney of New York County is reportedly lobbying members of U.S. Congress in the hope they’ll back legislation requiring companies like Apple to decrypt data on-demand following court orders.

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While display panel maker Sharp continues to lose money, the Japanese company faces a sweeping management reorganization under the thumb of its new owner, Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn.

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Google has reportedly interally delayed its own equivalent of 3D Touch, the pressure-sensitive Apple technology that allows iPhone 6s and 6s Plus owners to take shortcuts through iOS apps.

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