Apple TV+ Adds First True Crime Podcast to Its Repertoire

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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Saturday, April 9, 2022
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1. Apple TV+ Adds First True Crime Podcast to Its Repertoire
2. Focus Mode in iOS 16 May Offer More Features, Customization Options
3. Apple Facing Another EU Antitrust Charge In Response to Streaming Music Probe
4. Apple Maintains Strong Mac Sales Despite PC Market Slump
5. Latest China COVID Lockdown May Have Limited Effect on Apple iPhone Production, Thanks to Foxconn
6. YouTube Stirs Controversy and Confusion Over Picture-In-Picture Returning to iOS
7. Apple Begins Manufacturing iPhone 13 in India, Moves Away from China Supply Chain
8. Issues with Apple TV+’s ‘Friday Night Baseball’ Leaves Some Fans in the Dugout
9. Gurman: WWDC 2022 May Bring Preview of Apple’s Mixed-Reality Headset Alongside iOS 16
10. [U] Some Studio Display Owners Could Not Update Monitor’s Firmware, Apple Offers 24 to 48 Hour Fix
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1. APPLE TV+ ADDS FIRST TRUE CRIME PODCAST TO ITS REPERTOIRE
Monday, Apple TV+ announced its first true crime podcast. The 8-part series covers the attempts of a 1980s folk hero to clear her name.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-tv-adds-first-true-crime-podcast-to-its-repertoire/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. FOCUS MODE IN IOS 16 MAY OFFER MORE FEATURES, CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS
As rich as the feature already is in terms of customization, it looks like Apple is planning more for Focus Mode in iOS 16.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/rumor/focus-mode-in-ios-16-may-offer-more-features-customization-options/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. APPLE FACING ANOTHER EU ANTITRUST CHARGE IN RESPONSE TO STREAMING MUSIC PROBE
Apple is facing an additional charge from the EU concerning breaking antitrust laws. Investigations began after a complaint from Spotify.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-facing-another-eu-antitrust-charge-in-response-to-streaming-music-probe/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. APPLE MAINTAINS STRONG MAC SALES DESPITE PC MARKET SLUMP
The PC market may have experienced a sales slump in 1Q22, but not Apple. Mac sales were strong for the quarter, growing more than 4 percent.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-maintains-strong-mac-sales-despite-pc-market-slump/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. LATEST CHINA COVID LOCKDOWN MAY HAVE LIMITED EFFECT ON APPLE IPHONE PRODUCTION, THANKS TO FOXCONN
With COVID-19 lockdowns in China, some worry about the impact to Apple’s iPhone production. One analyst thinks Foxconn may be the answer.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/latest-china-covid-lockdown-may-have-limited-effect-on-apple-iphone-production-thanks-to-foxconn/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. YOUTUBE STIRS CONTROVERSY AND CONFUSION OVER PICTURE-IN-PICTURE RETURNING TO IOS
Over the weekend YouTube quietly removed picture-in-picture from the iOS YouTube app. Now Twitter messages are sparking confusion.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/youtube-stirs-controversy-and-confusion-over-picture-in-picture-returning-to-ios/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. APPLE BEGINS MANUFACTURING IPHONE 13 IN INDIA, MOVES AWAY FROM CHINA SUPPLY CHAIN
In an effort to move away from Chinese supply chains, Apple is now manufacturing the iPhone 13 through Foxconn in India.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-begins-manufacturing-iphone-13-in-india-moves-away-from-china-supply-chain/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. ISSUES WITH APPLE TV+’S ‘FRIDAY NIGHT BASEBALL’ LEAVES SOME FANS IN THE DUGOUT
On Friday Apple TV+ premiered “Friday Night Baseball,” and while some fans were excited, the connectivity issues and overall experience lost many.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/issues-with-apple-tvs-friday-night-baseball-leaves-some-fans-in-the-dugout/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. GURMAN: WWDC 2022 MAY BRING PREVIEW OF APPLE’S MIXED-REALITY HEADSET ALONGSIDE IOS 16
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman expects WWDC 2022 may bring a peek at Apple’s mixed-reality headset along with the expected iOS 16 and updated Macs.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/gurman-wwdc-2022-may-bring-preview-of-apples-mixed-reality-headset-alongside-ios-16/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

10. [U] SOME STUDIO DISPLAY OWNERS COULD NOT UPDATE MONITOR’S FIRMWARE, APPLE OFFERS 24 TO 48 HOUR FIX
Some owners of Apple Studio Display reported that they were unable to update the monitor’s firmware to the latest iOS release.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/some-studio-display-owners-could-not-update-their-monitors-firmware-apple-offers-24-to-48-hour-fix/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>