Customers Can Upgrade Studio Display Stand After Purchase

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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Saturday, March 19, 2022
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1. Customers Can Upgrade Studio Display Stand After Purchase
2. Bipartisan Senate Bill Could Make ‘Right to Repair’ National Mandate
3. Courts in Russia Declare Meta an “Extremist Organization,” Ban App
4. Asahi Linux Publishes First Alpha Release for Mac M1 Products
5. Google and Android TV Lose Ability to Buy/Rent Movies in Apple TV App Update
6. JP Morgan Analyst Thinks iPhone SE Lead Times Show Promise
7. Apple’s Studio Display Has 64GB Internal Storage, Only 2GB Is In Use
8. Apple Experiencing iCloud Outages, Other Issues [U] Resolved
9. Studio Display Has a Unique Power Cord That Apple Says Is Not Removable
10. Apple Watch Series 3 May Finally Reach Its End-of-Life
11. Former Employee Defrauded Apple Out of $10 Million for Several Years
12. The Streaming TV Episode: What We’re Watching Now
13. My Take on Mac Studio and Studio Display
14. Electric Vehicle Routing Now Available on Apple Maps, If You Drive a Ford Mach-E
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1. CUSTOMERS CAN UPGRADE STUDIO DISPLAY STAND AFTER PURCHASE
Even though Apple says users cannot upgrade the Studio Display stand after purchase, internal documents suggest otherwise.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/customers-can-upgrade-studio-display-stand-after-purchase/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. BIPARTISAN SENATE BILL COULD MAKE ‘RIGHT TO REPAIR’ NATIONAL MANDATE
A bipartisan Senate bill recently introduced hopes to make Right to Repair federal law, not just a national movement.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/bipartisan-senate-bill-could-make-right-to-repair-national-mandate/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. COURTS IN RUSSIA DECLARE META AN “EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION,” BAN APP
On Monday, a Moscow court declared Meta an extremist organization. The company must adhere to new laws if it wishes to get the ban lifted.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/courts-in-russia-declare-meta-an-extremist-organization-ban-app/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. ASAHI LINUX PUBLISHES FIRST ALPHA RELEASE FOR MAC M1 PRODUCTS
Asahi announces that the alpha build of their OS is available for download. This brings the opportunity of dual booting for many M1 Macs.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/asahi-linux-publishes-first-alpha-release-for-mac-m1-products/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. GOOGLE AND ANDROID TV LOSE ABILITY TO BUY/RENT MOVIES IN APPLE TV APP UPDATE
The latest Apple TV app update for Google and Android removes the ability to buy and rent movies from iTunes on those devices.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/google-and-android-tv-lose-ability-to-buy-rent-movies-in-apple-tv-app-update/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. JP MORGAN ANALYST THINKS IPHONE SE LEAD TIMES SHOW PROMISE
Those wanting the latest iPhone SE may be waiting a bit longer, as lead times across the globe are steadily increasing.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/jp-morgan-analyst-thinks-iphone-se-lead-times-show-promise/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. APPLE’S STUDIO DISPLAY HAS 64GB INTERNAL STORAGE, ONLY 2GB IS IN USE
Apple Studio Display is using only 2GB of its 64GB internal storage, while the rest lies idle, wasted and unused.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apples-studio-display-has-64gb-internal-storage-only-2gb-is-in-use/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. APPLE EXPERIENCING ICLOUD OUTAGES, OTHER ISSUES [U] RESOLVED
Apple is currently experiencing multiple outages across several of their services. Issues have persisted throughout Monday.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-experiencing-icloud-outages-other-issues/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. STUDIO DISPLAY HAS A UNIQUE POWER CORD THAT APPLE SAYS IS NOT REMOVABLE
Apple Studio Display’s power cord is technically not removable. However, it cam be detached using a special tool and extra effort.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/studio-display-has-a-unique-power-cord-that-apple-says-is-not-removable/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

10. APPLE WATCH SERIES 3 MAY FINALLY REACH ITS END-OF-LIFE
The time for Apple Watch Series 3 to go gently into that good night may be near. It won’t be powerful enough for watchOS 9, says one analyst.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/rumor/apple-watch-series-3-may-finally-reach-its-end-of-life/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

11. FORMER EMPLOYEE DEFRAUDED APPLE OUT OF $10 MILLION FOR SEVERAL YEARS
A former employee has been indicted on five charges that he defrauded Apple of more than $10 million in monetary loss over several years.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/former-employee-defrauded-apple-out-of-10-million-for-several-years/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

12. THE STREAMING TV EPISODE: WHAT WE’RE WATCHING NOW
Bryan and Jeff decide to make their pre-show banter the entire episode this week, and still manage to talk for nearly an hour. As Bryan has pointed out, we’re in the golden age of television so the team shares what shows they’re watching right now.
<https://www.macobserver.com/podcasts/streaming-tv-picks/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

13. MY TAKE ON MAC STUDIO AND STUDIO DISPLAY
Dr. Mac offers his take on the new Mac Studio and Studio Display Apple introduced last week.
<https://www.macobserver.com/columns-opinions/dr-macs-rants-raves/my-take-on-mac-studio-and-studio-display/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

14. ELECTRIC VEHICLE ROUTING NOW AVAILABLE ON APPLE MAPS, IF YOU DRIVE A FORD MACH-E
It seems Apple has quietly rolled out an electric vehicle routing feature along with the release of iOS 15.4. Ford announced that EV routing now works with its Mustang Mach-E vehicles and the feature helps find charging stops during your trip.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/electric-vehicle-routing-now-available-on-apple-maps-if-you-drive-a-ford-mach-e/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>