Apple Music, Other Online Services Face Second Day of Outages

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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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1. Apple Music, Other Online Services Face Second Day of Outages
2. Ukrainian Developer MacPaw Develops Anti-Piracy Software in Fight Against Russia
3. Optimizing Battery Life On Your 5G iPhone
4. MacBook Air Possibly to Arrive in 2022, Murmurs of New Mac Pro
5. Okta Claims ‘No Corrective Actions’ Needed After Security Breach
6. New Scan Text Feature Makes is Easier to Scan Physical Notes to iOS 15.4
7. New Rumors Circulate about iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max Thanks to Leak
8. Hidden iOS Gesture to Select Multiple Items by Two-Finger Swiping
9. Apple Facing Ninth Weekly Fine in The Netherlands
10. Alaska Airline is Testing the Use of iPad Pros for Check-in Stations
11. Apple Questioned for Barring Third-Party ECG Apps from Working with Apple Watch
12. Verizon to Offer 5G Ultra Wideband Service to More U.S. Cities This Year
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1. APPLE MUSIC, OTHER ONLINE SERVICES FACE SECOND DAY OF OUTAGES
For the second day in a row, users are reporting an Apple Music outage as well as issues using other of Apple’s online services.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-music-other-online-services-face-second-day-of-outages/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. UKRAINIAN DEVELOPER MACPAW DEVELOPS ANTI-PIRACY SOFTWARE IN FIGHT AGAINST RUSSIA
Ukrainian developers MacPaw announces the release of its anti-spying app SpyBuster, a free download to help against the fight with Russia.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/ukrainian-developer-macpaw-develops-anti-piracy-software-in-fight-against-russia/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. OPTIMIZING BATTERY LIFE ON YOUR 5G IPHONE
Depending on your needs, the defaults on your iPhone may not be the best choices. Here’s how to optimize battery life on your 5G iPhone.
<https://www.macobserver.com/tips/deep-dive/optimizing-battery-life-on-your-5g-iphone/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. MACBOOK AIR POSSIBLY TO ARRIVE IN 2022, MURMURS OF NEW MAC PRO
Rumors are circulating that a new MacBook Air will be announced in 2022. No new MacBook Pro models are expected until 2023, though.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/macbook-air-possibly-to-arrive-in-2022-murmurs-of-new-mac-pro/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. OKTA CLAIMS ‘NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS’ NEEDED AFTER SECURITY BREACH
As details emerge of the recent Okta security breach, customers wonder what the security firm isn’t telling them.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/okta-claims-no-corrective-actions-needed-after-security-breach/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. NEW SCAN TEXT FEATURE MAKES IS EASIER TO SCAN PHYSICAL NOTES TO IOS 15.4
With the new iOS 15.4 update comes a host of new features. Scan text is a new feature that allows your iPhone camera to scan physical text.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/new-scan-text-feature-makes-is-easier-to-scan-physical-notes-to-ios-15-4/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. NEW RUMORS CIRCULATE ABOUT IPHONE 14 PRO AND PRO MAX THANKS TO LEAK
There are new rumors circulating that the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will feature LTPO style screens. A departure from the typical OLED.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/rumor/new-rumors-circulate-about-iphone-14-pro-and-pro-max-thanks-to-leak/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. HIDDEN IOS GESTURE TO SELECT MULTIPLE ITEMS BY TWO-FINGER SWIPING
A little known iOS gesture makes it much easier to select multiple items. All it takes is a two-finger swipe, as Jeff Butts demonstrates.
<https://www.macobserver.com/tips/quick-tip/hidden-ios-gesture-to-select-multiple-items-by-two-finger-swiping/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. APPLE FACING NINTH WEEKLY FINE IN THE NETHERLANDS
The Netherlands has imposed a 9th fine on Apple for not complying with its order regarding payment methods for dating apps.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-facing-ninth-weekly-fine-in-the-netherlands/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

10. ALASKA AIRLINE IS TESTING THE USE OF IPAD PROS FOR CHECK-IN STATIONS
Alaska Airline is field-testing iPad Pros as self-check-in stations at the San Jose Norman Y. Mineta International Airport.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/alaska-airline-is-testing-the-use-of-ipad-pros-for-check-in-stations/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

11. APPLE QUESTIONED FOR BARRING THIRD-PARTY ECG APPS FROM WORKING WITH APPLE WATCH
Apple is being accused of trying to monopolize the heart rate app market by barring third-party ECG apps from working properly under watchOS.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-questioned-for-barring-third-party-ecg-apps-to-work-with-apple-watch/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

12. VERIZON TO OFFER 5G ULTRA WIDEBAND SERVICE TO MORE U.S. CITIES THIS YEAR
Verizon acquired early clearance for its C-Band spectrum. This will allow the company to deploy 5G Ultra Wideband service to more US cities.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/verizon-to-offer-5g-ultra-wideband-service-to-more-u-s-cities-this-year/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>