A new week is underway, and all of today’s best deals are following suit with the ongoing launch day iPad Air 5 discount. That’s alongside a fitting Apple Pencil 2 price cut to $104 and the refreshed AirPods Pro with MagSafe case at $74 off. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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A new report by Display Supply Chain Consultants shows Apple led the advanced notebooks market during Q4 2021 with a 54% share thanks to the new MacBook Pro with miniLED display. Not only that, but the company sold more of these Macs than all OLED laptops combined.

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Travelers checking in for their Alaska Airlines flights may find themselves using iPad Pros. As a replacement for self-check-in kiosks, the airline has iPad Pros installed at tables in its lobby. The airline has been testing out a new series of technological improvements to speed up the onboarding process.

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Jamf, the standard in Apple Enterprise Management, announced today its new plan to help businesses manage and secure their devices. This new plan, Jamf Fundamentals, offers new capabilities for protecting small and midsize businesses while using Apple products.

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Apple’s new Studio Display officially hit the market on Friday, and we continue to learn new tidbits about what exactly’s inside the machine. While Apple touted that the Studio Display is powered by an A13 Bionic inside, we’ve since learned that the Studio Display also features 64GB of onboard storage, because who knows why…

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VLC media player for iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS just announced a major update it is rolling out today for all users.

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The global chip shortage doesn’t appear likely to end any time soon. The manufacturer of crucial chipmaking machines has warned that its kit will be in short supply for another two years.

That’s particularly bad news for Intel as it seeks to play catch-up with the capabilities of Apple’s M1 chips …

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Apple Watch Series 3 days are numbered as Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes the five-year-old smartwatch could meet its end of life in Q3 2022.

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Twelve days after Foxconn’s Shenzhen factory announced it had halted iPhone production due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the company says it has “basically” resumed normal operations in its campuses.

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The Apple TV app on both Android TV and Google TV no longer offers the option to buy or rent movies, while Apple TV+ subscriptions can still be purchased.

It’s being suggested that the change may have been made to avoid Google’s 30% commission on sales through its platforms …

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European sanctions against Apple and other tech giants need to be much more severe if companies are to take them seriously, argues the bloc’s competition watchdog.

European Commission competition head Margrethe Vestager points to Apple’s failure to properly comply with a Dutch App Store ruling, seemingly preferring instead to pay the weekly fine of €5M ($5.5M) …

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The Telegram ban imposed in Brazil has now been overturned. The secure messaging app was banned in the country for failing to comply with court orders to take down groups and channels used by criminal gangs, as well as those used by politicians to spread disinformation.

Amusingly, Telegram says that it didn’t comply with the orders because it didn’t receive the emails …

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A major case of Apple employee fraud has been uncovered, with a former supply chain buyer estimated to have cost the company $10M.

Dhirendra Prasad, who for 10 years worked as a buyer in Apple’s Global Service Supply Chain division, faces five federal charges …

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