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iOS and Mac users are reporting that they're having trouble logging in to Apple services such as iTunes Connect and the App Store. This is causing problems for users who were in the process of downloading apps to their iPhone or iPad. iOS users with a "stuck" app that was interrupted while downloading can follow these instructions to re-install the app once the outage is over.

At the time of this post Apple's system status page shows that the App Store, iTunes Store and Mac Store are all down. The page reads, "customers may be unable to make purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store." The cause of the outage is unknown at this time.

The Apple Watch will ship with 8GB of storage but Apple will limit how many songs and photos users can store on the wearable device, according to 9to5Mac. Users will only be able to keep 2GB of music and up to 75MB of photos on the watch.

All songs and images uploaded to the Music and Photos apps on the Apple Watch will be accessible without an iPhone. This means users will be able to leave their iPhone at home and listen to music or view images on the go. Only 2 gigabytes of music (around "200 decent quality music tracks," according to 9to5Mac) is lot less than you will get from most iPod models, but you will be able to access your entire music library when your iPhone is nearby.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock dropped slightly in value over the course of last week. Shares opened Monday at $129.25, reached a high of $129.56 on Wednesday, and closed Friday at $126.60. You won't be checking Apple's numbers on the NASDAQ for much longer, however, as the Cupertino giant will be replacing AT&T on the Dow Jones Industrial Average after trading on March 18th. The move was made to balance the information technology sector's weight in the index, which will drop a bit due to a Visa stock split.

Aside from that, there were several other noteworthy items last week:

UBS analyst Steve Milunovich, estimating that iPhone 6 demand will continue to outstrip supply in the March quarter, has raised his sales forecast from 55 million units to 58 million units. This would represent a whopping 33% year-

We now have the final word on the water resistant rating of the Apple Watch thanks to the Watch design page of the online Apple store. The fine print located on the bottom of the page reads, "Apple Watch is splash and water resistant but not waterproof." It also says the watch has a "water resistance rating of IPX7 under IEC standard 60529".

This means it is safe to wear your watch when washing your hands or out in the rain but you should avoid fully submerging it in water. Apple also warns that its leather bands "are not water resistant."

Apple today announced the final details about the Apple Watch at a special media event held at the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts in San Francisco, California. Pre-orders for all three Apple Watch collections will open on April 10, 2015 and will begin shipping on April 24. The Apple Watch Sport will retail for $349 for the 39mm model and $399 for the 42mm. The standard Apple Watch model will start at $549 and the gold Edition model will start at $10,000.

Apple CEO Tim Cook also announced that the watch will have an “all day battery life," "Hey, Siri" support and that iOS 8.2 will be available today. Cook said Apple Watch users can "expect 18 hours" of battery life from their watch during a "typical day". The "Hey, Siri" feature on the Apple Watch will also only work when you raise your wrist to preserve battery power.