Apple doesn’t plan to carry a conventional occasion to unveil new iPads and Macs, in line with Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. As an alternative, he mentioned Apple plans to announce the merchandise on its web site with a “collection of on-line movies and advertising campaigns.”

iPad Air 12
If this plan is correct, we will count on the brand new merchandise to be introduced with press releases on the Apple Newsroom web site.

Gurman expects Apple to announce the next merchandise:

  • Two new iPad Professional fashions with the M3 chip and OLED shows
  • A brand new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Professional
  • Two new iPad Air fashions, together with a first-ever 12.9-inch mannequin
  • At the least one new Apple Pencil
  • New 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air fashions with the M3 chip

The brand new iPad Professional fashions are expected to be thinner, and they’re rumored to be outfitted with a landscape-oriented front camera just like the iPad 10.

March or April are additionally widespread months for Apple to launch a new iPhone color, and new colors for iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands.

When it comes to timing, Gurman mentioned that Apple is planning to launch a “particular model” of iOS 17.4 with help for the brand new {hardware} on the finish of March, main him to count on the units to “arrive someday in March or April.” Presumably, there would even be particular iPadOS 17.4 and macOS 14.4 variations preinstalled on the brand new iPads and Macs.

iOS 17.4 contains major changes to the App Store and more within the EU, on account of the Digital Markets Act. Apple has till March 6 to adjust to the Digital Markets Act, in an effort to keep away from fines, so the widespread perception has been that iOS 17.4 will likely be released by then. The particular model would observe later within the month.

Widespread Tales

10 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in Next Week’s iOS 17.4 Update

Apple will this month launch iOS 17.4, its largest iPhone software program replace of the yr to date, that includes plenty of options and modifications that customers have been anticipating for fairly some time. Under, we have listed 10 new issues that your iPhone will be capable of do after you’ve got put in the replace, which is projected to reach by March 7. When the day arrives, you should definitely test Settings ➝…

Apple Maps vs. Google Maps: Which Is Better?

Apple Maps has been offering navigational steerage to Apple customers for nearly 13 and a half years now, and far has modified concerning the app in that point. Nonetheless, in line with information from Canalys, the overwhelming majority of iPhones within the U.S. nonetheless have Google Maps downloaded as an alternative choice to Apple Maps, which comes preinstalled on all iPhones. We wish to hear from MacRumors readers. Which do…

Apple TV+ Gains Over 50 Movies for a Limited Time

Apple TV+ at present gained over 50 motion pictures, including to its again catalog of content material for a restricted time. The gathering contains a lot of fashionable and basic titles. Subscribers can entry the flicks in a “Nice Motion pictures on Apple TV+” part within the Apple TV app. Some titles are additionally accessible in 3D. Motion pictures within the assortment embrace: 21 Soar Road 300 American Sniper Argo …

Apple Releases New Beta Firmware for AirPods Pro 2

Apple at present launched a brand new beta firmware replace for the AirPods Professional 2, each the USB-C and Lightning variations. The brand new firmware is model 6E188, up from the prior 6B34 firmware launched in December. Apple doesn’t usually present particulars or notes on what options is perhaps included within the refreshed firmware, so it’s unclear what’s new. Word that this software program is proscribed to builders on the…

Will Your iPhone Support iOS 18? Here’s What the Latest Rumor Says

iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 are nonetheless over three months away from being unveiled, however we might already know which units might be suitable with the updates. iOS 18 might be suitable with the identical iPhone fashions as iOS 17, that means that the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR from 2018 will stay supported for at the very least one other yr, in line with data shared this week by a supply with a…

OLED iPad Pro’s Thin Design Highlighted in CAD Drawings

Apple is engaged on a brand new model of the iPad Professional that’s set to launch as quickly as March, and the refresh will mark the most important design replace to the Professional lineup since 2018. Apple is transitioning to OLED shows, and the swap will enable for a significant change to the general thickness of the gadget. CAD drawings of the upcoming ~11-inch and ~13-inch iPad Professional fashions give us some perception into simply…