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What we expect at Apple's Scary Fast event: M3-powered MacBook Pros and new iMacs
It's time for yet another Apple Event. This time around, we're expecting to see fresh MacBook Pro and iMac devices powered by new M3 chipsets.
Apple confirms 'scary fast' event for the night of October 30
Apple is holding a streaming event on October 30 at 8PM EST. This nighttime presentation could feature the announcement of new iMacs.
Apple Fitness+ is coming to iPhone this fall in 21 countries
No Apple Watch necessary.
watchOS 9 will arrive on September 12th
You'll need Apple Watch Series 4 or later to use the new OS.
Apple's new AirPods Pro have touch controls
Three years after releasing the AirPods Pro, Apple is introducing an upgraded model. These new earbuds bring touch controls, improved noise cancelation and longer battery life.
Watch Apple's iPhone 14 event here at 1PM ET
Along with the company's latest phones, we're expecting to see a fresh Apple Watch lineup and new AirPods.
Watch Apple's 'Peek Performance' event here at 1PM ET
Expect a new iPhone SE and iPad Air, and maybe some surprises.
Apple's sixth-gen iPad mini gets USB-C and an all-screen design
The smallest iPad is getting a serious upgrade.
What to expect at Apple’s iPhone 13 event
A selection of the more-credible leaks around so you can catch up on all the iPhone 13 rumors ahead of Apple's Sept 14th keynote.
Siri says Apple will hold a special event on April 20th
Apple's virtual assistant Siri seems to have let slip the official date of its upcoming event where it's expected to reveal a new iPad pro.
Apple's HomePod mini is a smaller, spherical smart speaker
Pre-orders for the $99 speaker open on November 6th.
iPhone 11's dual-camera system has an ultra-wide lens
Apple's iPhone 11 features a dual-camera system with 12MP wide and ultra-wide lenses. The 26 mm wide camera has an f/1.8 aperture and includes a six-element lens and optical image stabilization. The 13 mm ultra-wide, five-element lens features an f/2.4 aperture and a 120-degree field of view. Apple claims that together, they'll be useful for a wide range of use cases, from tight spaces to broad sweeping landscapes
Apple will unveil its latest iPhones on September 10th
Here we go again. September is fast approaching, so that means it's almost time to officially find out what Apple has in store with this year's iPhones. Its big fall event is set for September 10th, and it'll take place at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT.
How to watch Apple's streaming service launch event
With its hardware announcements out of the way, the stage is set for Apple's main event. Today is all about Apple's shift to services: video streaming, news and gaming subscriptions, and maybe even a credit card. And you'll be able to watch the keynote live as it happens at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino right here at 1PM Eastern/10AM Pacific. Or, if you spend all your time on Twitter, you can watch it there and get live updates from Apple's official account. We'll also be on the ground with live coverage direct from Apple's campus.
Apple's WWDC keynote is set for June 3rd
Apple has set the dates for this year's Worldwide Developers Conference. It takes place June 3rd to 7th at San Jose's McEnery Convention Center, the same venue as the last couple of years. At WWDC, Apple typically gives developers (and everyone else) an early look at upcoming versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS. We might also learn a little more about Apple's services (it's likely to announce streaming video and news subscription plans this month) or even get a glimpse at new hardware.
Apple will finally unveil its streaming video service on March 25th
It turns out rumors of an Apple spring event were true: the company's next event will happen on March 25th at the Steve Jobs theater on Apple's Cupertino campus. And judging by the event invite, we'll finally hear about Apple's long-rumored video service. The rumblings had pointed to a spring event that would see the launch of Apple's news and video services, but the invite doesn't quite make it clear whether we'll actually get any info on that news product. There's also a chance we'll see new iPads, as Apple has refreshed its lineup in March for several years now, but one thing is for sure: we'll be there bringing you the news live as it happens.
Join us tomorrow for a liveblog of the Apple event
Time flies! It seems like it was just yesterday that we were prepping for Apple's last product announcement event, and here we are again. This time, we expect to see new iPads, new Macs, and probably an announcement of the release date for Mac OS X Yosemite ... provided it isn't just released to the public tomorrow. As usual, we'd love to have you join us in watching the event livestream, complete with commentary by our very own Erica Sadun on one of our wildly popular liveblogs. Our liveblog of the Apple event will begin at about 12:55 PM ET (9:55 AM PT) tomorrow, with the actual livestream from Apple scheduled to start at about 1 PM ET (10 AM PT). Our crack team of bloggers will be on hand to provide you with breakout articles on all of the announcements, and the liveblog is always available after the fact for your review. Here are two very important web pages for you to bookmark: TUAW Liveblog of the October 16 Apple Event The Apple Livestream of the Event
Apple to live stream October 16th press event
Apple this week sent out invitations to a media event that'll be held October 19 at the company's Town Hall auditorium. Apple may use the event to unveil its next generation iPad lineup, the release date for OS X Yosemite and possibly new iMacs. As it has done with previous events, Apple will be providing a live stream of the presentation on its events website at www.apple.com/live. Viewers can watch the stream using recent versions of Safari on iOS or OS X. Apple TV owners also can tune into the "Special Events" channel, which appears shortly before a scheduled event. TUAW will be liveblogging the event and covering the announcements as they happen. We'll provide the details for the liveblog as the event date nears.
What could be announced at Apple's October 16 event?
Whenever Apple announces an upcoming event, one of favorite pastimes of tech bloggers is to "Zapruder" the invitation -- in other words, analyze the heck out of the design and wording of the invitation. This often means that we read things into the invitation that never happen, but sometimes we just happen to make some lucky guesses that match reality. Let's take a look at the latest invitation (image above) and consider some possible meanings... A new Mac mini? The words "It's been way too long" can be interpreted any number of ways. My first guess is that they're referring to the 715 days since the Mac mini was last updated. Apple's least expensive Mac (well, at least if you already have a monitor, keyboard, and pointing device on hand) has been ignored far too long, and it's still one of the more popular server devices for small business. The current MD388LL/A (and MD389LL/A server) Mac mini model features up to a 2.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 as a configure-to-order option, allows for up to 16 GB of RAM, has a built-in Intel HD Graphics 4000 processor, and has one Thunderbolt and four USB 3.0 ports. Let's say that Apple decides to follow the design cues of the Mac Pro and turn the Mac mini into a squat cylinder, bumps the CPU to a quad-core 3.7 GHz Intel Xeon ("Ivy Bridge-EP"), adds RAM expandibility to 32 GB, and sports an AMD FirePro D300 graphics coprocessor. Throw in 802.11ac capability and Thunderbolt 2, and you've got quite the nice little machine. Retina iMac? That "It's been way too long" tag line could also be referring to the second oldest member of the Mac family, the iMac. The current iMacs were released on November 30, 2012 (677 days ago) for the 21.5-inch model and sometime in January of 2013 (approximately 631 days ago) for the 27-inch. While the slimline design of the iMac probably won't change, I could see the display getting some attention. The 21.5-inch model has a 1920 x 1080 display, the 27-inch a 2560 x 1440 display - both of those are 16:9 aspect ratio. It wouldn't be out of the question to see the 27-inch model gain a 4K display resolution (3840 x 2160), although this would put the pixel per inch count down to around 163 PPI - much less than Retina quality but better than the existing 109 PPI display. Apple could consider a UHD+ display (5120 x 2880) for 217 PPI, which would still give it the lowest PPI of any Retina display. Any higher resolution would probably put the iMac out of the price range of its target market. Of course, this is pure speculation, but wouldn't it be nice? Although the early 2013 27-inch iMac is still amazingly fast, I could easily see a late 2014 iMac adding Thunderbolt 2, greater storage, and more RAM as well as a faster CPU. iPad and iPad mini It's a stretch, but the long, colorful line in the invitation could refer to a new iPad Air that's even more slender than the existing. Rumor sites are saying that a new Air will not only lose thickness and weight, but also gain Touch ID. Both current iPad lines have been around since late 2013, so that's not really "way too long". Mac OS X Yosemite With a second Gold Master release of Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite sent out this morning, it looks like the latest Mac operating system is a cinch to be shipping soon. Expect the announcement of its release at the event; I'd even venture that it could go live on October 16. Apple TV Perhaps the "It's been way too long" is referring to the gap between releases of the Apple TV. The last major revision (third-generation) was on March 7, 2012, although the company has been shipping a slightly revised version of the little black box since January of 2013. Apple TV has a lot of competition these days: Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Chromecast to name just a few. Chromecast is currently much less expensive at $35, and there at Google's I/O 2014 it was announced that 6,000 developers were woerking on 10,000 Chromecast apps. Maybe it's about time for Apple to market a much more powerful Apple TV that runs apps... Or maybe it's a colorful HDTV (I seriously doubt it), and "it's been way too long" since the company started enticing Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster with dreams of a big screen Apple device. That long colorful line that's the top of the "apple" in the Apple logo? Maybe that's representing a cable, and Apple's going to announce a way to "cut the cable" and finally get a la carte television. It's been way too long since someone gave us an alternative to cable and satellite TV. iPods I think it's totally unlikely that Apple would do anything to the iPod nano, since sales of portable media players in general have been plummeting since the advent of the iPhone and iPad. It has been two years since the device - which comes in a rainbow of colors that are reflected in the invitation graphic - has been updated. Likewise, it's been a while since the iPod Shuffle was last updated (September 1, 2010), but does the world really need another media player, even a tiny one? The iPod touch could be getting a refresh, perhaps with better battery life and an A6 CPU. Maybe the iPod Shuffle will be replaced by a pair of Beats headphones with the music player built into it? Who knows. But for some reason I just don't think that the iPod is going to be the big focus of the announcement. Wait until October 16 Whatever is announced on October 16, there are sure to be some surprises that we never even dreamed of. Comments from Apple executives earlier in the year reporting that they were thrilled with the company's product pipeline have been partially fulfilled with the introduction of the iPhone 6 family and a peek at the Apple Watch. Now it may be time for the other shoe to drop, with even more exciting new products coming down the road. I've probably completely struck out on what will be announced, but this has been a fun exercise in looking at Apple's current product lineup and trying to figure out what could be coming from Cupertino. What are your ideas as to what the invitation's cryptic "It's been way too long" means? What would you want to see from Apple at the even? Leave your ideas in the comments below.
The entire Apple event in just 84 seconds
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