Apple’s ‘It is Glowtime’ launch occasion is scheduled to happen later as we speak, because the Cupertino firm is predicted to launch as much as 4 handsets within the iPhone 16 sequence that can provide Apple Intelligence options, in addition to new AirPods and Apple Watch fashions. This is not more likely to be the corporate’s ultimate launch occasion of the yr, in keeping with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who says that Apple might unveil new iPad fashions and effectively as a brand new model of its smallest pc — the Mac Mini — subsequent month.

Within the newest model of his Energy On e-newsletter, Gurman states that Apple might launch new iPad fashions at an occasion in October. One in every of these would be the successor to the iPad Mini (2021) that was launched three years in the past, with an A15 Bionic chip. The Bloomberg journalist has not specified which processor will energy the upcoming iPad Mini mannequin.

Apple has already up to date the iPad Air and iPad Pro earlier this yr, powered by its M2 and M4 chips, respectively. This implies that the corporate might launch new variations of the iPad Mini and the usual iPad on the purported launch occasion in October.

Gurman has additionally reiterated his earlier declare that Apple will launch new Mac fashions at a launch occasion subsequent month. One in every of these new fashions will reportedly be a Mac Mini powered by Apple’s M4 chipset, housed in a a lot smaller physique than the prevailing M2-powered Mac Mini mannequin.

Apple did not launch an M3 powered Mac Mini mannequin to succeed the one powered by its M2 chip, which implies that the purported successor might provide a substantial enhance in efficiency over its predecessor.  

The corporate will even announce up to date variations of the MacBook Professional and the iMac in October, alongside the purported M4 Mac Mini, in keeping with the journalist. These are additionally anticipated to be powered by the corporate’s M4 chip, which is its strongest Apple Silicon processor up to now.