Apple’s First Event of the Year Reportedly Set for March 8

Every yr, Apple hosts a handful of product launch occasions to announce new gadgets, and 2022 is shaping as much as be no totally different. According to Bloomberg, the corporate’s first such occasion shall be “on or near” March 8, which tracks—Apple normally proclaims new gadgets within the spring, and its occasions are usually on Tuesdays. March 8 is just not technically spring, however it’s spring sufficient, and it’s additionally a Tuesday.

So what’s in retailer March 8 or another date adjoining to that one? Rumor has it Apple plans to announce an up to date model of its fashionable iPhone SE (the most cost effective iPhone available for purchase) with 5G connectivity. An overhauled iPad Air can also be reportedly on deck, as is a brand new Mac.

The iPhone SE launch could be significantly attention-grabbing. Apple hasn’t up to date the $399 SE, which is the one iPhone within the lineup with Touch ID, in two years. According to Bloomberg, Apple is including 5G, a quicker processor, and a greater digicam to the telephone however retaining its dated design (which some favor to the iPhones with almost edge-to-edge shows and facial recognition).

Apple’s middle-of-the-road iPad Air can also be anticipated get a spec bump with a 5G modem and a quicker processor. The $599 Air was final up to date in fall 2020 with an iPad Pro-like redesign, and when I reviewed it on the time, I stated it was the very best iPad for most individuals. That stays true, although the Pro has since gotten an enormous show enhance and the iPad Mini’s current redesign makes it extra compelling for folk who desire a pill that’s not attempting to be a laptop computer substitute.

Apple is within the strategy of switching all of its Macs over from Intel to Apple Silicon, and in accordance with Bloomberg, a kind of Macs might take the stage on the March occasion.

The firm can also be anticipated to roll out massive updates to iOS 15 and macOS Monterey that make it doable unlock an iPhone with a masks on and to seamlessly use a Mac with an iPad managed by only one mouse, keyboard, or trackpad.

Apple hasn’t but introduced the occasion, so it stays to be seen if the product launch—which is anticipated to be streamed on-line moderately than in particular person—will happen March 8. But the percentages are fairly good that the corporate has loads of merchandise in retailer this yr, and that we’ll see the primary of these new gadgets very quickly.