Apple
has
plenty
of
releases
planned
for
the
spring,
by
the
rumor
mill’s
reckoning,
but
one
thing
it
may
not
do
is
make
a
big
production
out
of
it,
according
to
Mark
Gurman
in
today’s
Power
On
newsletter
for
Bloomberg.
It’s
not
all
that
unusual
for
Apple
to
skip
a
spring
event
—
it
didn’t
have
one
last
year,
and
it’s
skipped
it
in
years
past,
too.
Even
so,
it’s
a
little
surprising,
given
the
plethora
of
devices
the
company
is
expected
to
launch.
The
biggest
thing
is
a
revamped
iPad
Pro
with
an
OLED
screen
and
an
M3
chip.
For
the
most
part,
Apple’s
highest-end
tablet’s
design
has
been
unchanged
since
its
2018
refresh,
when
it
took
on
the
flat-sided
design
language
that
also
defines
the
company’s
phones,
laptops,
and
even
the
iMac.
The
company
is
also
expected
to
update
the
iPad
Air,
introducing
a
new
12.9-inch
version
alongside
the
usual
10.9-inch
model.
Both
would
be
the
first
new
iPads
since
2022.
Rumors
have
been
predicting
a
new
Apple
Pencil,
too,
though
there
hasn’t
been
a
lot
of
information
about
what
will
be
different.
There
could
be
new
interchangeable
magnetic
tips
that
alter
its
characteristics
for
different
kinds
of
art,
and
it
may
also
have
Find
My
built-in.
Other
accessories
that
have
been
tipped
by
Gurman
and
others
include
a
redesigned
Magic
Keyboard
for
the
iPad
Pro
that
would
be
encased
in
aluminum
and
lend
the
deluxe
iPad
more
of
the
illusion
of
a
laptop.
Rumors
have
pegged
spring
as
the
release
window
for
M3
chip-equipped
13-
and-
15-inch
MacBook
Airs,
as
well.
Those
probably
won’t
change
hugely
—
just
more
powerful
chips.
But
apart
from
perhaps
a
nicer
display,
I’m
not
convinced
anyone
is
clamoring
for
big
changes
on
the
Air
lineup.
As
with
iPads,
this
would
be
the
first
update
to
the
excellent
13-inch
MacBook
Air
since
2022.
That’s
so
much
new
hardware
to
announce
without
a
big
production!
But
maybe
it
makes
sense.
After
all,
it’s
not
without
precedent,
and
it’s
not
like
there
are
any
fancy
new
chips
for
Johnny
Srouji
to
talk
up
in
his
lab.
Plus,
if
Apple
changes
little
else
about
the
iPad
Pro
apart
from
the
screen,
there’s
functionally
not
a
lot
to
really
get
excited
about
there,
either.
It
also
remains
to
be
seen
how
big
a
deal
a
larger
iPad
Air
will
be
to
customers.
That
would
make
Apple’s
next
big
event
its
World
Wide
Developer
Conference,
typically
in
June.
There,
we
expect
a
lot
of
changes.
As
Gurman
writes,
the
company
is
getting
ready
to
unveil
the
fruits
of
its
massive
effort
to
catch
up
with
everyone
else
on
generative
AI.
That’s
also
where
Apple
shows
off
what
it’s
doing
to
update
its
operating
systems,
so
expect
plenty
of
updates
there
—
particularly
for
iOS
18,
which
Gurman
has
said
(and
does
again
today)
will
be
the
most
significant
software
rejiggering
the
iPhone
has
ever
seen.
Original author: Wes Davis
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