Another
round
of
Apple
devices
is
about
to
arrive.
After
launching
new
iPhones,
Apple
Watches,
and
AirPods
in
September
and
a
new
iPad
earlier
this
month,
Apple
is
now
gearing
up
to
launch
updated
Macs.
After
weeks
of
rumors
and
speculation,
Apple
SVP
Greg
Joswiak
came
out
and
directly
teased
the
arrival
of
new
computers
to
be
announced
during
the
final
week
of
October.
We’re
expecting
a
fresh
round
of
chip
upgrades,
at
least
one
redesign,
and
maybe
an
October
surprise
or
two
(the
good
kind).
Since
there
was
no
hyped-up
save-the-date
sent
out
for
an
in-person
or
livestream
event,
we’re
expecting
a
series
of
early
morning
press
releases
— in
the
past,
Apple
has
tended
to
drop
them
around
9AM
ET.
Joswiak’s
teaser
mentioned
a
“week”
of
announcements,
so
nobody
knows
for
certain
right
now
if
the
news
will
be
spread
out
over
several
days
or
if
we’re
going
to
be
inundated
by
a
mountain
of
Macs
on
Monday
morning.
Regardless
of
how
it
happens,
here’s
what
we
think
will
get
updated and
what
might
not
make
the
cut.
Apple
Intelligence
will
finally
(start
to)
launch
Apple
Intelligence
is
set
to
launch
“this
fall”
across
compatible
iPhones,
iPads,
and
Macs,
with
the
first
features
arriving
in
October.
The
end
of
October
has
nearly
arrived,
and
Apple
has
confirmed
it’s
coming
some
time
next
week.
Related
First
up,
we’re
expecting
Apple’s
Writing
Tools
for
rewriting,
proofreading,
and
summarizing,
plus
a
newly
designed
Siri,
new
Photos
app
features
such
as
Clean
Up
(akin
to
Google’s
Magic
Eraser),
and
live
transcriptions
of
phone
calls
and
voice
memos.
Other
features
like
ChatGPT
search
integrations,
Genmoji
custom
emoji,
Image
Playground
generative
art,
and
Visual
Intelligence
image
searching
are
expected
to
“roll
out
later
this
year
and
in
the
months
following,”
according
to
Apple.
We
first
saw
these
features
demoed
back
at
WWDC
2024,
but
so
far,
you’ve
had
to
install
one
of
Apple’s
developer
or
public
betas
to
experience
them.
For
iPhones,
the
features
are
coming
to
the
15
Pro
/
Pro
Max
and
the
whole
iPhone
16
line.
On
iPads
and
Macs,
Apple
Intelligence
will
launch
on
models
with
M1-generation
processors
or
newer.
The
14-inch
and
16-inch
MacBook
Pro.Photo
by
Amelia
Holowaty
Krales
/
The
Verge
MacBook
Pros
with
newer
chips
Last
year’s
October
event
had
a
big
focus
on
the
MacBook
Pro
line.
The
14-inch
and
16-inch
models
both
saw
chip
bumps,
and
Apple
introduced
a
new
stripped-down
14-inch
model
that
finally
killed
off
the
Touch
Bar.
We
don’t
expect
most
of
the
lineup
to
change
beyond
a
bump
to
the
M4
generation,
but
Apple
may
have
bigger
plans
for
that
entry-level
14-inch
Pro.
Recent
leaks
seem
to
show
a
space
black
14-inch
Pro
with
a
base
M4
chip,
16GB
of
RAM,
and
a
third
Thunderbolt
port,
which
would
neatly
address
most
of
our
complaints
with
the
M3
version.
Even
a
chip
bump
is
welcome,
though,
especially
if
you’re
a
bargain
hunter
looking
to
pounce
on
some
closeout
sales
of
soon-to-be
last-gen
hardware.
As
for
the
MacBook
Air
line,
the
latest
rumors
indicate
they
won’t
make
the
jump
from
M3
to
M4
chips
until
early
in
the
new
year.
The
M2
Mac
Mini
could
be
the
last
with
this
long-running
design.Photo
by
Chris
Welch
/
The
Verge
A
whole
new,
even
smaller
Mac
Mini
We’re
expecting
a
big
redesign
of
Apple’s
smallest
desktop
computer
—
likely
to
make
it
even
smaller.
In
addition
to
including
new
M4
and
M4
Pro
chips,
the
new
Mac
Mini
is
rumored
to
shed
its
USB-A
ports
and
be
about
as
tiny
as
an
Apple
TV
streaming
box.
It
would
be
the
first
major
redesign
to
come
to
the
Mini
in
about
14
years
(longer
than
The
Verge
has
even
been
around).
The
current
Mac
Mini
with
M2
and
M2
Pro
chips
has
been
with
us
since
the
early
days
of
2023,
so
a
new
model
does
feel
timely.
A
few
of
us
here
are
Mac
Mini
stans,
in
part
because
it
offers
a
great
value
proposition
for
its
performance
—
at
least,
if
you
already
have
a
monitor,
keyboard,
and
mouse.
I’m
excited
to
see
what
a
refreshed
Mini
could
look
like
and
just
how
much
an
M4
Pro
model
leapfrogs
the
current
M2
Pro,
but
potentially
having
fewer
ports
gives
me
pause.
It
also
sounds
unlikely
that
a
smaller
Mini
will
have
the
one
thing
I’ve
really
wanted
in
mine:
a
speedy
built-in
SD
card
slot
like
the
Mac
Studio.
The
colorful
iMacs
are
currently
on
the
M3
generation.Photo
by
Dan
Seifert
/
The
Verge
The
iMac
gets
a
new
chip
— and
maybe
some
USB-C
accessories
The
iMac
has
been
on
autopilot
ever
since
the
machine
received
its
colorful
glow-up
in
2021.
If
next
week’s
announcements
bring
changes
to
Apple’s
all-in-one
computer,
it’s
likely
we’ll
just
see
a
bump
from
last
year’s
M3
model
to
a
fresh
M4
version.
The
real
highlight
may
be
refreshed
versions
of
Apple’s
Magic
Mouse,
Magic
Trackpad,
and
Magic
Keyboard
that
use
USB-C
instead
of
Lightning.
They’re
among
the
final
Apple
devices
to
still
use
the
Lightning
port
and
feel
sorely
out
of
place
now
that
the
iPhone
has
switched
over
(and
as
the
EU’s
deadline
to
move
to
USB-C
creeps
closer).
I’m
still
holding
out
hope
for
a
bigger
iMac
refresh
sometime
down
the
road.
Somebody
wake
me
when
we
finally
get
the
long-rumored
32-inch
iMac
or
a
resurrection
of
the
iMac
Pro.
The
new
iPad
Mini
looks
a
whole
lot
like
the
old
one.Photo:
David
Pierce
/
The
Verge
The
new
iPad
Mini
is
already
here
(and
we
reviewed
it)
A
new
iPad
Mini
was
expected
to
launch
around
the
same
time
as
the
upcoming
Macs,
but
it
came
to
us
a
couple
weeks
early
via
a
press
release
announcement.
The
refreshed
8.3-inch
tablet
was
upgraded
to
the
A17
Pro
chip
originally
found
in
the
iPhone
15
Pro
and
given
support
for
the
Apple
Pencil
Pro
stylus.
There’s
really
not
a
whole
lot
more
to
say
in
this
update,
which
is
maybe
why
our
own
David
Pierce
thought
it
was
just
mostly
okay.
There
There
were
also
rumblings
that
Apple
could
update
the
entry-level
10.9-inch
iPad
to
a
new
11th-gen
model,
but
at
this
point
it
seems
like
an
early
next
year
announcement
—
especially
considering
the
Mini’s
early
arrival.
The
current
10th-gen
model
launched
at
a
pricey
$449,
but
Apple
course-corrected
by
slashing
its
starting
price
to
$349
earlier
this
year.
An
11th-gen
model
will
likely
look
very
similar,
though
it
might
be
an
opportunity
for
Apple
to
clean
up
and
update
its
messy
accessories
situation.
The
current
Mac
Studio
is
from
2023
and
on
the
M2
generation.Photo
by
Amelia
Holowaty
Krales
/
The
Verge
What
else
might
pop
up?
The
M4
processor
debuted
five
months
ago
in
the
latest
iPad
Pros,
and
as
mentioned
above,
Apple
is
expected
to
announce
its
latest
chips
are
finally
making
the
jump
to
most
Macs
in
the
coming
weeks.
But
will
we
see
any
M4
Max
or
M4
Ultra
chips
debut
in
refreshes
of
the
Mac
Studio
and
Mac
Pro?
Those
pro-oriented
machines
are
still
on
the
M2
Max
and
M2
Ultra,
so
they’re
due
for
an
upgrade.
But
rumors
of
new
models
have
been
pretty
nonexistent
so
far.
Plus,
getting
new
chips
across
the
entire
line
of
Macs
all
at
once
may
be
too
much
of
a
long
shot
—
Apple
has
a
track
record
of
spacing
things
out.
Update,
October
24th:
Updated
to
reflect
the
latest
announcements
and
Apple’s
event
teaser.
(Originally posted by Antonio G. Di Benedetto)
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