Reported by: Liam McClelland 09/02/2015 at 20:30pm
UPDATE - event to be announced in march 2015! [Tuesday 24th February 2015]
This week there have been rumours that suggest that Apple is planning to hold an event in Cupertino either near the end of February or early March. The rumours suggest that we will see a new Macbook Air with Retina Display, IOS 8.2 & a closer look at the Watch with an official release date as well as pre-order dates! A new MacBook Air has been widely expected this year, largely because of Apple's release cycle and from what we saw at CES, Apple's at risk of its competitors overtaking the MacBook Air's reputation as the super-desirable, super-light laptop of choice.
In order to try and boost its presence again, Apple will apparently launch a 12in MacBook Air with Retina display and reversible USB Type-C port, which is significantly smaller than the USB 3. As well as allowing interoperability with upcoming devices from other manufacturers, this would also allow the new MacBook Air to be even thinner than it is now. (9to5 has some concept art here).
In order to try and boost its presence again, Apple will apparently launch a 12in MacBook Air with Retina display and reversible USB Type-C port, which is significantly smaller than the USB 3. As well as allowing interoperability with upcoming devices from other manufacturers, this would also allow the new MacBook Air to be even thinner than it is now. (9to5 has some concept art here).
Inside, the MacBook Air with Retina Display, there will apparently be an Intel Broadwell Core-M processor, which could improve battery life both due to the chip's efficiency and by allowing fanless operation. This would also help reduce the thickness of the machine.There are also rumours the Macbook Air Retina will feature MagSafe inductive charging, as the Apple Watch and current MacBook Air do, but that it has had to be redesigned as the current hardware is too thick for the redesigned chassis.
WATCH AND IOS 8.2
Tim Cook confirmed in the latest Apple results call that the Watch will go on sale this April, however the February/March event could see Cook reveal the final version of Apple's smartwatch, with particular focus on how its apps work.
iOS 8.2 - which is expected to be fully compatible with Watch - will apparently go live at the same time, with the watch itself becoming available to pre-order ahead of general availability in April.
WATCH AND IOS 8.2
Tim Cook confirmed in the latest Apple results call that the Watch will go on sale this April, however the February/March event could see Cook reveal the final version of Apple's smartwatch, with particular focus on how its apps work.
iOS 8.2 - which is expected to be fully compatible with Watch - will apparently go live at the same time, with the watch itself becoming available to pre-order ahead of general availability in April.
The images below are to show features/size that may or may not be on the final product (Not official images)
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