Top Tales: iPhone 15 Event Date, Apple Watch and Mac Rumors, and More
If rumors are to believed, we’re now precisely one month away from Apple’s huge September occasion the place we’re anticipating to see a number of product bulletins led by the iPhone 15 lineup.
Along with iPhone 15 rumors, this week additionally noticed recent claims concerning the upcoming Apple Watch Sequence 9, whereas we’re seeing extra particulars concerning the M3 household of chips coming to next-generation Mac fashions. Apple must also be winding down work on iOS 17 forward of a launch subsequent month, although the corporate is continuous to repair bugs and make tweaks, so remember to learn on under for all the small print on this week’s high tales!
Apple’s iPhone 15 Event More likely to Be Held on September 12
Apple’s annual iPhone occasion is just about at all times held within the first two weeks of September, however with nearly a month to go it seems the precise date for 2023 is getting pinned down.
Preliminary reviews indicated the occasion was prone to happen on both Tuesday, September 12, or Wednesday, September 13, nevertheless it appears to be like like issues are firming up for the September 12 date and we’re as soon as once more anticipating it to be a pre-recorded video even for in-person attendees.
Following the standard sample, pre-orders for the brand new iPhones ought to start a couple of days afterward Friday, September 15, with a launch following every week afterward September 22. It’s potential, nevertheless, that some fashions might even see tight preliminary provides or barely delayed launch dates relying on how early manufacturing goes.
Pictures of Alleged iPhone 15 USB-C Connector Components Leak On-line
The iPhone 15 lineup is all however confirmed to be switching from Lightning to USB-C, however this week noticed some photographic proof within the type of alleged USB-C ports from the varied fashions.
This week additionally noticed a declare that the Professional fashions may have storage choices as much as 2TB, whereas code included in tvOS 17 betas suggests Apple will proceed this 12 months’s sample of utilizing a brand new A17 chip for the iPhone 15 Professional fashions whereas the common iPhone 15 fashions use an A16 chip.
And eventually, one other rumor claims that A17 chip within the Professional fashions shall be paired with 6GB of RAM as on iPhone 14 Professional fashions, regardless of different reviews saying RAM shall be bumped to 8GB this 12 months.
Apple Watch Sequence 9 ‘Principally Unchanged’ Different Than Efficiency Increase From S9 Chip
Alongside the iPhone 15 lineup, we’re additionally anticipating to see new Apple Watch fashions on the September occasion. Rumors recommend we’ll be seeing a pleasant efficiency enhance with a brand new S9 chip, however in any other case the Apple Watch Sequence 9 is alleged to be “principally unchanged.”
One rumor suggests we might even see a brand new band choice alongside the Sequence 9, a woven cloth one with a magnetic buckle priced at $99 when bought by itself.
Every part New in iOS 17 Beta 5
Apple seeded a fifth developer beta and third public beta of iOS 17 this week, alongside associated beta updates similar to macOS Sonoma and watchOS 10.
There have been numerous tweaks within the newest iOS 17 beta, which we have rounded up in an article. We’re additionally persevering with our deeper dives into iOS 17 modifications for numerous options, with our newest guides masking AirDrop, AirPlay, AirPods, and Siri and Highlight.
Apple Testing M3 Max Chip With 16-Core CPU and 40-Core GPU
We’re persevering with to study extra concerning the upcoming M3 household of chips for the Mac, due to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman digging into third-party app developer logs.
These logs point out that the next-generation M3 Max chip for increased finish machines just like the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional will embody as much as 16 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores. Constructed utilizing a brand new 3nm course of, the chip ought to embody important pace and effectivity enhancements even past the elevated core counts.
There’s additionally a brand new Mac mannequin with the bottom M3 chip that not too long ago confirmed up in logs, and it is presumably an up to date model of the Mac mini. That chip can be anticipated to look in up to date iMac, 13-inch MacBook Professional, and MacBook Air fashions.
10 Hidden Easter Eggs in macOS
This week, we took a enjoyable have a look at numerous Easter eggs hidden in macOS, starting from the notorious “Blue Display screen of Dying” on Home windows and Clarus the dogcow to Steve Jobs’ eyeglasses and the long-lasting “Here is to the loopy ones” poem from Apple’s “Assume Totally different” advertising and marketing marketing campaign.
Take a look at our full record and tell us what different Easter eggs you are conscious of in Apple’s working programs
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