Apple Could Launch at Least 5 New Products, Including iPhone 17E, Next Week

(*5*)Apple might announce at least 5 new merchandise over a three-day occasion in early March that would come with a low-cost MacBook, an iPhone 17E, new iPad Air and new MacBook Professional and MacBook Air laptop computer fashions and presumably extra, based on a Bloomberg report.

Versus an Apple “Occasion” that has develop into customary for, say, iPhone launches, a “Particular Expertise” will happen in New York, London and Shanghai on March 4 and will contain three days of bulletins and hands-on time for these invited.

Bloomberg’s reporting appears to bolster a earlier one from Daring Fireball concerning the firm extending its bulletins to a three-day occasion.

A consultant for Apple didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Whereas there may very well be extra product bulletins at these early March gatherings, corresponding to previewing upcoming software program updates or options, the report the main focus will likely be on new and upgraded {hardware}, led by lower-cost MacBooks that will be accessible in several colours. Moreover, a lower-cost iPhone 17 mannequin, the 17E, is anticipated to reach this spring in addition to an iPad Air with an M4 processor, an upgraded fundamental iPad, and MacBook Professional and MacBook Air laptops with upgraded processors. 

The Bloomberg report additionally notes that stock for among the current product traces (iPad Air, iPhone 16E, for example) have began to run low, which is prone to be the case if upgraded merchandise are on the way in which.

All through 2026, Apple is anticipated to shift away from one massive iPhone occasion per 12 months to a number of product rollouts at least twice a 12 months.