Apple’s next event will take place March 25 at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California at 10 a.m. PT. We’ve got a handy guide on how to watch, but don’t expect to see any new iPads, iMacs, or AirPods at the show, all of which were revealed unceremoniously earlier last week.
Instead, Apple is using “It’s showtime” as a tagline which is presumed to allude to new bundled services and features coming to Apple TV and other devices. Rumors suggest Apple is gearing up to launch the next big streaming service, which could enable subscribers to watch content from various sources such as HBO and other TV networks, while also hosting Apple’s own programming.
Rumors of Apple creating content deals have been aplenty — for example, we know Oprah has a multiyear programming deal with Apple already — so expect the service to launch with a good deal of original programming from the Cupertino company itself. The service could cost around $15 a month, and may work with multiple devices now that Apple has shared its AirPlay 2 media streaming feature with TVs from other brands, with more devices expected to follow.
It may not be all services, either. There are rumors that Apple could launch a next-gen Apple TV device that’s part software and part hardware update to better facilitate its streaming features. That said, the company may be looking to get its streaming service in as many devices as possible.
The announcements may not stop at Apple’s TV and film ventures. The company is also looking to launch a “Netflix of news” subscription service, where you can get access to hundreds of paid news sources bundled into one app. Apple is looking to get a 50 percent cut of the revenue from the news service, which some publishers are reportedly balking at, and the service itself could cost $10 a month.
As mentioned above, there will be no iPads or AirPods at the event, the latter of which arrived with only minor updates rather than the slew of new features that were rumored, which ran the gamut from waterproofing to health monitoring features. Instead, Apple added only minor updates, including the addition of a new wireless charging case — for an extra $40. Overall, the AirPods announcement was underwhelming, to say the least, so we’re hoping Apple has something special to show us on Monday.
The latest Apple event begins at 10 a.m. PT on March 25 at the Steve Jobs Theater. We’ve got a full guide to help you watch the event here, and we’ll be covering the action live, so stay tuned to Digital Trends for more.
Update 3-25-2019: Updated with the latest rumors leading up to the event.
Affinity’s new all-in-one creative app is finally coming to the iPad, nearly a year after Canva launched the redesigned desktop version for Mac and Windows. Creatives have been asking for the iPad release ever since, especially because files created in the new Affinity app cannot be opened in the older V2 iPad apps.
Affinity already has Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps on iPad, but the new release combines those tools into the same unified app that Canva launched on desktop last year.
Touchscreen laptops have been around for years. You can get them in all sizes and shapes. Just not from Apple. For years, the Cupertino giant has treated the idea of a touchscreen MacBook the way I treat a meeting that could have been an email: with open contempt. However, Wednesday looks like the day the company could finally change its mind.
The latest Apple invite puts the “Pro and Tell” showcase in Los Angeles at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 28, 2026. Instead of a regular live-streamed keynote, it is an invitation-only, hands-on event for a handful of press and creators (similar to what the company did for the MacBook Neo earlier this year).
Apple has just launched its latest iPad mini with a notable set of upgrades, including an OLED screen, improved speakers, and a more resilient build. It also gets a new chip, and the whole package costs $200 more than its predecessor. But if you look closely at Apple’s online store, you’ll realize that $699 isn’t enough to get you the most powerful version of the A20 Pro chip inside this tablet. In fact, even if you pay $800 for the 256GB model, you still won’t get the beefiest variant. Only when you jump to the 512GB trim, which costs an absurd $999, do you get the most powerful flavor of the A20 Pro.
The $999 model gets more than extra storage