MacBook Air refresh nears and iPhone 17 Professional particulars

The subsequent main Apple product launch after the iPhone 16e is on the horizon.

In response to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is getting ready its gross sales and retail groups for a March launch of the brand new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models that includes the M4 chipset. Simply final week, Gurman reported that the brand new M4 MacBook Air fashions would arrive by March “on the newest,” and it appears that evidently continues to be on monitor to occur. Inventory of the present MacBook Air can also be dwindling at Apple Shops, one other indication {that a} launch is imminent. Based mostly on leaked benchmarks, the M4 MacBook Air’s GPU efficiency can be much like the M4 iPad Pro.

It was initially believed that the M4 MacBook Air could be Apple’s first main product launch of the yr. Nevertheless, Apple announced the iPhone 16e final week, its successor to the third-generation iPhone SE. The iPhone 16e is accessible for pre-order now and can launch on February 28. Apple launched the M3 MacBook Air lineup in March 2024, so it appears it plans to repeat a March launch for the M4 MacBook Air lineup.

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Apple specializing in video recording for the iPhone 17 Professional fashions

The Cupertino-based firm additionally hopes to implement its ‘Apple C2’ modem in higher-end iPhones subsequent yr

The M4 MacBook Air is not the one Apple product within the highlight proper now. The rumor mill for the iPhone 17 Professional has been in full swing these days. One rumor particularly that has garnered lots of consideration is that the cellphone could have a big, Pixel-like rectangular camera bump. Whereas it is unknown if that may occur, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman stories that Apple plans to give attention to video recording enhancements for the brand new iPhone 17 Professional fashions.

Apple reportedly needs to sway the vlogging neighborhood and different content material creators to “transfer away from standalone cameras” and rely extra on the iPhone. It is unclear what enhancements Apple is engaged on for the iPhone 17 Professional’s video capabilities. The iPhone 17 lineup is anticipated to debut in September, alongside the brand new iPhone 17 Air.

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Lastly, one final tidbit from Gurman issues Apple’s modem plans. With the iPhone 16e, Apple debuted the Apple C1, its first in-house-designed modem. Reportedly, Apple is engaged on implementing the Apple C2 modem in “higher-end iPhones” subsequent yr, with the Cupertino-based firm’s final objective being to outperform Qualcomm modems within the close to future. Gurman additionally stories that Apple hopes to combine its modem into its predominant chipset. Nevertheless, this might take a number of years and should not occur till 2028 on the earliest.

Plainly Apple really has its palms full in the mean time. To recap, new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air fashions that includes Apple’s M4 chipset are anticipated to reach quickly in March. Moreover, Apple is reportedly engaged on enhancing the video capabilities of the iPhone 17 Professional to draw vloggers and different content material creators to desert their standalone cameras. The corporate can also be specializing in implementing its C2 modem in “higher-end iPhones” subsequent yr.

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