Overview
- Apple has invited media to a “special Apple Experience” on March 4 at 9 a.m. ET in New York, London, and Shanghai.
- Prominent reporting, including a Daring Fireball theory backed by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, suggests product news will roll out via press releases March 2–4 with no traditional keynote.
- A new lower‑cost MacBook reportedly using an A‑series chip and offered in multiple colors is viewed as a leading candidate, with pricing expected below $1,000.
- An iPhone 17e is widely reported for early March, with rumored upgrades such as an A19 chip and MagSafe while retaining a $599 starting price.
- Refreshes to the iPad lineup (A18 base iPad and M4 iPad Air) are expected, with higher‑end MacBook Pros featuring M5 Pro/Max chips also reported to be in the near‑term pipeline.