Top Stories: March 8 Apple Event, New iMac Pro Rumors, Universal Control vs. Sidecar, and More

Issues are positively beginning to warmth up as we head towards Apple’s first media occasion of 2022, and it seems to be like we might now have a date! We needs to be getting a couple of product introductions on the occasion, however there’s tons extra coming later within the 12 months.

Additionally this week, we took a better take a look at the brand new Common Management function that is in beta proper now, evaluating it to the present Sidecar function that permits you to prolong your Mac’s desktop to a close-by iPad. Make certain to learn on under for particulars on these tales and extra from the previous week!

New Low-Value iPhone SE 5G and iPad Air Coming at Digital Occasion Scheduled for March 8

Apple is planning to unveil an up to date model of the iPhone SE with 5G and a brand new iPad Air at an occasion that is set to happen in March, reviews Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple is claimed to be concentrating on Tuesday, March 8 for the iPhone SE occasion.

Not less than one new Mac with Apple-designed chips might be launched on the occasion, and prior rumors have recommended that this could be the Mac mini. iOS 15.4 may additionally be tied to the March occasion and the brand new gadgets, so we are able to anticipate to see the replace launch within the first half of March.

Mini-LED iMac Professional to Launch in Mid-2022, Not Anticipated at Spring Occasion

Apple is extensively rumored to be engaged on a substitute for the 27-inch iMac that’s powered by the M1 Professional and M1 Max chips, and it’s attainable that it’ll have iMac Professional branding.

Show business marketing consultant Ross Younger this week mentioned that he now not expects Apple to launch the iMac Professional within the spring and that he now believes an August or September launch is extra probably. The present Intel-based 27-inch iMac was launched in August 2020.

The brand new iMac Professional is anticipated to function an analogous design because the 24-inch iMac, a ProMotion show, and extra. Try our information protecting the whole lot we all know in regards to the new iMac Professional for extra particulars.

Common Management vs. Sidecar: What is the Distinction?

Macs and iPads embody help for 2 separate options referred to as Sidecar and Common Management that enable the gadgets for use collectively, however in several methods, as we demonstrated in a current video.

Make certain to take a look at our information protecting the variations between Common Management and Sidecar to study extra. Common Management continues to be in beta testing and shall be out there as a part of macOS Monterey 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4.

‘The MacRumors Present’ Podcast: Jon Prosser Talks iPhone 14 Leaks and Extra

On the newest episode of The MacRumors Present podcast, well-known leaker Jon Prosser joined our hosts Dan Barbera, Hartley Charlton, and Sami Fathi to debate iPhone 14 leaks, the notorious flat-edged Apple Watch Sequence 7 rumor, and extra.

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Redesigned iMac Professional, New AirPods Professional, and Extra Anticipated to Launch This Yr

Along with a redesigned iMac Professional, Apple can also be planning to launch new AirPods Professional and several other different merchandise this 12 months, as Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman outlined in his newest e-newsletter.

The second-generation AirPods Professional are rumored to have a number of new options and can launch within the fourth quarter of 2022, which runs from October by means of December, in keeping with oft-accurate analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Three New iOS Options Anticipated for iPhones Later This Yr

Apple lastly enabled Common Management within the macOS 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4 betas seeded final week, however there are nonetheless a minimum of three different options anticipated to be added to future iOS variations later this 12 months, together with help for driver’s licenses within the Pockets app.

We have now put collectively an inventory of three new options which might be deliberate for future iOS variations, together with a couple of options which might be set to be expanded later this 12 months.

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