Apple next online-only occasion set for Nov. 10, Apple Silicon Macs anticipated

After the iPad Air, Apple Watch Series 6, HomePod Mini and iPhone 12, Apple’s got “one more thing” to reveal us. The tech huge revealed a brand-new online-only occasion prepared for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. GMT / 5 a.m. Nov 11 AEDT, a week after the United States governmental election. Apple’s occasion will be streamed live by means of the business’s site.

Apple is anticipated to revealed its next-generation Mac computer systems, powered for the very first time by the business’s own Apple Silicon chips. The gadgets will likewise mark a modification in the more than decade-long collaboration in between Apple and Intel, whose chips have actually powered the business’s laptop computer and desktop offered because 2006.

As is normal, Apple didn’t tip its hand about the occasion aside from to state it would have to do with “one more thing.” The background picture of an Apple logo design surrounded by beams of vibrant light is similar to the welcome Apple sent out in January 2007 for its very first iPhone statement. Back then, the Apple logo design was surrounded by white light.

Apple likewise consisted of an enhanced truth function on its web page, revealing an Apple logo design opening and closing like the cover of a laptop computer. 

Apple’s move far from Intel chips will not simply alter the method its computer systems work. Apple will likewise be sealing even higher control over its computer systems, permitting it to tune its software application and hardware together, similar method it makes with its iPhones today. Analysts state that expertise has actually assisted Apple get an edge on efficiency, in addition to other advantages like battery life and photo quality.

“Most crucial, this suggests that iOS and iPadOS applications will have the ability to run natively on MacOS in the future, making it much easier for Apple’s 23 million designer partners to produce applications throughout all Apple items,” Morgan Stanley expert Katy Huberty composed in a note to financiers this summer season.

CNET’s international group will cover Apple’s occasion, as it’s finished with other conferences that have actually moved online. Our protection will consist of the real-time updates, commentary and analysis you can just get here.

Third occasion

The statement will mark Apple’s 3rd significant item launch in 3 months. In September, the business revealed its brand-new iPads, Apple Watches and the health service Apple Fitness Plus, which is being launched later on this year. In October, the business revealed its brand-new iPhone 12 series of phones, which CNET calls among its highest-rated phones of perpetuity.

Now Apple’s anticipated to handle its Mac computer systems. There aren’t a lot of reports about what other functions the Mac computer systems will consist of, aside from the brand-new Apple Silicon chips revealed previously this year.

Apple hasn’t stated what kinds of Mac computer systems it’ll change initially, either. In 2006, it presented its iMac customer desktop and MacBook Pro laptop computer.

Whichever computer systems it reveals next week, the business stated it’ll continue to offer Intel-powered computer systems throughout its shift duration. Apple stated efficiency enhancements, battery life and much easier connections with the iPhone and iPad are driving the modification.

“Hardware and software is fundamental to everything we do,” Apple’s CEO Tim Cook stated when revealing the effort this summer season. “It will take Mac to the next level.”

If Apple does reveal brand-new computer systems, they’ll likely run Apple’s brand-new Big Sur desktop software application, which guarantees a rejuvenated style, personal privacy upgrades for the Safari web internet browser and advanced messaging abilities. Apple likewise stated it’ll enable brand-new Mac computer systems to run iPhone and iPad apps, albeit most likely with a keyboard and mouse.