As Tim Cook said, there’s something in the air this week for Apple. It started with today’s release of the M3 iPad Air (and the new Apple Intelligence-incapable iPad) but it doesn’t end there. According to a post by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the Air releases continue on Wednesday, when Apple will announce the M4 MacBook Air.
Today’s iPad releases occurred at 6 a.m. Pacific/2 p.m. UTC, so set your alarm clocks if you want to be there when the release happens. If the iPad release is any indication, then preorders will probably be available tomorrow, with shipments beginning on March 12.
Besides a new M4 chip, the new MacBook Air is rumored to get the same 12MP Center Stage camera as the MacBook Pro. There may be some other minor updates, but we’re not expecting any major changes to the design or display.
Also rumored for release this week is an update to the Mac Studio with Max and Ultra processor options. However, Gurman curiously reports that the high-end chip “will actually be an M3 Ultra.”