by MacRumors Staff
Apple's hardware roadmap was in the news this week, with things hopefully firming up for a launch of updated iPad Pro and iPad Air models next month while we look ahead to the other iPad models and a full lineup of M4-based Macs arriving starting later this year.
We also heard some fresh rumors about iOS 18, due to be unveiled at WWDC in a couple of months, while we took a look at how things are going with the iPhone 15 Pro now that it's halfway through its flagship lifecycle, so read on below for all the details on these stories and more!
Macs to Get AI-Focused M4 Chips Starting in Late 2024
Apple plans to release its first Macs with the M4 series of chips in late 2024, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
The report says that the MacBook Pro and iMac lines will be the first to be updated with the M4 series of chips later this year, while other models like the MacBook Air, Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro are expected to be updated with M4 series chips throughout 2025.
Gurman said the chips are "designed to highlight artificial intelligence" capabilities on the Mac.
New iPads Likely to Launch During Second Week of May
In the latest edition of his newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said new iPad Pro and iPad Air models will likely launch during the second week of May, following reported manufacturing delays.
He also said Apple is working on new iPad mini and entry-level iPad models, but he does not expect those devices to launch until later this year.
It has been nearly 18 months since Apple last released new iPads.
Review: Six Months With the iPhone 15 Pro
It's been a bit over six months since the iPhone 15 lineup came out in September, and MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera has been using an iPhone 15 Pro Max sans case since launch. Over on our YouTube channel, Dan did a long-term review to demo how his phone has held up and his thoughts on the Action button, battery life, and camera features.
If you're an iPhone 15 Pro owner, let us know how your battery life is holding up, whether you're regularly using the Action button, and anything else you've found interesting about your experience with Apple's latest high-end flagship phone!
Here Are All the Rumored iPhone 16 Colors
We recently recapped all rumored color options for the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max, so be sure to check out the list to learn about the new options expected.
At least two new color options are rumored for the lower-end iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models, including Purple and White, while the Pro models could gain new Space Black and Rose Gold titanium finishes.
iOS 18 May Feature All-New 'Safari Browsing Assistant'
One of the new generative AI features rumored to be coming to the iPhone with iOS 18 could be a browsing assistant in Safari, according to backend code discovered on Apple's servers.
While no specific details about the browsing assistant are known, the feature could allow Safari to better compete with other AI-infused web browsers available on the iPhone, such as Microsoft Edge and Arc Search.
The MacRumors Show: Apple Shortcuts and iOS 18 ft. Matthew Cassinelli
Matthew Cassinelli, one of the minds behind Workflow, joined Dan and Hartley on this week's episode of The MacRumors Show to talk Apple Shortcuts and potential improvements and AI features coming to the app in iOS 18.
Last week's episode included discussion of Apple's potential foray into robots, along with discoveries made in the iOS 17.5 beta, rumors about a new Apple Pencil, and more.
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Warped9
4 hours ago at 06:06 am
So, after years of seemingly being treated like a forgotten child the iMac could be one of the first Macs to get M4.
Interesting.
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Populus
4 hours ago at 06:22 am
Okay, I’m pretty hyped about the upcoming Apple Silicon gen, A18, M4, M4 Pro.. we’ll see if this finally means that definite Neural Engine bump that allows most of the upcoming AI feature to run smoothly and natively.
My fear is for them to leave a more substantial Neural Engine core bump for the A19/M5 or whatever SoC comes with the 2nm process node. But that would leave all the new AI features coming in iOS 18 and 19 “silicon orphan”, so they should put the focus on Machine Learning for the next gen of chips.
I suspect we won’t have 2nm silicon until 2026, that’s the A20/M6 gen, with 2025 chips being based on N3P, so that would make the upcoming silicon gen A18/M4 to be a good moment to jump into a new device.
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Souponastick270
3 hours ago at 06:36 am
The iMac just got M3 ? Surely it would make more sense for the Mac Mini to get M4 and have it skip M3 like the iMac skipped M2
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javigarrido
2 hours ago at 08:24 am
Eventually Mark Gurman will get the release date right for the new ipad.
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