Apple will hold its next big press event on September 9, BuzzFeed’s John Paczkowski writes, citing sources familiar with the matter. The company is expected to announce at least two new phones, upgrades to the existing iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Reports have also said that the new iPhones will share the stage with a new Apple TV device at the event. Still other reports have kept hopes alive for a new iPhone with a 4-inch screen, but that is far less likely. Apple may also unveil new iPads at the event, but the 12.9-inch iPad Pro “seems to be a wildcard,” says Paczkowski, meaning it could come at the event or at a later date.
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Apple also is expected to reveal a new Apple TV box that it potentially will launch alongside an Internet-delivered television service. The company was believed to be readying the products for its annual developers conference in June, but they instead were pushed back. Apple couldn’t broker deals with TV programmers to stock the new service with channels in time, according to reports.
Apple’s streaming-video box has gone three years without a refresh to a new generation, all while Internet-delivered TV has grown bigger and more accessible than ever. In that span of time, Apple has thrown plenty of splashy events, and each one has come and gone without Apple TV getting serious time in the spotlight.
If the report turns out to be true, it will mark a break from Apple’s traditional strategy of holding separate events for its smartphones and tablets. Typically, the iPhone is announced in September and is followed by the iPad in October. Lumping them together could indicate Apple doesn’t have big changes in store for the devices.
Source: Buzzfeed
