Apple has despatched out invites to media and influencers, confirming the tech big’s subsequent main launch date with occasions going down in New York Metropolis and London.
Posting on social media, many media shared their private invites, which present the occasions will happen on March 4, 2026 at 9am ET/2pm GMT.
“You’re invited. Please be part of us in particular person for a particular Apple Expertise in New York,” the screenshots learn, with New York interchanged for London for British invitees.
In contrast to Apple’s September launches, there doesn’t look like plans for an livestreamed occasion, implying no matter Apple is ready to announce may very well be by press launch afterward, and through media and influencer protection from the dual occasions.
Apple is closely rumoured to be launching the iPhone 17e quickly, which this occasion may very well be used for. Changing final 12 months’s iPhone 16e, the 17e is claimed to be a mid-range iPhone with upgrades over the older mannequin to incorporate the newer Dynamic Island design and MagSafe, two options lacking from the 16e.
In response to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple may also launch a model new “low-cost MacBook” at this occasion. Rumoured for a while, this machine is claimed to value “properly beneath $1,000” and use an iPhone A-series processor quite than the M-series chips discovered within the MacBook Air and MacBook Professional.
The display may very well be lower than 13-inches, that means this entry-level MacBook might recall the beautiful 12-inch MacBook that Apple launched in 2015 however later discontinued. Although that laptop computer had lovely {hardware}, it suffered from an underpowered processor and notoriously flat keyboard with little journey or key suggestions that customers didn’t take to. That stated, I purchased one, and so far it’s nonetheless my favorite ever MacBook and one in every of my most beloved Apple merchandise I’ve owned, together with the unique iPod mini.
Probably retaining in theme with the entry-level merchandise rumoured, Apple might additionally use this March occasion to unveil a brand new iPad. The agency launched the most recent £329 iPad on March 12, 2025 with the A16 chipset, however Bloomberg’s Gurman reckons it’s due a refresh to a more recent chipset. The iPad Air can be stated to be getting an replace, presumably to the M4 chip.
Design adjustments aren’t anticipated for both iPad, if and when new variations are introduced.
