The Apple event on October 16 is now official after the company
sent out invites to the press. The event going to be held in
Apple’s Town Hall auditorium on the Infinite Loop Campus in
Cupertino, California at 10AM PT / 1PM ET.
The invite containing the words “It’s been way too long” leads to
the event that will see the debut of Apple’s refreshediPad Air and
iPad mini.
Thanks to the plethora of leaks surrounding the two we know
they’re both packing the Apple A8 chipset with an M8 co-
processor, Touch ID, Apple Pay. Both slates will be thinner than
their predecessors with theiPad Air 2 measuring just 7mm (and
sacrificing the vibrate/mute button because of it).
Additionally, the company is preparing to announce a new iMac
line-up. It’s going to tout new, higher resolution screens – 6400
x 3600, 5760 x 3240, and 4096 x 2304 pixels. It’s also possible
that Apple is ready to also reveal a 12-inch MacBook with
Retina display, but we haven’t heard much about it.
Mac OS X Yosemite Beta 5 and Golden Master Candidate for
developers have started seeding today and we suspect Apple is
going to be ready for the OS final release to coincide with the
October 16 event.
Expect updated iWork and iLife apps as well as redesigned
iTunes 12.
The event is a little more than a week away, so stay tuned as
we’ll cover every bit of it.
