If Apple ever want to satisfy the demand of tech pundits ( which on Tim Cook ’s to - do list falls somewhere below “ remember to darn socks ” ) , one of its much - anticipated press events would boast nothing more than a senior company executive stride onto the phase , announcing “ We ’ve updated everything , ” and miss the mic before stroll off to the wings .
After all , any time Apple announces a medium event , it ’s never long before someone somewhere on the Internet suggests that this willfinallybe the day that Apple update some long - blank out composition of ironware and software package . Soon , everyone ’s chime in with their own suggestions , anticipation , and ultimatums on what Apple would , could , and should announce . And before you know it , you ’ve get rumors of Apple announcing everything from a new iPad to the revitalisation ofiCardsat an issue with a runtime that rivalsThe Sorrow and the Pity .
But that should n’t cease us from dreaming a little about what might be in storage when Apple administrator take the stage Tuesday forthe party ’s plan press effect .
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When it issued invitations last week , Apple promised that it “ had a footling more to show you . ” Unless this is all a artifice by Apple to make a lot of people look foolish ( which is in all likelihood much higher on Tim Cook ’s to - do list than darning his socks ) , that almost certainly mean amore compact version of the iPad . But does that secure the rumored iPad mini is the only matter on Apple ’s agenda ?
Maybe , maybe not . But before we go add together to Apple ’s listing of Tuesday talking compass point , we should consider how long it ’s been since the fellowship updated sealed products and what new versions could add to the intermixture .
Apple last updated the iMac in May 2011 .
iMac : It ’s been a good , long while since Apple ’s all - in - one desktop visualise an update : The current iMac models were first unveiledin May 2011when they added Thunderbolt connectivity and improved CPU . ( The iMac ’s current design has been around even longer , when the2007 revampintroduced the world to the background ’s aluminum - and - glass look . ) That ’s a circuitous means of say an update for the iMac may be long overdue , whether it ’s adding more solid - state drive storage , introducing USB 3.0 embrasure , or incorporatingIntel ’s Ivy Bridge CPU — or some combination of all three .
Mac mini : Like the iMac , the Mac miniskirt has been waiting a while for some Apple tending : It last picture an update inJuly 2011when Apple added a Thunderbolt port and took out an optical effort . As with the iMac , USB 3.0 ports and Ivy Bridge processor seem like the most coherent changes to be made , should Apple have an update waitress in the wing .
Mac Pro : Look , if Apple is not even willing to give stage clock time to talk up theminor Mac Pro updateunveiled at June ’s Worldwide Developers Conference — held before an audience that ’s potential to be more receptive to a Mac Pro update than a roomful of gadget - sharpen tech reporters — the chances of Apple ’s eminent - closing desktop machine drive any tending on Tuesday seems remote . Besides , Tim Cook has already suggested the next Mac Pro service isslated for next twelvemonth . cut across this one off your bingo card .
Laptops : Yes , it ’s only been a few month since Apple roll outMacBook Air updatesas well as aRetina display - equipped MacBook Pro . But do n’t overlook the grandness that laptops represent in the ship’s company ’s Mac concern : Notebooks accounted for three - fourth of the Macs Apple soldin its most recent quarter . If Apple wants to keep strike the laptop iron while it ’s hot , the society could conceivably come out with another new portable — perhaps expanding its Retina display offerings beyond just the 15 - column inch model by come out with a 13 - inch interlingual rendition .
A raw iPhone : Oh , I see you just wangle to free yourself from the chicken feed cave you ’ve been frozen in that caused you to miss last month’siPhone 5 release . Well , that materialize . And that means Apple ’s done on the phone front until sometime in 2013 .
Which has happened more often since 2009 : A major iWork update or an Apple coming into court at Macworld Expo ? ( This is a magic dubiousness . )
iWork : Thelast time Apple ’s productivity suite saw a major overhaul , the company was still attendingMacworld Expos . Still , it ’d be unjust to say that iWork has move unaltered since the opening week of 2009 . Apple put out mobile translation of Keynote , Numbers , and Pages in recent years andadded Documents in the Cloud supportas recently as July . Still , iWork users would love to see improved collaboration capabilities in a refreshed reading of the productiveness retinue , whether it ’s real - time quislingism on files or improved sharing through iCloud . And a nice new act on the corner might give the impression that iWork is still very much on Apple ’s radiolocation .
iLife : Apple ’s aggregation of creative apps for consumers is n’t as long in the tooth as iWork : iLife last saw a major update two year ago . ( That does n’t weigh the mobile versions of iPhoto , Garageband , and iMovie that have arrived for iOS devices in the intervening year . ) If Apple sticks to the every - couplet - of - years update cycle , there ’s probably a few features it could add to the the likes of of iPhoto , Garageband , and iMovie . As for iDVD and iWeb apps , if you ’re awaiting Modern versions of those two long - neglected offering , you ’re plausibly used to life ’s crush disappointments by now .
