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                 Apple to Close Out 2020 with "One More Thing"

   Josh Centers

   Here we go again. Apple has announced a [1]third and presumably final
   2020 event for 10 November 2020 at 10 AM PST. You can [2]add it to your
   calendar to make time zone math easier.

   In previous events, Apple has unveiled new versions of the iPhone,
   iPad, Apple Watch, and HomePod, so we anticipate this event focusing on
   the Mac. Specifically, on the first wave of Macs with Apple silicon and
   perhaps providing a glimpse of the overall roadmap of the switch from
   Intel. It's also likely that Apple will announce the release date for
   macOS 11 Big Sur.

   Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, one of the most reliable purveyors of Apple
   rumors, says that [3]Apple will announce a line of Apple silicon
   laptops with new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models. Gurman notes that
   Apple also has a redesigned iMac and a new Mac Pro in the works.

   Could there be anything else? There are two devices that Apple hasn't
   updated recently that the company could slide into this event:
     * Apple TV: The three-year-old Apple TV 4K and five-year-old Apple TV
       HD are increasingly long in the tooth, making it hard to justify
       their $179 and $149 prices, especially as Apple releases the Apple
       TV app and other Apple-focused technologies for rival streaming
       media boxes and game consoles (see '[4]AirPlay 2 and HomeKit Coming
       to 4K Roku Devices,' 28 September 2020, and '[5]Apple TV Is Coming
       to Xbox Game Consoles,' 2 November 2020).
     * iPad Pro: Although the current 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro
       models were released earlier this year (see '[6]Hell Freezes Over:
       Apple's New iPad Pro Supports Trackpads,' 18 March 2020), the
       less-expensive iPad Air may be cannibalizing sales of the 11-inch
       model (see '[7]Apple Redesigns iPad Air, Updates Base-Model iPad,'
       15 September 2020).

   As always, you can watch Apple's announcement with us by joining us in
   the #events channel of our [8]SlackBITS group'it's always an enjoyable
   time. To join the group, go to [9]slackbits.herokuapp.com, enter your
   email address, and agree to the [10]code of conduct. You'll receive an
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   3. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-02/apple-to-hold-nov-10-event-to-announce-macs-with-own-chips?sref=9hGJlFio
   4. https://tidbits.com/2020/09/28/airplay-2-and-homekit-coming-to-4k-roku-devices/
   5. https://tidbits.com/2020/11/02/apple-tv-is-coming-to-xbox-game-consoles/
   6. https://tidbits.com/2020/03/18/hell-freezes-over-apple-ships-an-ipad-pro-with-an-optional-trackpad/
   7. https://tidbits.com/2020/09/15/apple-redesigns-ipad-air-updates-base-model-ipad/
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