Second autumn Apple event to reportedly bring new Macs

Mark Gurman confirms what we assumed. Michael Simon reports

If you were disappointed by the lack of Macs at the recent California Streaming event, then you’ll be happy to hear that Apple is set to hold a second event this autumn. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the tech giant will be holding a second event this autumn “several weeks” after the recent “California Streaming” event.

In a tweet responding to a reader query, Gurman emphatically stated that “there will be two events” and he “would expect” the latter to be “Mac +

iPad”. That’s not a complete surprise, since Apple held three autumn events last year, but it’s the first time we’ve had confirmation from Gurman that there would be two events this year.

According to his timeline, the second event will likely be held in mid-October. Apple has traditionally held Mac events in late October or early November. In 2020, the event to introduce the M1 chip took place on 10 November, while in 2019, new Mac mini, MacBook Air, and iPad Pro devices launched on 30 October.

Still to come at the rumoured second autumn event are new 14- and 16in MacBook Pros, and possibly a Mac mini.