Apple recently announced that it will close its Apple Store today and customers will not be able to place orders for Apple products from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern. The company did not disclose the reason for the scheduled maintenance downtime, but hinted that new products were being released.
The Apple Store is currently down, but the message that appears when you access it says, "We have something special in store for you. And we can't wait for you to see it. Please check back soon."
This suggests that new products are being added and made available to users once the store is back up and running. An official announcement has not yet been made, we expect a press release to be issued later today.
Recent rumors have suggested that Apple is working on a series of new iPads, which will be launched in the near future. One of these iPads will be the long-awaited 10.5-inch iPad Pro model with a very thin-bezel display and an overall size slightly larger than the current 9.7-inch iPad Pro. However, reports indicate that this iPad could be announced during an event in April, when Apple opens its new Apple Park campus.
Apart from that, Apple is also said to be releasing a refreshed 12.9-inch iPad Pro and a 9.7-inch variant, with the latter replacing the iPad Air 2. The Cupertino is said to be introducing a new variant of the iPhone SE, which will have 128GB of internal storage. The iPhone SE won't be at the forefront of Apple's product line, but the phone that was released last year has a solid user base consisting of users who enjoy smaller iPhones, but with equally powerful features.
