Apple authorized reseller B &H Photo has released speculation about new hardware that may be unveiled at Apple's WWDC keynote today, along with the usual iOS 16 , macOS 13, and other software releases.
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B&H Photo has created pre-order product pages for a M2 Mac mini and a seemingly brand-new product called a "Mac mini tower," which could be a reference to the new Apple Silicon Mac Pro.
Of course, none of this may be true. Website listings for Apple authorized resellers are often unreliable indicators. Apple generally doesn't share details about its announcements with third-party partners until after the event. In the past, retailers have set up pages for all sorts of Apple products, but none of them ever materialized.
That said, many people expect Apple to usher in the next stage of silicon, with the release of the M2 chip.
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This will likely be the chip powering a new-generation MacBook Air, which will also feature a redesigned chassis and some new color options. The M2 chip is expected to feature additional GPU compared to the M1 and use the CPU and GPU core designs found in the iPhone 13, which translates to about a 10% performance boost and significant improvements in power efficiency.
The product listing for a Mac mini tower seems to suggest that the device is powered by the M1 Pro chip. This is likely another indicator that the information is fake or simply misleading. There were indeed some rumors that Apple was preparing an update for the Mac mini with an M1 Pro chip, but who knows what the “tower” refers to.
What most people are expecting to see at WWDC is the unveiling of a new Mac Pro. In fact, Apple already acknowledged the existence of the new Mac Pro at the end of the March event. The Apple Silicon Mac Pro, however, isn't expected to be released until the end of the year.
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WWDC kicks off today at 10 a.m. Pacific. Along with the new Mac hardware, we expect to see Apple unveil major updates to all of platforms : iOS 16, macOS 13, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16.
WWDC 2022 is also Apple's first in-person event post-COVID, with media and press invited to watch keynotes on the Apple Park campus.
