{"id":924853,"date":"2026-10-12T01:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T01:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/924853\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T01:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T01:28:33","slug":"apples-busy-october-two-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/924853\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s busy October – Two events"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As if the regular \u201cSeptember Event\u201d where the iPhone is launched wasn\u2019t enough, it seems clear now that Apple has a lot going on this October with a big device launch, plus two events announcing even more new stuff!!<\/p>\n

According to Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman \u2013 who I\u2019d consider to be more than 80% spot on with most of his leaks and predictions \u2013 there\u2019s a lot to come in October.<\/p>\n

iPhone Duo Launch<\/p>\n

One thing set in stone is that at the end of this week pre-orders open for Apple\u2019s most expensive phone ever, the iPhone Duo. At $3,499 it\u2019s pricey but that won\u2019t stop thousands from queuing up for it when the doors to Apple Stores fly open on October 23.<\/p>\n

Pre-orders will secure the device for many, but we anticipate perhaps the biggest queues for a new iPhone in many years. Not just because showing off your shiny new thing is part of the hype, but because for many handing over that amount of cash won\u2019t happen until they\u2019ve touched and held this all-new Apple form-factor.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s going to be a very, very busy week. <\/p>\n

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A Focus on the home \u2013 this week<\/p>\n

Before those pre-orders open, we believe Apple will announce a range of smart home and home based devices. Likely this Wednesday Australian time, there\u2019s enough rumours to make us confident about what we\u2019re likely to see this week.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been almost four years since the last update to the Apple TV 4K Box hardware. So it\u2019s well overdue. Expect the update to centre around Siri AI and it\u2019s capabilities to perform better searches, load relevant content and be a controller for all the Apple and Smart-Home devices in your house.<\/p>\n

Perhaps even more obvious is the need for an update to Apple\u2019s in-home smart speaker the HomePod. While the bigger HomePod got an update three years ago, the HomePod Mini hasn\u2019t been touched in six years. A more modern processor is going to enable faster interactions and with Siri AI a smarter personal assistant. Expect HomePod Mini in Dark Blue, Green, White, Blue and Pink.<\/p>\n

To top it all off will be \u201cHomeView\u201d, or HomeHub \u2013 who knows what it will be called, but this one\u2019s been rumoured for a while.<\/p>\n

Basically, a HomePod smart speaker with a Screen. Expect it in pretty standard Apple colours, Starlight, Pink, Silver and Space Grey.<\/p>\n

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Apple has languished behind Google and Amazon in the smart home space, this will be their big step back in. HomeKit has long been the most reliable way to connect smart home devices like lights and cameras to a smart home, but over many years there\u2019s been a reluctance from makers of smart home gadgets to incorporate HomeKit \u2013 likely due to approvals required from Apple if not licensing of the HomeKit compatibility badges or the cost of certification at the very least.<\/p>\n

Recent moves by the industry to form a centralised shared system \u2013 called Matter \u2013 has made this the one-stop system and that compatibility among so many devices makes now a great time for Apple to re-emphasise their stance in the smart-home.<\/p>\n

There are rumours of some LG devices, but I\u2019d suggest they aren\u2019t a collaboration with Apple, more likely just some devices set to be highlighted for their compatibility to Apple\u2019s smart-home ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Expect all this news to drop at Midnight on Wednesday here in Australia.<\/p>\n

New iPads and a Touch-Screen MacBook?<\/p>\n

Well, if all that wasn\u2019t enough there\u2019s another launch on or close to October 27 (US time). At this stage we don\u2019t know much about this \u2013 could most likely just be a bunch of products announced via press-release on that date, but regardless there\u2019s some interesting stuff in the rumours.<\/p>\n

Firstly, new OLED based iPad Mini. It\u2019s been two years, so it\u2019s due. As well as more power from a more recent processor, iPad Mini will get a stunning OLED screen \u2013 sadly, we expect this to bump up the price of this little gem too.<\/p>\n

Plus there\u2019ll be new MacBook Pro models and a new iMac all with refreshed processors and Siri AI capabilities.<\/p>\n

But all eyes will be on Apple\u2019s first touch-screen MacBook Pro. Likely in two sizes and a refined overall design, these will be the premium and most expensive MacBooks! <\/p>\n

Busy much?<\/p>\n

For a month that is normally relatively quite for Apple \u2013 this is a big, big month.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned to EFTM.com for the details as they land.<\/p>\n

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Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.<\/p>\n

He produces and hosts several popular podcasts, EFTM,\u00a0 Two Blokes Talking Tech, Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars, The Best Movies You\u2019ve Never Seen, and the Private Feed. He is the resident tech expert for Triple M on radio across Australia, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9\u2019s Today Show and appears regularly on 9 News, A Current Affair and Sky News Early Edition.<\/p>\n

Father of three, he is often found in his Man Cave.<\/p>\n

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