Budget Macs? iPhone 17e? Apple’s Big March Surprise, Broken Down

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Budget Macs? iPhone 17e? Apple’s Big March Surprise, Broken Down | One More Thing

Apple’s next event could introduce new wallet-friendly devices like colorful MacBooks and the iPhone 17e. We’ve scoured reams of reports to get you the inside scoop on what the company’s cooking up.

0:00 Apple’s March 4th Event and Invitation Dissection
0:40 Expected Hardware: New MacBooks with iPhone Chips
1:13 Invitation Clues: Colorful Glass Discs and Design Hopes
2:07 “Special Apple Experience” and Siri’s AI Upgrade
2:56 The Budget iPhone 17e: Processor and Modem Expectations
3:50 Other Possible Announcements

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