This week, new Macs and iPads are coming soon — but the MacBook Pro is already here! It’s the biggest leak since the iPhone 4. Also, Apple silicon modems are back on the table, our hands-on with Apple Intelligence and the scoop on Apple’s new update strategy!

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This week’s stories:

Apple Core

• Graham Bower and Charlie Sorrel explore the story behind a different Apple product in each episode.

Apple’s next-gen M4 Macs and iPad mini 7 are almost here

• Apple’s next-gen M4 Macs will reportedly arrive November 1, rather than in October as is generally expected.

M4 MacBook Pro allegedly unboxed weeks before release

• An alleged unboxing video of the M4 MacBook Pro went live on YouTube over the weekend. The early hands-on, if real, shows that Apple’s next MacBook will pack impressive performance improvements over the M3 version.

iPhone SE 4’s in-house Apple 5G modem could deliver major power savings

• The upcoming iPhone SE 4 will reportedly sport a new design that will see Apple ditch the physical Home button. It will also stand out for being the first product in Apple’s portfolio to use its in-house 5G modem.

Hands-on with the first 10 Apple Intelligence features

• Apple Intelligence makes its debut with 10 new features — some of it is fantastic, some of it is kind of pointless.
• YouTube video

Bloomberg: Apple Slowly Moves Away From Its Annual Product Release Strategy

• Apple has clearly realized that there’s an issue. Pursuing a big fall launch for most of its new hardware and software offerings has become too much of a toll — and the company is ever-so-slightly inching away from that path.