Apple Announces March 8 Event, With the Tagline 'Peek Performance'

Apple on Tuesday sent out invitations to the media for an event on March 8, with the tagline "Peek Performance." According to CNBC, the company is "expected to announce a new low-cost iPhone model" and a midrange iPad. From the report: Apple could announce a new low-cost iPhone with 5G support and a fingerprint reader, as well as a midrange iPad, according to media and analyst reports. The company currently offers a low-cost iPhone called the iPhone SE, which was introduced in the spring of 2020, and retails for $399. It's the most recent iPhone model with Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The new iPad is expected to be an updated version of the iPad Air, according to Bloomberg. That device was last updated in October 2020 and currently retails for $599.

Apple could also release iOS 15.4, the latest version of iPhone software, with several new features including the option to use facial recognition to unlock the device while wearing a mask, and the ability to accept contactless credit card payments without additional hardware.

get ready for mac cube 2.0 with no slots at $5K

[Joe_Dragon]

get ready for mac cube 2.0 with no slots starting at $5K for only 1TB disk and 128GB ram.

Re: get ready for mac cube 2.0 with no slots at $5

[ArmoredDragon]

No that model won't include 128gb of RAM, that's the $15k model Apple markets to artists with only the finest taste, because more memory means better graphics. All Mac users know this. It's like the gold plated iwatch that was $10k, because the gold is a better conductor, which makes it run faster. That's common knowledge in the apple community.

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[tysonedwards]

Also why the Gold Edition version hasn’t required a hardware revision. It remains the best.

The Power of Peeks and Pokes Brought to the IPhone

[pollarda]

Iâ(TM)m a revolutionary move, Apple Computer announced the reintroduction of Peeks and Pokes to its products. This will enable users to drastically change the behavior of their iPhone devices. The update which will be pushed out to users Friday night is simply called âoe][âoe

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[gnasher719]

What's going on in your mind when you come out with nonsense like that? You must be in the top 0.0001% in the category "imagined IQ minus actual IQ".

Sw33t

[Anonymous Crowded]

Sounds like Apples finally getting teh p0rn!

Cue the Anti Apple bile

[nextTimeIsTheLast]

Not sure why folks on slashdot have such an anti Apple bias (at least those that post), but I'm sure this will result in many puerile comments.

Apple Typo?

[ZiggyZiggyZig]

Shouldn't it be "peak performance", or is my English broken?

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[Dixie_Flatline]

It's probably a joke of some kind that won't become clear until we see the event.

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[infostern]

Yes, if you are just talking about best possible performance, it's "Peak Performance." Apple's spelling here is presumably intended as a pun, but we won't know exactly what their intent is until after the products are announced.

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[SuiteSisterMary]

It makes me think they'll be announcing iGlasses.

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[DontBeAMoran]

Or at least a small peek at what they're working on, the rumours are that the launch is for 2023 at best. Apple rarely offers peeks, but when they do, either it's because it's something big (ex: switching from Intel/x86 to ARM) or something that was supposed to come out a while ago and they missed the target because of factors XYZ (ex: the Mac Pro cylinder fiasco and the announcement of the future tower Mac Pro).