New iPads Pros, new AirPods and AirTags are incoming! We discuss, on The CultCast

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#428 – New iPads, AirPods and AirTags — INCOMING!

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@erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace

This week’s stories

iPad Pro refresh expected this March, but supplies could be limited

  • Apple is expected to deliver a big iPad Pro refresh this March, and that’s still on track despite the ongoing coronavirus epidemic, according to a new report. Supplies could be limited at launch, however, with production likely to be slow to ramp up until after April.

Apple warns of iPhone ‘supply shortages’ due to coronavirus outbreak

  • The consequences of the coronavirus outbreak will be worse than expected for Apple. The tech firm has warned that global iPhone supply will be “temporarily constrained” while it resumes production.

Wait for ‘AirPods Pro Lite’ will drag on as production is reportedly delayed

  • We could be waiting longer for the mysterious “AirPods Pro Lite” headphones Apple is rumored to be developing. A new report claims production will not begin during the second half of 2020 as originally planned.

MacBooks may be in short supply after March

  • Now might be the best time to buy that MacBook you’ve been considering. Factory shutdowns in China because of the coronavirus outbreak will reportedly lead to shortages of components needed to make laptops.

AirTags on the radar for roll out in the second half of 2020

  • Apple’s fall product launch will include a tiny gadget with a big responsibility: knowing the whereabouts of your devices when you lose them.

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