Late breaking Apple event news & rumours

Apple’s event tonight is expected to include new iPads Pros and Macs and we have some late breaking news & rumours.

Apple Pencil 2

New rumours are circulating from source Ben Geskin that the new Apple Pencil will be more minimalistic, with the removal of the silver band at the top.

There will be tap and swipe gesture along the side of the pencil, possibly with a solid state button. Some evidence of new gesture support has been found in iOS 12.1 code.

It will attach magnetically to the iPad and will include a new charging method which will likely be engaged while magnetically attached.

Apple Pencil 2018:

– Design is even more minimalistic, the silver rail on top is now gone.
– Tap and Swipe gestures along the pencil.
– Magnetically attachable to the new iPad.
– New charging method. pic.twitter.com/tS1ptCWgnh
— Ben Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) October 29, 2018

UIPencilAdjustmentInteraction's pencilAdjustmentInteractionDidTap: and pencilAdjustmentInteraction:didSlide:phase: are your new favorite delegate methods, as drawing app developers
— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) October 28, 2018

Apple Pencil 2, model B332, will support gestures. The user will be able to change stroke properties by sliding along the sides of the pencil.
— Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) October 28, 2018

iPad Pro

The iPad Pro redesign has been expected to appear at tonights event with slimmer bezels, Face ID and no home button. 9to5Mac spotted a new icon in iOS that seems to confirm the new design.

iPad Pro 2018 iOS icon

Mac Mini

The Mac Mini is rumoured to get a Pro refresh in tonights There’s more in the making event but not much more is know than that.

Viktor Kádár has released a some concept designs of a sleek new space grey Mac Mini combined with new Apple Display and Magic Keyboard with Touch Bar.

Apple has been rumoured to be working on a new display for sometime as it does not currently offer an Apple branded display.