Liveblog—All the news from Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event (Tuesday, 4/20 at 1p ET)

At 10am Pacific time (1pm Japanese) on Tuesday, April 20, Apple will host its first reside product launch occasion for the reason that firm’s three-event gauntlet late final yr. Tim Prepare dinner and co. are anticipated to place a lot of the give attention to the iPad lineup—however different bulletins, like Apple Silicon Macs, are additionally attainable.

As longtime Ars Technica readers count on, we’ll be liveblogging the occasion and publishing tales concerning the new bulletins as every thing unfolds.

If there’s one factor persons are assured of going into this occasion, it is the truth that Apple will announce new iPad Professional fashions. Leaks and rumors have claimed that the brand new iPad Professional will look fairly much like its rapid predecessor however that it’s going to have a quicker chip, improved cameras, and (a minimum of within the bigger 12.9-inch mannequin) a Mini LED show.

Apple may be able to launch a brand new model of the Apple Pencil peripheral; in that case, it could be the third iteration of the product. Whereas we do not count on Macs to be the occasion’s essential focus, Apple could introduce a low-end iMac with the M1 chip, or maybe different Apple Silicon-equipped Macs.

Different potentialities embody an up to date Apple TV 4K, the long-delayed Tile competitor (in all probability known as AirTags), or new audio merchandise like a screen-equipped HomePod speaker or a brand new model of Apple’s wildly in style AirPods wi-fi earbuds.

It is also probably that Apple will use the stage this occasion gives to make the case for its upcoming privateness modifications like App Monitoring Transparency, which has drawn intense ire from some app builders and advertisers in addition to threats of antitrust lawsuits from rivals like Facebook.

Bookmark this web page and plan on returning right here at 1pm EST on April 20 to see all the most recent updates.