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Tim Cook announced the Apple MacBook Air M4 this week — or at least «something in the air»

Published by Andrii Rusanov

Apple CEO Tim Cook says that «something in the air» will happen this week. Usually, such «mysterious» announcements are predictable, but this time it is almost certainly the MacBook Air M4.

The short teaser in X shows nothing but the words of this slogan. The bullet or something similar that breaks up the word «AIR» — is probably a hint at the speed of the new M4 processor. Given the similar iPhone 16e announcement in February, we should hardly expect a big presentation. Most likely, Apple will announce the M4 MacBook Air in a detailed and release a video of the laptop with design features and an emphasis on updated specifications.

The updated MacBook Air is expected to have an unchanged design, but improved performance and battery life compared to the M3 version. In theory, Apple could also announce an iPad Air with M4. However, observers, including Wccftech, believe that the updated tablet will be announced later in March or even in April.

According to recent reports, it is unlikely that the new MacBook Air will receive an OLED display. In January, ITC.ua reported that Air OLED has been postponed until 2029. Allegedly, Apple was not impressed with the growth of iPad Pro sales with the OLED update, so the technology is not being forced. According to unofficial reports, the MacBook Air display will still receive a MacBook Pro-like upgrade in two years, but not a change in the type of matrix. The Pro itself has a chance for OLED by 2026.

The display upgrade is not the only technology that Apple has been postponed for a long time. According to rumors, the development of artificial intelligence and not a very successful start of Apple Intelligence encouraged postpone «smart» Siri until 2026 and iOS 20.