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Apple event live blog: Mac Studio, iPad Air, green iPhone 13 – everything Apple announced

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And just like that, the first Apple event of 2022 is over. As ever, many of the rumours turned out to be true. We got the Mac Studio, unofficially the love-child of the Mac mini and Mac Pro. We got an iPhone SE with the same old design (yawn) but with the addition of the A15 Bionic chip (yay). We got a new iPad Air. And a few more bits and bobs, here are the highlights:

Key announcements:

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iPhone SE

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The best iPad Air prices

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A MacBook Air render by Parker Ortolani

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iPhone 12 purple

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Apple Store homepage message saying 'We'll be right back'

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Apple Event bingo card

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Steve Jobs standing in front of a screen reading 'One more thing'

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The Apple Air Pods Pro on a black background

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As usual, Apple has launched a Twitter hashflag (that word will never not look weird) to mark the occasion. Hit the Like button on any tweet with the #AppleEvent hashtag, and the heart icon will briefly change into an Apple animation. It's the little things, eh?

The Mac mini with M1 chip on a desk.

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iPhone 14 render

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Mr Bean waiting

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Apple VR headset render

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Apple products

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iPhone SE concept

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Here's tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee, saying what we're all thinking...

GIF showing Tim Cook dancing

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iPad Air prices: the best around

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What do we think? Will Apple finally undo its worst ever design crime in 2022?

Apple TV

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Apple Event bingo card

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iPhone 13 in green

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iPhone SE

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iPhone SE

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"The new iPhone SE will be supported by iOS updates for years to come" – good news for SE fans. 

iPad Air

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So 5G is coming to the iPad Air too. As is Centre Stage, (which we found a little creepy in our iPad Pro review). 

iPad Air 5

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iPad Air 5

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Apple M1 Ultra

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M1 Ultra is 10x more powerful than the latest desktop chip. 128GB of unified memory supported.

"You don't have time to stir your coffee because the file just opens". M1 Ultra: bad news for white coffee drinkers.

M1 Ultra

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Mac Studio

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Mac Studio

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Apple Studio Display

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Mac Studio specs

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Don't forget, new Apple products mean great deals on slightly older Apple products. Our guides to the best iPhone SE deals and iPad deals are your friends. 

And just like it's 2020 again, people are wondering if the iPad Air has made the 11-inch iPad Pro redundant. With the addition of the M1 chip, the Air is practically indistinguishable from the Pro, save for the ProMotion refresh rate on the display.

iPhone 13 in green

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Mac Studio

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iPad Air

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Apple Magic Mouse 2

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