Apple AirPods update to arrive later this year with iPhone SE refresh coming 2022: report
The third-generation AirPods will reportedly have a shorter stem than current models (above). | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple will start production on updated AirPods next month, with plans to launch the third-generation earbuds later this year, according to a report from Nikkei. It's the latest rumor regarding Apple's product schedule, which will reportedly include an all-5G iPhone line-up in 2022, including a revamped iPhone SE sporting the as-yet-unannounced A15 processor.
A refresh of Apple's entry-level AirPods have been rumored for a while now, with previous generations launched in 2016 and 2019. Back in May, Bloomberg reported that the earbuds will have a design similar to the AirPods Pro, with a new case and shorter stems poking out of the bottom of each one." If Nikkei is right about production starting next month, we can expect to see the...