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Apple's 2025 holiday lineup is likely complete, but rumors persist.
New iPad Pros and MacBook Pros launched after the latest refresh.
Vision Pro gets a speed boost with the new M5 chip.
Here we are, in the final stretch of 2025. While the yearly iPhone release is, without doubt, Apple's most lucrative product, the holiday season is also an important revenue stream for the company. Every year, tens of millions of iPhone, iPads, and AirPods, not to mention a fairly hefty number of Macs, are wrapped up and placed under Christmas trees.
Not only is it important for Apple to refresh its lineup, but getting stock levels to a place where they can deliver products to people who need them without too much in the way of overproduction.
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All the big hitters have been updated, from the iPhone and AirPods and iPad to the MacBook Pro and even the Vision Pro. While that on the face of it might seem like it covers everything, there are plenty more Apple updates rumored for 2025 and early 2026. These could include a budget iPhone 17e, an updated Home Hub, a HomePod Mini 2, an Apple TV, a MacBook Air, and an updated AirTag.
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