This week, Apple revealed that it will host an event on March 4th in New York, London, and Schanghai to announce … well, Apple hasn’t told us what it will announce. But it must be something interesting if Apple is hosting three events at once in different parts of the world. Ryan Christoffel of 9to5Mac came up with a list of many items that Apple could announce: an iPhone 17e, a new entry-level iPad, an M4 iPad Air, a new entry-level laptop that Apple might call the MacBook, a new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, an M5 Mac Studio, a second-generation of the Apple Studio Display, and perhaps another type of Apple display. John Gruber of Daring Fireball has another idea: Apple could announce an F1 app for the Apple Vision Pro. We will find out what is actually announced in less than two weeks. And now, the news of note from the past week:
- Last week, Apple released iOS 26.3. This week, Apple released the beta version of iOS 26.4. David Snow of Cult of Mac reports that one feature coming in iOS 26.4 is a new version of Apple Podcasts that will let you quickly switch between the audio and video versions of certain podcasts.
- Rajat Saini of The Mac Observer reports on changes to the Health app in iOS 26.4, including the ability to show you your average time sleeping over the prior two weeks.
- Chance Miller of 9to5Mac reports on additional features in the beta version of iOS 26.4, including a new Apple Intelligence feature in the Music app called Playlist Playground that lets you create a playlist of songs based on text descriptions.
- Joe Rossignol of MacRumors reports that it appears that one of the new features of CarPlay in iOS 26.4, discovered by Thomas Dye, is an Apple TV app. The app lets you watch movies and TV shows on a CarPlay screen. Of course, Apple isn’t going to let you watch a movie while you are driving. But if you are parked and waiting for someone—or perhaps recharging your electric car—you can catch up on your favorite shows. In addition to the Apple TV app, you can also stream video to CarPlay from an iPhone.
- Speaking of vehicles, if you drive a Rivian electric vehicle, you’ll be interested in this report from Joe Rossignol of MacRumors that there is a new Apple Watch app. You can use the app to lock or unlock doors, open or close windows, open or close the front or rear trunks, sound an alarm, and more.
- Speaking of the Apple Watch, Tim Hardwick of MacRumors shares some useful Apple Watch tips.
- Riley Hill of Slate Pad explains how you can use swipe typing on an iPad by resizing the keyboard into a floating, phone-sized version.
- Adam Engst of TidBITS reviews HiWater, an app that you can use to track your fluid intake.
- Rei Padla of The Gadgeteer speculates on how an AI pin from Apple might work.
- Andrew O’Hara of AppleInsider reviews the Valet from Twelve South, a $180 device that provides a place to store items like your wallet and keys, as well as a place to charge an iPhone. He says that the product looks great, but he wishes it supported the latest Qi charging standard (25W) rather than 15W.
- While I was enjoying the Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans this past Tuesday, a deadly avalanche occurred near Lake Tahoe. At least eight people died, but fortunately, six of the skiers were saved thanks to the SOS feature that is available on many iPhone models. Kalley Huang of the New York Times reports that the group was able to text emergency services for four hours, providing critical information. (The group also had an avalanche beacon, which can send radio signals to help first responders track people.)
- The new season of Major League Soccer starts tomorrow, and all subscribers to Apple TV can now watch all games without paying anything extra. There are many other improvements this season, as noted by David Snow of Cult of Mac.
- And finally, Nellie Andreeva of Deadline reports that the French-language series The Hunt (Traqués), which was supposed to debut on Apple TV over two months ago but was delayed in light of claims that the script was plagiarized, will now debut on March 4. It looks like it could be an exciting thriller. Here is a trailer: