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iPhone SE 2 may be unveiled on March 31 as Apple is rumoured to host a spring event

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Apple may be hosting a spring event again this year, and it may see the company unveil a series of new devices.

A new report from German tech site iphone-ticker.de has information that says an event is being scheduled for March 31. Apple has yet to confirm the date of a launch event, but this report comes from a source close to “the Apple environment.”

This report and others have seen rumours of an affordable iPhone SE 2, a new iPad Pro and there may also be updates to the MacBook lineup.

The highlight of the show could be the long-rumoured iPhone SE successor, called either the SE2 or the iPhone 9.

It’s rumored to be the most affordable smartphone in Apple’s current lineup with a suggested starting price of $399 (about £300, AU$600). If its predecessor was any indication, it will follow the design of the iPhone 8 with a Touch ID fingerprint scanner and borrow the internals as well as the camera from the latest model.

Along with it, a new 12-inch iPad Pro is also expected. There are likely to be internal upgrades, plus it is also likely to sport a triple camera setup consisting that will include an ultrawide shooter and a 3D ToF module.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro is also due for a refresh, so this may be the perfect opportunity for Apple to introduce it.

All of this is speculation for now, so take it with a big helping of salt until we hear back from Apple on if the event is going ahead. If Apple is hosting an event in March, we’d expect to hear about it soon.

Google’s massive algo update in 2 months

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A major Google search algorithm update—with “wide-reaching impact”—takes effect in 2 months. This update will introduce new page experience signals, combining Core Web Vitals—designed to measure how users experience the speed, responsiveness, and visual stability of a page—with the existing search signals.

According to Google, these changes are expected to “have wide-reaching impact,” which is why the company has been repeatedly announcing the upcoming change for months.

This is important because Google is making Core Web Vitals a ranking factor. Starting May 2021, publishers whose sites are not optimised for these new metrics may see significant drops in their rankings on the search engine that powers well over 90% of searches worldwide.

The search giant has also introduced a range of tools to measure Core Web Vitals, so publishers can effectively prepare for the change, and address the issues that need to be fixed in order to present a better user experience, as measured by the new metrics.