Apple has held an October event in three out of the past four years, but is an event this month still likely after today's surprise iPad mini

Apple fans are eagerly awaiting the company's upcoming event at the end of October, where Apple is expected to reveal its latest lineup of M4 Macs. This

We marked October 22 on the calendar and canceled our appointments. We were almost certain that Apple would hold its second fall keynote on that day and unveil new Macs and iPads. But then, just when we were expecting an invitation, Cupertino sent us instead a press release with details of the 7th-gen iPad mini… and nothing else.