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It’s hardly a secret that will unveil an upgraded iPhone at its Cupertino event on Tuesday. But that one phone could just scratch the surface of what shows up. Here’s what you should — and shouldn’t — expect from’s announcements tomorrow at 1PM ET / 10AM PT.IPHONE 5S’s next flagship iPhone is expected to physically resemble the iPhone 5, while including a couple of new ftures. The biggest of those could be a fingerprint scanner that’s built directly into the home button, which could be used for securely the device. Rumors suggest that it’ll be covered with sapphire crystal for durability, and have a silver ring around it, which would for the first time change how the home button looks. credit:AppAdviceCamera upgrades are expected to be minor, if much happens at all. The main update expected is a dual-LED flash, fturing different light colors to help improve color balance in photos. Some rumors have also pegged a new sensor with a higher megapixel count — around 12 or 13 — and others have suggested that the camera's lens could receive a wider aperture, opening up to F/2.0.A GOLD IPHONE AND SOME NEW PHOTOGRAPHY TRICKS is also expected to branch outside of its traditional color schemes by adding a new gold color with white accents. The rest of the iPhone’s big changes should be internal. That’ll likely mn an improved processor, a slightly longer-lasting battery, and potentially more storage, which would bring the base model up to 32GB.While it’s been rumored that i withdisplays as large as 6 inchesare on the way, don’t expect them just yet. If those make it to market, it’ll certainly be down the road.IPHONE 5CThis yr, is expected to debut a brand-new iPhone line that’ll sell at a lower cost than its flagship smartphone. It's rumored to be called the iPhone 5C — though that name is far from official for now. The rumored name is indiive of what we might see: the device is expected to be an iPhone 5 repackaged into a slightly thicker plastic case, instd of its standard aluminum. It’ll otherwise be just about identical, including LTE and a 4-inch display. credit:Sonny Dickson (Twitter)It’s also expected to come in a variety of bright colors, similar to the current iPod touch lineup. It would be the first time that has added colors outside of white, black, and silver, and it could help to set the low-cost device apart in a fun way.Don’t expect it to get all of the upgrades that come to the iPhone 5S, though. Big ftures like the fingerprint scanner will likely be used as a major way to set the two devices apart.IPODS has long held music-focused events in rly fall, but the iPhone has come to dominate those announcements of late. While the iPod touch should see an upgrade to iOS 7, the nano and shuffle may well be left as they are.There’s one thing we maynotsee after Tuesday, however. The iPod classic has sat around unchanged for yrs now, and rumors of late have predicted that this may finally be the yr that retires it for good. However, it’s been rumored before to no avail, so there’s no saying how much time the old player has left.OS X MAVERICKSThe next version of 's desktop operating system is slated to be unveiled this fall. Rumors have pegged it for arelse in late October, which will likely make it a no-show at what should be a primarily iOS-focused event. Though details on the new operating system have been slim since its initial announcement,our first impressionsare that it's looking pretty good.IOS 7The world got itsfirst glimpse of iOS 7back at WWDC in June, and on Tuesday, is likely to set its official relse date. The new i should ship with iOS 7 by default, and if follows its usual relse scheme, existing iPhone owners may even get it a few days before any new devices go on sale. While the company may not have any big software ftures still up its sleeve, it wouldn’t be surprising to see give a tour of some visual design twks that have been made over the past few months. While there have been conflicting reports on the possibility of new hardware,some software improvementsmay be in store. Among those could be a way for iPhone and iPad owners to strm content to their friends’ s without having to log in on their own accounts. Whether this will be the yr that finally opens the platform up to developers, however, remains to be seen.MACBOOK PRO AND IMACLess than a week after launched its Haswell processors, added them into the MacBook Air. But months later, the Air is still the only Mac to get them. Rumors have predicted this yr’s processor updates may happen around September, so something should be in the works soon. often issues its processor upgrades quietly — by simply replacing the product in its online store — so it's possible an upgrade could even come without a proper announcement.IPAD AND IPAD MINIA flurry of s have started to give us an rly look at what a new iPad and iPad mini might look like. The iPad mini is believed to be on track for a Retina display, and the full-sized iPad is believed to be slimming down into a body that looks just like that of the iPad mini. Our best look yetcame just this weekendfrom Sonny Dickson, who apprs to have cases for both upcoming devices (as seen below). Last yr, iPad updates came in late October, so it's possible that we'll have another month to go before they're properly announced. credit:Sonny DicksonMAC PROThough rarely announces its hardware plans ahd of time, the company revled back in June thata completely redesigned Mac Pro was on the way. The new machine is surprisingly tiny and comes in a sleek black finish, and it's supposed to ship this fall. Fall doesn’t start for another few weeks though, so while the Mac Pro should be relsed in the next few months, an announcement isn’t expected for tomorrow.IWATCH AND IBoth an -made smartwatch and television set have been rumored for yrs. And bothare almost certain to be rumored for a little while longer. Though details of a so-called i quickly hted up following the publiion of Walter Isaacson’sSteve Jobs, they’ve cooled down just as quickly. As for a smartwatch, the story could be slightly different: rumorstargeted the relse of an smartwatch for 2013, though recent reports suggest that the date hasshifted into 2014.WRAP-UPSo what should you expect? Most likely: two i, a relse date for iOS 7, and a software update to the . But there's almost certainly a lot more on the way in the nr future. We'll soon know what's rlly in store, and we'll be sharing all of the details the moment they're unveiled over at our liveblog.FOLLOW ALONG:OUR LIVEBLOG OF 'S IPHONE EVENT
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