LATEST - Apple Will Announce Its New iPads at an Event on Oct. 16

Apple’s product announcements ain't over until someone other than Bono sings.

The company plans to hold a “special event” Thursday, Oct. 16, in California, according to a report by Re/code’s John Paczkowski, who correctly predicted the timing of Apple’s Sept. 9 event, and who is thought to have terrific sources within Apple.

(Update: After Paczkowski’s piece was published, the Wall Street Journal came out with its own report that confirmed the event’s date.) The announcement is rumoured to concentrate on a new line of improved iPads. Blogs have been whispering that, like the latest iPhone, the new iPad could ship with a bigger screen and also come equipped with fingerprint scanning Touch ID sensors. There may also be a gold option for the new iPad.

Additionally, Apple may announce a new line of Retina iMacs, per a report from 9to5Mac last week.

This should also be the moment executives can finally announce the availability of the long-awaited OS X Yosemite, the new operating system for Mac computers, which was first announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June.