New iPads, Mac System Expected To Be Unveiled at Apple Event

Apple Inc. is expected to unveil new iPads at an event later today, as the company tries to drive excitement amid slowing demand for tablet computers. Apple may also announce a new Mac operating system and possibly new Mac computers. Watchers also await a possible launch date for Apple Pay, the company's new system for using iPhones to make credit and debit card payments at retail stores. As usual, Apple wasn't disclosing Wednesday what it plans to reveal at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, this afternoon. Invites to its event carried the cryptic message, "It's been way too long." It's been a year since Apple came out with a lighter, thinner full-size model called the iPad Air. Apple is expected to refresh that with a faster processor and possibly a fingerprint ID sensor akin to what's found on recent iPhones.