--- title: "Apple to launch smart-home hub on October 13" description: "Most outlets reported Apple’s planned October 13 launch of a new smart-home hub, citing Bloomberg News as the source. The Business Recorder and The News International both highlighted that the product is “long-delayed,” while the Daily Times focused on the potential market expansion. All three noted the hub’s code name, J490, in varying degrees of detail." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11528-apple-plans-smart-home-hub-launch-on-october-13 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Apple to launch smart-home hub on October 13 technology · updated 30 Sep 2026, 6:14 PM PKT · 30 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported Apple’s planned October 13 launch of a new smart-home hub, citing Bloomberg News as the source. The Business Recorder and The News International both highlighted that the product is “long-delayed,” while the Daily Times focused on the potential market expansion. All three noted the hub’s code name, J490, in varying degrees of detail. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The News International** — [Apple's long-delayed smart home hub launch set for October 13](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1418209-apples-long-delayed-smart-home-hub-launch-set-for-october-13) · 30 Sep 2026, 6:14 PM PKT > Apple is set to launch its long-delayed smart home hub on October 13 in a bid to expand its footprint in the smart-home market. According to Bloomberg while citing the sources familiar to the matter, the hub will come with a new... - **Daily Times** — [Apple plans smart-home hub launch on October 13](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1560558/apple-plans-smart-home-hub-launch-on-october-13/) · 30 Sep 2026, 5:19 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > Apple is reportedly preparing to enter the smart-home market with a new home hub. Bloomberg News said the company plans to launch the device on October 13. The announcement could mark a major expansion of Apple’s home technology lineup. The upcoming hub is reportedly code-named J490 and will feature a compact display. According to Bloomberg, […] - **Business Recorder** — [Apple plans to launch new smart-home hub on Oct 13, reports](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441994/apple-plans-to-launch-new-smart-home-hub-on-oct-13-reports) · 30 Sep 2026, 4:40 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Apple is planning to make its long-delayed push into the smart-home market on October 13 with a new hub code-named J490, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company also plans to announce the first update to the HomePod mini since the device’s 2020 debut and its first new TV set-top box since 2022, the report said. Apple did not immediately respond ... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Apple unveils new smart home products with updated Siri AI](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14050-apple-to-unveil-new-smart-home-devices-with-ai) · 14 Oct 2026 · 6 outlets · 2 developments · 73% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 30 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.