It is a simple rumor, but it is well founded. Apple has made an internal statement to several service providers where it advises that there will be "changes related to AppleCare" for Tuesday December 8. Meow
This usually means that there will be new references of new devices with new types of contracts. AppleCare. So we will be up to date in case we still have a "One more thing" before the end of the year. It will not be an event, since the company would have already announced it, but there may be a launch "so low" as happened with the iPhone SE before the summer. We will see.
Apple has communicated to several service providers that it has some kind of "changes related to AppleCare" planned for next Tuesday, December 8. It is not explicitly clear what this could mean, but previous similar releases were the notice of new device reference changes, high of new models and bajas withdrawal of current models.
MacRumors has obtained a internal memo Issued by Apple from a "trusted source" detailing that service provider technicians should "prepare for new product SKUs, new / updated product descriptions, and new / updated product prices." The release explains that the changes are planned for Tuesday, December 8, at approximately 5:30 am Pacific Time.
According to the report, Apple has issued "nearly identical memos" to service providers ahead of previous product announcements. For example, Apple sent out a memo telling technicians to prepare for similar changes on October 13 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, which is when Apple held its event to iPhone 12.
There will be no new event from Apple this year. The title of last November, "One more thing" (one more thing) already made it quite clear. But it is true that Apple can launch a new device before Christmas without prior notice, as happened this spring with the iPhone SE, the MacBook Air or the iPad Pro. We will be waiting for the Store next Tuesday.