Apple rumored to hold a mid-March keynote: iPhone 5se, iPad Air 3, and Apple Watch 2 coming?

This just in - the rumor mill has churned out a pretty saucy hearsay, claiming that Apple will be hosting a keynote in mid-March, most likely sometime in the week that starts March 14, though the date has not been set in stone yet. 

As a reminder, Apple held a "Spring Forward" keynote back on March 9, 2015, where it announced additional details about its first wearable, the Apple Watch. We certainly hope that this year's event also has a handful of interesting tech in store, and this will likely be the case - we heard that a whole slew of devices could be announced at this event, most importantly the iPhone 5se, the iPad Air 3, and the Apple Watch 2.

We seem to know quite a bit about the three devices in question. Call it wishful thinking, but we are already convinced that Apple might be prepping a new smaller-sized and more affordable 4" iPhone -- rumor has it that the device will be called the iPhone 5se, with "se" reportedly standing for "special edition". As per some of the most recent leaked images, the device might be scaling the iPhone 6/6s design language down to the iPhone 5/5s' dimensions. Wait, what is this that we hear? Yes, a happy outcry from all the small-phone lovers out there! 

Additionally, we just recently heard that the device will be actually packing the newer Apple A9 chipset complemented by the M9 motion co-processor and not the older A8 one, which was among the first snippets of info we got hold of. Also, the iPhone 5se is expected to carry an 8MP rear snapper, a 1.2MP front-facing one, Apple Pay support courtesy of an NFC chip, Bluetooth 4.2, VoLTE, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. The device will also be able to display Live Photos, but not record them. We will reportedly see the phone in 16 and 64GB versions; it could be available in Silver, Space Gray, Gold, and Rose Gold. The price? Reportedly, $449.