New iPads and Mac computers are expected Tuesday as part of an Apple event in New York. The event is being held at an opera house in Brooklyn, suggesting Apple is pushing products focused on creativity and the arts.

As overall tablet sales decline, Apple has been promoting its high-end iPad Pro as ideal for artists, photographers and other creators. A new model is expected, as the last update came nearly 17 months ago.

There's been speculation the new iPad Pro will adopt features found in the latest iPhones, including facial-recognition technology to unlock the device. Apple isn't giving details about the event.

Apple may also release a new Mac, including a MacBook Air laptop, though higher-end MacBook Pro laptops just got refreshed in July.

Meanwhile, Italy's competition authority said it was fining Apple and Samsung 10 and five million euros (USD 11.5 and USD 5.7 million) respectively for the so-called "planned obsolescence" of their smartphones.

The ruling is believed to be the first against the manufacturers following accusations worldwide that they encourage operating system updates for older phones which slow them down, thereby encouraging the purchase of new phones. Two "complex investigations" by the anti-trust authority AGCM revealed that Apple and Samsung implemented unfair commercial practices, a statement said.

"The two companies have induced consumers to install software updates that are not adequately supported by their devices, without adequately informing them, nor providing them an effective way to recover the full functionality of their devices," the AGCM said. Operating system updates "caused serious malfunctions and significantly reduced their performance, in this way speeding up their replacement with more recent products." Samsung "insistently suggested" to owners of its 2014 Note 4 phone to install a new version of Google's Android operating system intended for the more recent Note 7, the ACGM said.