Apple may launch USB-C AirPods Pro case with iPhone 15 this fall

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Apple might release a USB-C case for the AirPods Pro. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has new details on what to expect from Apple's AirPods Pro this year and beyond. In his latest Power On newsletter, he claims that Apple will release a USB-C case for AirPods Pro along with the iPhone 15 lineup, which is also rumoured to ditch the Lightning port for USB-C.

This would align with a report from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in March, who said that a second-generation AirPods Pro with a USB-C charging case would arrive later this year. However, Kuo was unsure if there would be any other hardware changes for AirPods Pro in 2023, and Gurman seems to agree.

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Apple supplier hints at 15-inch MacBook Air debut next month

Apple supplier Quanta Computer expects to assemble more notebooks in Q2 2023, likely due to new MacBooks, according to research shared by investment firm Morgan Stanley. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo have reported that Apple will launch a 15-inch MacBook Air with the M2 chip at Worldwide Developer's Conference in June. It's unclear if the company plans to introduce other MacBook models, but we don't have long to wait. WWDC will kick off on June 5 and run through June 9.

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Report: Apple reportedly registered 'xrOS' wordmark

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Adding more fuel to Apple's rumoured Reality Pro headset fire, the company has supposedly filed for a trademark for "xrOS." It's a stylized wordmark referring to the "extended reality OS that the augmented reality and virtual reality headset would supposedly run on. If this rumour is accurate, then it's almost certain we'll hear more about it during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference that's kicking off on June 5.

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iPhone 15 Pro may not come with solid-state buttons after all

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Apple fans hoping for touch-sensitive solid-state buttons on the iPhone 15 Pro may have to wait longer. A shareholder letter from Cirrus Logic, one of Apple’s main suppliers for the Taptic Engine, suggests that the feature has been delayed or cancelled. Cirrus said that a new product it was working on for this fall would not launch as planned.

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