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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Apple's mixed-reality headset might use a magnetic cable for its external power supply

This power bank might be what the Apple mixed-reality headset's power supply will look like (Photo: Apple)

Apple's rumoured mixed-reality headset is expected at WWDC 2023. And we're getting more details ahead of its launch. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shared more about the external power supply the headset comes with. The power supply is offloaded from the headset because it'll help prevent overheating and make it lighter. Gurman reports the "Reality Pro/Reality One" headset will have two ports: a USB-C interface for data transfers and a "new proprietary charging connector." It features a round tip that magnetically attaches to the headset. You would supposedly need to rotate it to lock the cable in place. From this description, it looks like it's reminiscent of the MagSafe power port. 

The power supply will reportedly be the size of an iPhone and look similar to Apple's MagSafe Battery Pack. It can reportedly power the headset for up to two hours on a single charge. You will recharge it via a USB-C cable connected to a MacBook Pro power adapter. Gurman believes Apple will offer an option to buy additional packs to extend its battery life.

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iPhone 15 Dynamic Island tipped to integrate the proximity sensor

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The Dynamic Island isn't going away anytime soon. The Apple iPhone 15 series is expected to bring the controversial notch to all models. But reports are claiming there's going to be a slight change over the iPhone 14 Pro version. Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims the proximity sensor will be integrated inside the Dynamic Island area this time instead of sitting below it.

The proximity sensor detects when you hold up a phone to your ear so it shuts off the screen. The position shift might be related to rumours of Face ID improvements. But Kuo said this won't result in any changes to the look or functionality of the Dynamic Island. He said Apple supplier Finisar will move to offer Apple 940nm wavelength proximity sensors instead of the iPhone 14 Pro's 1380nm sensors. This new proximity sensor is supposedly part of a Single Pearl Module with the codename "Sphinx." We expect the Apple iPhone 15 series to debut in September.

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