Top Stories: iPhone 15 Pro and Headset Rumors, CES 2023, Dark Sky Shutdown, and More - MacRumors

2023 is here, and Apple rumors are already flying astir this year's iPhone 15 lineup, the long-rumored mixed-reality headset and more.

This week is besides the yearly CES lawsuit successful Las Vegas wherever each sorts of companies are showing disconnected their latest products, portion the archetypal of the twelvemonth saw Apple yet unopen down the much-loved Dark Sky upwind app it acquired backmost successful 2020. Read connected for each the details connected these stories and much from the past week!

iPhone 15 Pro Models Rumored to Feature Titanium Frame, Taptic Buttons, Increased RAM, and More

Apple's next-generation iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max volition person respective caller features, including a titanium frame, solid-state buttons with haptic feedback, and much RAM, according to expert Jeff Pu.

The solid-state measurement and powerfulness buttons would beryllium akin to the Home fastener connected the latest iPhone SE. Instead of physically moving, 2 caller Taptic Engines would simulate the feeling of the buttons being pressed.

Apple's AR/VR Headset Said to Feature Digital Crown, Waist-Mounted Battery Pack, and More

Apple's mixed-reality headset will diagnostic a carnal dial for switching to a presumption of the existent world, a waist-mounted artillery pack, tiny motors to automatically set the interior lenses, and overmuch more, according to a study this week from The Information.

The headset is expected to beryllium announced successful 2023, with expert Ming-Chi Kuo saying this week that Apple is likely to uncover it astatine a outpouring media lawsuit oregon astatine WWDC successful June arsenic continued improvement delays person pushed backmost wide accumulation to precocious successful the 2nd 4th oregon into the 3rd 4th of this year.

CES Video Roundup: Hyper Find My Backpack, Nanoleaf 4D TV Kit, Withings U-Scan, and More

MacRumors is astatine CES 2023 successful Las Vegas this week for a hands-on look astatine each of the caller Apple-related devices and accessories being announced.

We've shared video recaps of the first, second, and third days astatine CES 2023, offering a person look astatine caller products similar Hyper's backpack and Ember's question mug with enactment for Apple's Find My app, an iPhone-connected urine scholar from Withings, and different absorbing finds connected the amusement floor.

Apple Shuts Down Popular Weather App 'Dark Sky'

As planned, Apple has shut down fashionable upwind app Dark Sky. The app had already been removed from the App Store successful September and it stopped functioning for existing users connected January 1.

Apple acquired Dark Sky successful March 2020 and it has since incorporated galore of the app's features into the preinstalled Weather app connected the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Earlier this month, Apple shared a enactment papers with accusation connected how Dark Sky users tin usage the Weather app.

AMD Claims Its New Laptop Chip is 30% Faster Than M1 Pro

At CES this week, AMD claimed that its caller Ryzen 9 7940HS spot for Windows laptops is up to 34% faster than Apple's M1 Pro chip disposable successful the latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro.

While it appears that Apple silicon contention is increasing, it is worthy noting that Apple introduced the M1 Pro spot astir 14 months agone and that AMD did not connection a examination to Apple's faster M1 Max chip.

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