Ngo-2017 (ekugcineni) ngemuva kwethu, singabhekisa ukunaka kwethu ezinyangeni eziyishumi nambili ezizayo. Kuze kube manje, kubukeka sengathi kuningi okwenzekayo kulo nyaka. Unyaka ka-2017 wawucebile kakhulu ezindabeni, njengoba ungazibonela esihlokweni esingezansi. Kodwa-ke, u-2018 kufanele aqhubekele phambili kancane - okungenani ngokuvumelana nakho konke okucatshangwayo okungenzeka, ukucabanga, ukucabangela kanye (un) nolwazi oluqinisekisiwe. Ngakho-ke ake sibheke ekuqaleni konyaka ukuthi yini okungenzeka isilindele kulo nyaka e-Apple.
Intsha yokuqala yalo nyaka kufanele kube i-wireless a I-HomePod smart speaker. Bekufanele ishaye amashalofu esitolo ngesinye isikhathi ngoDisemba, kodwa i-Apple yabambezela ukukhululwa kwayo futhi yakuhlehlisa unomphela. Esikwaziyo nje ukuthi izodayiswa ngesinye isikhathi "kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2018". Nokho, lokhu kungase kufanekisela isikhathi esikhulu ngempela. Kodwa-ke, kungalindelwa ukuthi lokhu kuzoba ngowokuqala, noma okungenani owodwa wemikhiqizo yokuqala ezothengiswa yi-Apple kulo nyaka.
Enye into eqinisekisiwe ngokuyisisekelo i-AirPower wireless charger pad. U-Apple waqala ukwembula lokhu ngenkulumo eyisihluthulelo kaSepthemba, kodwa kusukela lapho bekuthulekile. Nalokhu kufanele kufike engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka futhi kufanele kwenze kube lula ukushaja ama-iPhones amasha, i-Apple Watch nama-AirPods. Yebo, amahedfoni e-Apple angenantambo nawo ayaphakanyiswa kulo nyaka. Akukacaci ukuthi i-hardware engaphakathi kwama-headphones izoshintsha kanjani, kodwa kuyaqinisekiswa ukuthi ibhokisi lokushaja lizoshintsha, manje elizothola ukwesekwa kokushaja okungenantambo.
Akusho ukuthi ama-iPhones amasha afika ngokwesiko ngoSepthemba (ngaphandle uma i-Apple isimangaza ngesizukulwane esisha se-iPhone SE, esingavela entwasahlobo). Ngokusho kwalo lonke ulwazi nokuqagela kuze kube manje, kubukeka sengathi i-Apple izokwethula ama-iPhones amathathu amasha ekwindla. Zonke zizoba nesibonisi esingena-bezel, ukushaja okungenantambo nehadiwe entsha. Phezulu kuzoba namamodeli amabili e-premium (abalandela i-iPhone X) ngamasayizi amabili. Ngakho uhlobo "iPhone X2" futhi "iPhone X2 Plus". Bazothola izibonisi ze-OLED kanye nokungcono kakhulu i-Apple ekwazi ukukulingana ngaphakathi ocingweni. Kufanele zengezwe imodeli yesithathu, ezoba nesibonisi se-IPS sakudala, yize sinedizayini engenafreyimu. Lesi sakamuva sizosebenza njengesisekelo somnikelo futhi kulindeleke ukuthi sithengise cishe ngama- $ 600-750.
Amamodeli we-iPhone ngo-2018, umthombo we-KGI Securities
Wonke ama-iPhones amasha kufanele abe nomklamo we-iPhone X yamanje, futhi lokhu kungasho ukuthi kulo nyaka kuzophawula ukuvalelisa ku-ID yokuthinta kanye nenkinobho yasekhaya. Ngaphezu kwama-iPhones ashiwo ngenhla, kungenzeka ukuthi uhlelo lwe-True Depth (oluvumela I-Face ID) izofakwa kukho kokubili i-iPad Pro entsha nama-MacBooks amasha. Ngokuqinisekile sizobona isibuyekezo sayo yomibili imikhiqizo eshiwo kulo nyaka, futhi uma i-Apple inalobu buchwepheshe, akufanele kube yinkinga ukukusebenzisa kumadivayisi anendawo eyanele.
Nakanjani bazofika phakathi nonyaka iMac Pro entsha, osekuphele izinyanga eziningi kukhulunywa ngayo. Ukuthuthukiswa kwayo kuqinisekiswe izikhathi eziningana futhi kuyindaba yesikhathi ngaphambi kokuba i-Apple inqume ukuyethula. Kufanele kube umshini wedeskithophu wakudala ozonikeza ukuthuthukiswa (okungenani ngezinga elithile). Ukubukeka kwayo kanye nokucaciswa kwayo akwaziwa, kodwa mayelana nalokhu kwakamuva, ukuhlukahluka okuningi kakhulu akukwazi ukusungulwa. Uma i-Apple ihlose ukuthola okuhlosiwe okuphezulu kakhulu, i-hardware "yendawo yokusebenza" yeseva iyadingeka. Kuyoba okuthakazelisa kakhulu ukubona ukuthi bayahamba yini indlela ye-Intel namaphrosesa abo e-Xeon W futhi, noma uma behambela ulayini weprosesa we-Epyc oqhudelanayo. Endabeni yama-accelerator ezithombe, mhlawumbe akukho okunye ngaphandle kwe-nVidia Titan V esanda kwethulwa i-accelerator (noma okufana nayo kochwepheshe kumamodeli e-Quadro) kuyacatshangelwa, njengoba isisombululo esivela ku-AMD singenamandla kangako.
Umqondo we-Modular Mac Pro, umthombo: I-Curve
Ngokuqondene namanye amakhompyutha, ama-iMac Pros anezinsuku ezimbalwa kuphela ubudala, futhi uma enokuthuthukiswa okuhleliwe, ngeke kuze kuphele unyaka. I-iMacs yakudala izothola ukuthuthukiswa, kanye neMacBook Pro kanye ne-12″ MacBook encane. Okungafanela ushintsho (futhi mhlawumbe okunamandla kakhulu) yiMac Mini. Ithole ukuthuthukiswa kwayo kokugcina ngo-2014 futhi ibilokhu ilusizi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ingumshini oshibhile we-macOS laphaya, kepha ama-specs awo ayahlekwa ngempela kulo nyaka. I-MacBook Air ingase futhi ithole isisombululo kulo nyaka, nayo eyenza kahle iminyaka embalwa (ikakhulukazi ukubonisa kwayo kufanelekile ukukhala ngo-2018).
Phakathi nalo nyaka, kufanele futhi kube khona ukuhlanganiswa kwamathuluzi onjiniyela, lapho okungeke kwenze mehluko manje ukuthi ubhala isicelo se-macOS noma i-iOS. U-Apple ubelokhu esebenzela lesi sixazululo izinyanga ezimbalwa, futhi singafunda imininingwane yokuqala engqungqutheleni ye-WWDC yalo nyaka ngoJuni. Lesi sinyathelo sizokwenza kube lula kakhulu ukukhiqizwa kwezinhlelo zokusebenza futhi kuzoba lula kakhulu konjiniyela ukuthi bagcine izinhlelo zokusebenza kuzo zombili izinkundla zisesikhathini samanje ngangokunokwenzeka.
Isizukulwane esisha samawashi ahlakaniphile e-Apple Watch nawo nakanjani azofika (kuyacatshangelwa Izibonisi ze-micro-LED nezinzwa ezintsha), cishe sizobona nenguqulo "yesabelomali" ebuyekeziwe ye-iPad. Kodwa-ke, alukho ulwazi oluningi olwaziwayo ngale mikhiqizo, ngakho-ke asinakho ukukhetha ngaphandle kokulinda izingcezu zokuqala. Ngokungeziwe kulokhu okushiwo ngenhla, kulo nyaka singalindela inqwaba yezesekeli ezintsha ngendlela yezembozo, amakesi nezinye izesekeli, kanye namabhande amaningi e-Apple Watch. Kuningi esisilindile kulo nyaka, yini ngempela oyilindele? Yabelana nathi engxoxweni.
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I-6+ yami engiyithandayo ibihamba kancane kakhulu ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, ngakho-ke kudingeke ukuthi ngithuthukele ku-X, manje isimnandi?
Kuze kube manje, ngine-iPhone 7 128 GB enonyaka ubudala futhi nganeliseke kakhulu. Kepha ngilinde i-ipad entsha, i-#4 16 GB yami isivele ivuthiwe ukuthi ifakwe esikhundleni :-)
Ngibe ne-iP4 izinyanga ezi-7, izinzile, kepha angikakayijwayeli i-Apple okwamanje. Engingasoze ngakujwayela isibonisi esincane namafreyimu amakhulu (benginethemba lokuthi i-Apple izoyibuyisela enye into?). Ngakho-ke nginelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi nge-X-ka entsha. Kodwa uma i-Apple inciphisa ngamabomu ifoni endala kakhulu ukuze iphoqelele abasebenzisi ukuthi bathenge imodeli entsha enenani elingaphezulu, lokho akulungile. Kungamane kungithene amandla, mukhulu umqhudelwano.
Ngibe ne-iP4 izinyanga ezi-7, izinzile, kepha angikakayijwayeli i-Apple okwamanje. Engingasoze ngakujwayela isibonisi esincane namafreyimu amakhulu (benginethemba lokuthi i-Apple izoyibuyisela enye into?). Ngakho-ke nginelukuluku lokufuna ukwazi nge-X-ka entsha. Kodwa uma i-Apple inciphisa ngamabomu ifoni endala kakhulu ukuze iphoqelele abasebenzisi ukuthi bathenge imodeli entsha enenani elingaphezulu, lokho akulungile. Kungamane kungithene amandla, mukhulu umqhudelwano.