Isikhethi se-apula Kulokhu, i-Apple Week ishicilelwe ngokukhethekile ngoMsombuluko, kunoma yikuphi, ngisho nokubambezeleka, ungafunda izindaba ezithakazelisayo nezindaba ezivela ku-Apple.
I-Apple yonga izigidigidi zentela ngendlela ethokozisayo (April 29)
Nsuku zonke New York Times ishicilele i-athikili ebanzi ngesonto eledlule mayelana nezinqubo ze-Apple ezonga izigidi zezigidi zentela. Ifinyelela lokhu ngamahhovisi akhethwe kahle ezifundazweni ezithile ukuze kwenziwe imisebenzi ethile yezezimali. Isibonelo, esifundazweni saseNevada, lapho i-Apple ilawula futhi itshala imali ethile, intela yebhizinisi inguziro, kodwa endaweni yangakubo yaseCalifornia ingama-8,84%. Ngokufanayo, i-Apple iye emhlabeni wonke, yakha amahhovisi eNetherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland noma British Virgin Islands.
Kodwa-ke, akukho lutho olungekho emthethweni mayelana nalezi zinqubo, kunalokho zikhomba ukuthi izinkampani zobuchwepheshe zisebenzisa kanjani izintuba ukuze zinciphise intela, okuqondakalayo ngakolunye uhlangothi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izimo ezithakazelisayo ziphakama, isibonelo, ngonyaka odlule i-American chain Walmart ikhokhele izintela eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-24,4 ngenzuzo ye-5,9 billion dollars, i-Apple enenzuzo ye-34,2 billion ikhokhwe ngaphezu kwesigamu - ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-3,3.
Umthombo: macstories.net
I-Apple ne-Microsoft kuzodingeka bachaze amanani abo e-Australia (30/4)
I-Apple ne-Microsoft ziphakathi kwezinkampani ezimbalwa ezicelwe uhulumeni wase-Australia ukuthi zichaze izinqubomgomo zazo zamanani emakethe yase-Australia. Isibonelo, i-Apple ithengisa i-Mac OS X Server 10.6 lapha ngo-$699, nakuba eMelika ithengiswa kuphela ngama-$499, okuwumehluko wemiqhele ecishe ibe ngu-4. Kuphinde kube nomehluko kumanani entengo ye-iTunes - ama-albhamu athengiswa ngo-$10 e-US athengiswa ngaphezu kuka-$20 e-Australia. Futhi konke lokhu naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi umehluko phakathi kwamadola ase-Australia naseMelika mncane. Esikhathini esedlule, izinkampani zike zaphikisana ngokuthi i-Australia iyimakethe encane nokuthi ingqalasizinda nezokuthutha kunyusa amanani. Kodwa-ke, uhulumeni akakubheki lokhu njengesizathu esanele, ngakho-ke wamema i-Apple ne-Microsoft, phakathi kwabanye, ukuthi ichaze inkinga yamanani abo.
Umthombo: TUAW.com
I-Apple ixwayisa abathuthukisi futhi mayelana ne-ID Yonjiniyela kanye Nomgcini-sango (ngomhla zingama-30 kuMbasa)
Apple futhi Ezinyangeni ezimbili ezedlule ithumele i-imeyili konjiniyela ememezela ukufika kwe-ID Yonjiniyela kanye Nomgcini-sango. U-Apple unxusa labo bathuthukisi abangakazihambisi izinhlelo zabo zokusebenza ku-Mac App Store ukuthi balungiselele insizakalo entsha ye-Gatekeeper ezoba yingxenye yohlelo olusha lwe-Mountain Lion. I-Apple ihlela ukuthi ngokuzenzakalelayo i-Mountain Lion izosethelwa ukufaka kuphela izinhlelo zokusebenza ezisayinwe yi-Apple, ezizoqinisekisa ukuphepha kwazo.
Umthombo: 9to5Mac.com
U-Jessica Jensen ovela kwa-Yahoo ujoyina ithimba le-iAd (ngomhla zingama-30 kuMbasa)
U-Apple kuthiwa uthole uJessica Jensen wakwa-Yahoo, okufanele ajoyine ithimba lokukhangisa le-iAd eCupertino. Ukushiya kukaJensen ku-Yahoo kwaqinisekiswa kokuthi Zonke Izinto D nguKara Swisher, kulindeleke ukuthi athuthele e-Apple ngokushesha. Kwa-Yahoo, u-Jensen wayephethe isayithi labesifazane elithi Shine, elalingenye yezinhle kakhulu zohlobo lwayo e-US. Uphinde wengamela indlela yokuphila nebhizinisi lezempilo, futhi ukuhamba kwakhe kuyizindaba ezimbi ku-CEO entsha ye-Yahoo uScott Thompson. Kwa-Apple, nokho, uJensen kufanele abambe iqhaza ekwakhiweni kabusha kwensizakalo ye-iAd ehlulekile. Uzosebenza ngaphansi kukaTodd Teresi, naye owake wasebenza kwaYahoo kanye I-Apple ithole ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka.
Umthombo: AppleInsider.com
Inkampani ye-JamBone Yethula I-BIG JAMBOX Isipikha (1/5)
Isisindo esingu-1,23 kg, ikhiyubhu ikala u-25,6 cm x 8 cm x 9,3 cm futhi ungayisebenzisa njengesisekeli esifanelekile sasekhaya ku-iDevice yakho. Ngenxa yebhethri eyakhelwe ngaphakathi, ungayithwala ngisho nangaphandle kokufudumala kwekhaya lakho, kuyilapho ingadlala amahora angu-15 amahle ngaphandle kwamandla. Njengomfowethu omncane nje I-JamBox iyakwazi ukubona imiyalo yezwi, kodwa iphinde ibe nezinkinobho zokulawula umculo. Asikho isidingo sokufinyelela i-iPhone, i-iPad noma i-iPod touch nhlobo. Uxhumano lwenzeka nge-Bluetooth nge-AirPlay.
Ngokuqondene nekhwalithi yomsindo, kufanele ifane kakhulu ne-JamBox encane, engakhipha inani elihloniphekile lama-bass. Ngokuvamile, nokho, umsindo unzima kakhulu ukuwuchaza, ngakho-ke kuhle kakhulu ukuzwa yonke into ehlobene nomsindo mathupha. Yiqiniso, uma kungenzeka likhona. I-JamBox ithengisa ngo-$200, uku-oda kusengaphambili i-BIG JAMBOX kuzokubiza amanye amadola ayikhulu ngaphezulu.
umthombo: CultOfMac.com
Ngabe i-Apple izoba yi-opharetha yeselula ebonakalayo? (1/5)
Iseva 9 ku5Mac uveze isethulo esithakazelisayo sikaWhitney Bluestein esenzeka engqungqutheleni yokugcina yama-Virtual Operators e-Barcelona. Lo mhlaziyi ukholelwa ukuthi i-Apple izoqala ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zayo ezingenazintambo maduze nje. Akukhona okokuqala sizwa amahlebezi anjena. Manje, nokho, uBluestein uhlasele ngezimpikiswano ezikholisayo ukuthi kungani inkampani ngemuva kwe-iPhone kufanele futhi ibe ngu-opharetha obonakalayo.
Okokuqala, kufanele kuchazwe ukuthi i-virtual operator noma i-MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) iyini ngempela. Lolu hlobo lomsebenzisi alunayo ilayisense noma ingqalasizinda yayo futhi ihlobene kuphela nekhasimende lokugcina. Ngamafuphi, o-opharetha ababonakalayo baqasha ingxenye yenethiwekhi ku-opharetha ojwayelekile bese behlinzeka ngamasevisi kumakhasimende ngamanani avumayo.
UWhitney Bluestein ubalule izinto ezimbalwa ezimholela ekucabangeni okukhulunywe ngakho ngenhla, okuhlanganisa nesicelo selungelo lobunikazi esisanda kufakwa. Ngokusho kweBluestein, i-Apple izoqale inikeze amaphakheji wedatha ye-iPad yayo bese ingeza isevisi ephelele ye-iPhone yayo. Konke ukuthengwa kwedatha, izingcingo kanye nemibhalo kungenziwa kusetshenziswa i-akhawunti ye-iTunes.
Yebo, konke okungenhla kungaba kuhle. I-Apple mhlawumbe inamaphesenti aphezulu kakhulu amakhasimende anelisekile kunoma yiziphi izingxenye zayo, futhi uma ibingangena ezinsizeni zeselula, bekungeke kwehluke lapha. Inkinga, nokho, ukuthi kuze kube yilapho into enjalo iqinisekiswa abaphathi be-Apple uqobo, u-opharetha we-Apple uzohlala njengomunye wamahemuhemu amaningi.
Umthombo: iDownloadblog.com
Ithelevishini yakhelwe i-Apple TV (3/5)
U-Bang & Olufsen, umkhiqizi wase-Danish we-premium consumer electronics, wethule amathelevishini amasha amabili ngezinguqulo ezingu-32″ nezingu-40″ ezinokulungiswa kwe-1080p. Ithelevishini inomklamo omncane ojwayelekile wemikhiqizo ye-Apple, inikeza okokufaka okungu-5 kwe-HDMI kanye nembobo eyodwa ye-USB. Okuthakazelisa kakhulu kubalandeli be-Apple, nokho, ukuthi iqukethe isikhala esikhethekile ngemuva esihloselwe ngqo i-Apple TV. Iphakheji ihlanganisa nesilawuli esingakwazi ukulawula i-Apple TV ngokwayo. Imikhiqizo ye-Bang & Olufsen ngokuqinisekile ayikho phakathi kweshibhile, ku-V1 TV eshiwo ngenhla uzokhokha opondo abangu-2, noma £000 enguqulweni engu-2″.
Umthombo: CultOfMac.com
I-Apple isebenza kuma-haptics (3/5)
Imibukiso enempendulo ethintekayo iphakathi kwentuthuko yezobuchwepheshe elindelwe kakhulu yesikhathi esizayo esiseduze. Kakade kulo nyaka ku-MWC 2012 e-Barcelona, inkampani i-Senseg yethule isibonisi, nakuba sasisenobuso obushelelezi, kodwa ngenxa yamasimu kagesi anomlingisi ohlukile nokuqina. I-Apple ngokuqinisekile isebenza ekuboniseni kwayo "okuthintekayo", ngoba inelungelo lobunikazi bomunye wemibono yayo.
Isistimu ye-haptic izokwazi ukonakalisa isibonisi se-iDevice ukuze umsebenzisi akwazi ukuzwa inkinobho, umcibisholo noma amamephu ngaphansi komunwe wakhe, okungavela ngokoqobo esibukweni. Uma noma lokho kungezwakali “kupholile” ngokwanele, ilungelo lobunikazi le-Apple lihlonza izibonisi ze-OLED eziguquguqukayo njengobuchwepheshe obungaba khona kuma-haptics.
umthombo: 9To5Mac.com, PatentlyApple.com
I-iPhone inesabelo esingu-8,8% kuwo wonke amafoni omakhalekhukhwini. Noma kunjalo, ihambisa imakethe futhi iqoqe ama-73% enzuzo yomhlaba wonke (3/5)
Imakethe yomhlaba wonke yomakhalekhukhwini ikhula ngokushesha, futhi inzuzo enkulu iya kwa-Apple, nakuba i-iPhone iyidlanzana elincane emakethe. Ngokusho komhlaziyi uHorace Dediu, inzuzo kukho konke ukuthengiswa kwamaselula ibingaphansi kwe- $ 4 billion ngekota ngisho nangaphambi kokukhishwa kwe-iPhone 6. Kodwa eminyakeni emibili edlule, inzuzo isuke ku-$5,3 billion ezindaweni zokuhlala ngo-2010 yaya ngaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingu-14,4 zamarandi engxenyeni yakamuva kakhulu. Imali evela kule nzuzo yokuthenga iya cishe ku-Apple kuphela.
Eduze kwe-Apple, ethola u-73% wenzuzo ekuthengisweni kwawo wonke amafoni omakhalekhukhwini, yi-Samsung kuphela engumdlali omkhulu ongakwazi ukuhambisa imakethe ngokuphawulekayo. Ngo-2007, ngenkathi i-Apple yethula i-iPhone yayo yokuqala, iNokia yaba ngumholi wemakethe, kodwa abanye abakhiqizi abanjengoSamsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, HTC kanye neRIM babika inzuzo. Manje abakwaNokia sebebike ukulahlekelwa kwezigidigidi ezingu-1,2 zamarandi ngekota yakamuva, futhi izintandokazi zemakethe zangaphambili i-HTC ne-RIM nazo zilahlekelwa yinkazimulo yazo yangaphambili.
Umthombo: AppleInsider.com
Imbangela yokushiswa okuzenzakalelayo kwe-iPhone yangonyaka odlule iveziwe (4/5)
NgoNovemba odlule, izindaba zokuthi i-iPhone 4 yavutha ngokuzenzekelayo endizeni eyayisanda kufika eSydney zithole ukunakwa okulinganayo. Manje iseva i-ZDNet.com.au ibhala mayelana neziphetho ezithakazelisayo ezifinyelelwe izikhulu zikahulumeni wase-Australia ezenza uphenyo. Isikulufu "esilahlekile" kuthiwa sibhoboze ibhethri, sabangela ukuthi lishise kakhulu futhi sidale ukuthi kungabi bikho ugesi. Konke kwabangelwa inqubo yokukhiqiza engalungile. Isikulufu esidale inkinga sivele endaweni eseduze nesixhumi esingu-30pin.
Esigamekweni sangonyaka odlule kuthiwa bekuphuma intuthu ewugqinsi kwi-iPhone kanti lo mshini ubukhipha ukukhanya okubomvu. Akekho olimalile, kodwa isigameko sigqamise izingozi ezingaba khona zamadivayisi anamabhethri e-lithium anamandla endizeni.
Umthombo: MacRumors.com
Umphathi we-AT&T uyazisola ngokunikeza idatha engenamkhawulo, uyesaba iMessage (4/5)
Umphathi we-AT&T wase-US u-Randall Stephenson wenze izitatimende ezithokozisayo eNgqungqutheleni Yomhlaba Wonke ye-Milken Institute, okuhlanganisa nokuvuma iphutha ekunikezeni amakhasimende izinhlelo zedatha ezingenamkhawulo. UStephenson uveze ukuthi izinhlinzeko ezinjalo bekungafanele neze zenziwe yi-AT&T, ngaphezu kokuthuthukisa i-iMessage, enciphisa imali engenayo ye-SMS ne-MMS.
"Ngizisola ngento eyodwa kuphela - indlela esasibeka ngayo inqubomgomo yentengo ekuqaleni. Ngoba siyimise kanjani? Khokha amadola angamashumi amathathu futhi uthole lokho okudingayo.” Kusho uStephenson ngesikhathi kuqhubeka ingqungquthela ngoLwesithathu. "Futhi imodeli eguquguqukayo kakhulu, ngoba kuwo wonke ama-megabyte engeziwe asetshenziswa kule nethiwekhi, kufanele ngikhokhe," kuqhuba i-CEO ye-AT&T, ephinde yavuma ukuthi ikhathazekile ngamandla ephrothokholi ye-iMessage, esetshenziswa i-Apple kumadivayisi ayo futhi ngenxa yalokho inani lemiyalezo ethunyelwa ngamanethiwekhi opharetha liyancipha. “Ngivuka ebusuku ngizibuze ukuthi yini engacekela phansi uhlelo lwethu lwebhizinisi. Ama-iMessages ayisibonelo esihle ngoba uma usebenzisa i-iMessage, awusebenzisi eyodwa yezinsiza zethu zombhalo. Kucekela phansi imali esiyitholayo.”
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