Unyaka ka-2024 uqala ku-Apple ngezindawo eziningi ezivulekile. Ukuvuselelwa kwesoftware, imikhiqizo ezovuselelwa, izici ezintsha ezizokwethulwa kanye nenani elikhulu lezinselele okufanele zifinyelelwe esandleni sikaTim Cook.
I-iPhone isiqala ukudonsa kanzima
U-2024 ngeke ube unyaka olula ku-Apple ngenxa yenani elikhulu lezindawo ezivulekile. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izibalo zemali engenayo zingaphinda zingabi nhle njengoba zivame ukuba njalo kule nkampani, njengoba kulindeleke ukuthi ikota yesihlanu eqondile lapho imali engenayo yehla uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule kanye nesikhathi sikaKhisimusi sesibili, esibaluleke kakhulu enkampanini, lapho imali engenayo iwela futhi uma iqhathaniswa nezikhathi zeminye iminyaka. Kubukeka sengathi ukuthengiswa kwe-iPhone akusafani nakuqala, ikakhulukazi ngoba ukuthengiswa e-China kuzokwehla kunalokho obekulindelwe. Inkampani ngokwayo isivele yaxwayisa ngakho embikweni wayo wangaphambilini, futhi lokho kungaphezu komkhondo walokho okungenzeka. Ngeke sikhohlwe ukuthi siphuma onyakeni lapho kwethulwa khona i-iPhone 14 kuthintwa yizinkinga ezinkulu zokukhiqiza ngenxa yemiphumela yobhubhane lwe-COVID-19. Izibalo zokuthengisa ze-iPhone 15 ezikhuphuka kancane nje izibalo zonyaka odlule zingadumaza kakhulu ezimakethe.
Unyaka ka-2024 uzophela nge-iPhone 16 entsha, amahlebezi ayo angakhuthazi ithemba elikhulu lokukwazi ukuhlehlisa lesi simo "sokuma" (okungenani) ekuthengisweni kwe-iPhone. Ifoni elandelayo ye-Apple akulindelekile ukuthi ilethe izici eziningi ezintsha, okungenani ngokuya ngehadiwe. Impela u-Apple uyakwazi ukusenza sikholwe ukuthi izinguquko zinkulu, kodwa Iqiniso liwukuthi i-iPhone 16 elandelayo kulindeleke ukuthi ifane kakhulu namamodeli amanje, zifana kakhulu ngokwawo wonke amahlebezi avelayo. Izinguquko eziyinhloko zizovela kusofthiwe, ne-Artificial Intelligence njengesimangalo esiyinhloko, kodwa kusazobonakala uma lokhu kusengaphambili kuqinisekisa abathengi ukuthi bathuthukise ifoni yabo kumodeli entsha.
Kuzohlala kunenani elikhulu labasebenzisi abazofuna ukushintshela ku-iPhone 16 besuka ku-iPhone 12 noma ngaphambili, kodwa ukuze ifoni iphinde yephule amarekhodi okuthengisa kuzodingeka banikeze okuthile okuthakazelisa ngempela kubathengi abanamafoni amaningi amanje, noma ngisho namafoni avela kwezinye izinhlobo, futhi izinguquko ezingeni lesofthiwe ngokuvamile azinawo lowo mthelela. I-Apple kulindeleke ukuthi igcine izici eziningi ezintsha ze-iOS 18 kumamodeli wakamuva we-iPhone ngendlela "ephoqa" labo abafuna ukusebenzisa lezi zici ezintsha ukuthi bashintshele kumodeli entsha, engeke neze yamukelwe abasebenzisi abavamise ukwamukela lezi zinqumo ngokunqikaza.
I-Artificial Intelligence, ekugcineni, kodwa sekwephuzile
Ukufaka izici ezilandela ezinye kuvame ukuba yinto evamile kwa-Apple. Ngenkathi amanye amabhrendi ejaha ukumemezela izici ezintsha, ngokuvamile ezingapholishiwe, i-Apple ivamise ukulinda ukuthi izinto zisebenze ngendlela okufanele bazifake ngayo emikhiqizweni nasezinkonzweni zayo ezintsha. Kodwa nge-Artificial Intelligence (AI) iza sekwephuze kakhulu. Sekuyiminyaka sisebenzisa i-AI kumadivayisi wethu we-Apple, okungenani okukodwa kokuhluka kwayo, okubizwa ngokuthi i- Machine Learning. Umbhalo oqagelayo kukhibhodi, iziphakamiso Emculweni, uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Maps olusitshela lapho sifuna ukuya khona ngaphandle kokubuza… konke lokhu nokunye okuningi sekuyingxenye yezinqubo zethu zansuku zonke lapho sisebenzisa i-iPhone. Kodwa i-AI ibilokhu iphambili kakhulu kule misebenzi isikhathi eside nalokho okubizwa nge-Generative AI, lowo okwaziyo ukudala imibhalo noma izithombe, isibonelo.
Sesiyazi kahle kakhulu i-ChatGPT, noma izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Microsoft noma i-Google, noma i-Alexa entsha evela e-Amazon, esebenzisa le-AI ukuthuthukisa izimpendulo zabo futhi isinikeze izixazululo ezisheshayo ezicelweni zethu. U-Apple sekuphele unyaka manje ehlola lokho esingase sikubone ngoJuni, ku-WWDC 2024, futhi okuzofakwa ku-iOS 18 nakwezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-Apple. Kungelinye lamathemba amahle akwa-Apple ngo-2024, futhi ngaphandle kokungabaza silindele izimanga ezithakazelisayo esimemezelweni sabo esinezici ezisishiya sinkemile, kodwa zilinde isikhathi eside kakhulu. Ikakhulukazi nomsizi wayo obonakalayo, i-Siri, esabambelele ekusebenzeni okuyisisekelo kakhulu okuvamise ukucekela phansi imikhiqizo efana ne-HomePod, isipikha esihle kodwa esingahlakaniphe kakhulu. Futhi uma sinaka amahlebezi, esizokubona ngo-2024 kuzoba nje isingeniso salolu hlobo lwe-AI, ngoba kuzodingeka silinde kuze kube ngu-2025 ukuze sibone ukuthi i-Apple isigcineni ngempela. Isikhathi esiningi sokulinda.
Imikhiqizo emisha
Inkanyezi enkulu yango-2024 kuzoba izibuko zangempela ezixubile ze-Apple, i-Apple Vision Pro. Abambalwa abathole ithuba lokuzama bakhuluma izinto ezinhle ngempela ngabo, kodwa ngeke kube umkhiqizo ofika ukuxazulula noma iyiphi inkinga, njengoba intengo nokutholakala kwazo kuzozivimbela ekubeni zibe enye into engaphezu kwe-generator yezihloko zezindaba, kodwa okunomthelela omncane emalini engenayo yenkampani nakubasebenzisi. Kulindeleke ukuthi ziqale ukuthengiswa ngenyanga ezayo, kodwa zikhawulelwe e-United States futhi zinenani lama- $ 3.499. Kulabo abafunde lesi sihloko, ngicabanga ukuthi bambalwa kakhulu abazobe belindile ukuthi badayiswe ukuze babathathe. Ingabe onjiniyela bazobheja ngomkhiqizo omusha onemakethe encane kangaka? Ukuqala ngeke kube lula kulo mkhiqizo, sizobona ukuthi uziphatha kanjani.
Eminye imikhiqizo yakwa-Apple imile impela. Ama-Mac athile kuphela okulindeleke ukuthi avuselelwe, nama-Apple Silicon processors amile ngemuva kwesiqalo esihle ngokungangabazeki ngenxa yokusebenza kwawo okuhle kakhulu. I-MacBook Air entsha, enenani elithengeka kakhulu kune-Pro kodwa esebenza kahle kakhulu, ithemba elikhulu lenkampani lokuzuza izibalo ezinhle zokuthengisa engxenyeni yayo yekhompyutha. I-iPad Pro, elinganiselwe kakhulu ngenxa ye-iPadOS, izovuselelwa ngezikrini ezintsha ze-OLED ngokusho kwamahemuhemu, kodwa intengo yayo isivele ifinyelele amazinga aphezulu kakhulu kubasebenzisi abaningi, futhi lezi zinguquko azizona izindaba ezinhle ngempela kulabo abanethemba lokuthi intengo yazo izokwehla.
Kulindelwe izinhlobo ezintsha ze-AirPods ne-AirPods Pro, okuzoba amakhosi ama-headphone angenantambo kulo nyaka wonke, akungabazeki ngalokho. Ama-AirPods 4 angafika kulo nyaka ka-2024 ngoba wumnqamulajuqu wokushintshela ku-USB-C, kodwa i-AirPods Pro 3 isivele inalesi mbobo ecaleni labo lokushaja, ngakho-ke kungenzeka angavuselelwa kuze kube ngu-2025. Ngokuphathelene namahedfoni e-Apple premium, Ama-AirPods Max acishe ashiywa ngokuphelele yinkampani ngaphandle kwemisebenzi emisha ebashiye ngemuva ekusebenzeni uma kuqhathaniswa ne-AirPods Pro 2 engabizi kakhulu. Kuyaphuthuma ukuvuselela lawa ma-headphone angama-€579 angavumeli ngisho nomsindo ongalahleki ngekhebula, into ecasulayo ngempela.
I-Apple Watch ingaba ukuphela komoya omusha ngo-2024, ngoba kuwunyaka weshumi kwethulwa, ngakho singaba ne-Apple Watch Izindaba ezimbi ukuthi lokhu kwakhiwa kabusha kuzothinta kuphela imodeli "evamile", hhayi i-Ultra, okuyiyona abaningi bethu abathandana nayo. Mayelana nezindaba zezempilo, kungase kuhlanganise ikhono lokukala Umfutho Wegazi, sizobona ukuthi lokhu kusebenza kuya kude kangakanani.