Lo nyaka ngokungangabazeki ubonakele ngenjabulo bhubhane, okuthe ngezinga elikhulu noma elincanyana, kuthinte bonke abahlali bomhlaba. Futhi kusobala ukuthi i-Apple ayikaphunyuki ekuhluphekeni ngemiphumela ebangelwe yigciwane, eqala unyaka ngokuvalwa kwezitshalo zabahlinzeki eChina, nokwandisa izinkinga njengoba igciwane lisakazeka emhlabeni wonke.
Ukuvalwa kwesitolo izinyanga, i-telecommuting, nokungakwazi ukuhamba phakathi kwamazwe kunomsebenzi ophazamise kakhulu enkampanini. Kepha imishini ye-Apple mikhulu kakhulu ukuthi ingamiswa, futhi kuningi amadivayisi amasha esiwabonile kulo nyaka aphela namuhla. Ake sibone i-a resumen.
Ngaphandle kwazo zonke izingqinamba i-Apple ebhekane nazo kulo nyaka ngenxa yobhadane olujabulisayo lwe- Covid-19, kube nezinhlelo eziningi ezethulwe kulezi zinyanga eziyishumi nambili. Ngaphandle kokungabaza, ukwethulwa kwe-Apple Silicon yokuqala kuthatha ikhekhe, kepha akumele sikhohlwe amanye amadivayisi amaningi abonile ukukhanya kulo nyaka okuphela namuhla. Ake sibheke isifinyezo sokulandelana kwezikhathi.
Januwari nangoFebhuwari
Izinyanga ezimbili zokuqala zalo nyaka zidlule ngaphandle kokwethulwa okuvela ku-Apple. Kuphela Mac Pro I-Apple enebhokisi layo eligxekwe kakhulu i- "cheese grater" elinamanani acishe abe ngu-7.000 Euro elamiswa ngoJanuwari 14.
Mashi
Kule nyanga kaMashi, inkampani iqale umsebenzi wayo ngokwethula amadivayisi amasha nezinsiza. I-Apple yethule okusha MacBook Air namanje ngobuchwepheshe be-Intel, amamodeli amabili we-iPad Pro, kanye nekhibhodi yomlingo ye-iPad Pro.
IMacBook Air entsha eyethulwe ngoMashi ibinekhibhodi entsha yesenzo, ukwehla kwentengo okungu-100 Euro, nokucaciswa kwangaphakathi okuthuthukisiwe. Ngenkathi kamuva yayizothathelwa indawo yiMacBook Air M1 yokuqala, yayimele ukubukezwa okuphawulekayo ngaleso sikhathi.
Izinhlobo ezintsha ze I-11 ne-12,9-intshi iPad Pro ngeprosesa ye-A12Z nesithwebuli se-LiDAR ngemuva. Le nkampani iphinde yethula ikhibhodi yomlingo, yaletha i-trackpad ku-iPad Pro isipiliyoni okokuqala ngqa.
April
Ngemuva kokuhlanya okukhulu ngoMashi, ngo-Ephreli okusha iPhone SE. Ngemuva kokuphithizela okuningi nge-iPhone entsha esezingeni eliphansi, kumenyezelwe ngo-Ephreli 15, ngama-oda wangaphambilini aqala ngo-Ephreli 17, ukulethwa kuzoqala ngo-Ephreli 24.
I-iPhone SE entsha inesikrini esingu-4,7-intshi (njenge-iPhone 8 engena esikhundleni sayo) esincanyana kunalo lonke ulayini we-iPhone ovelele. Kufaka phakathi iprosesa I-A13 i-Bionic ngaphakathi, njengochungechunge lwe-iPhone 11. I-terminal encane enokusebenza okuhle.
Mayo
Kule nyanga i-Apple iqhubeke nokuvuselela umugqa wayo wama-Macs ngesibuyekezo se- MacBook Pro. NgoMeyi 4, i-Apple yakhipha iMacBook Pro engu-13 intshi enekhibhodi yesikele efanayo eyafika kwiMacBook Air ngoMashi. Lokhu kumake ngokusemthethweni ukuphela kwenkathi yekhibhodi uvemvane kumaMacBooks.
Ngaphezu kokuthi Ikhibhodi yamaMicrosoft, iMacBook Pro engama-intshi angu-13 nayo yenziwa ngokubonga okunamandla kakhulu kuma-processor wesizukulwane se-XNUMXth ngaphakathi, kanye ne-RAM eningi ekuqhubekeni okujwayelekile nakwezinye izilungiselelo. Labo abathenga la malaptop, bebengakazi ukuthi i-Apple izokwethula ini ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kamuva.
Juni
UCraig Federighi wehlele egumbini elingaphansi kwe-Apple Park wasikhombisa eWWDC ukuthi bekuqhubeka ini ngendlela eyimfihlo isikhathi eside. Njengenjwayelo, uJuni bekuyinyanga ematasa ye-Apple njengoba ibibambe Ingqungquthela Yonyaka Yonjiniyela Yomhlaba Wonke, kulokhu ibonakale ngokuphelele ngenxa yesifo i-COVID-19. Isoftware bekugxilwe kuyo I-WWDC 2020, ne-Apple yethula i-iOS 14, i-MacOS Big Sur, i-watchOS 7, ne-tvOS 14.
Kepha naseWWDC, iApple iqinisekise ngokusemthethweni izinhlelo zayo zokushintsha zisuke kuma-Intel Macs ziye kuma-processor ayo. I-Apple Silicon. Ngenkathi i-Apple Silicon Macs yokuqala yabathengi ingakhishwanga kuze kube nguNovemba, i-Apple yakhipha inguqulo ye-Mac mini yabathuthukisi nge-processor A12Z. Inguquko ephelele, ngaphandle kokungabaza.
UJulio
UJulayi kwakuyinyanga ethule kakhulu ye-Apple. Igxile kakhulu ekupholiseni zonke izimbungulu ezibikwe ngabathuthukisi ngemuva kokwethulwa kukaJuni kwawo wonke ama-betas azo zonke izinkampani ezintsha zenkampani.
Agasti
Ngesikhathi samaholide i-Apple iveze umugqa omusha we iMac ngo-Agasti 4, yethula amaprosesa amasha we-Intel, isitoreji se-SSD ngokuzenzakalela, nenketho yesikrini se-matte nano-texture entsha. Izinguquko ezisobala kakhulu zenziwe kumodeli wama-intshi angama-27. Ukuvuselelwa okungajwayelekile, ngoba inkampani yayivele yethule inkathi entsha ye-Apple Silicon enama-processor we-ARM, futhi lawa ma-iMacs amasha aqhubeka nokufaka i-Intel.
Septemba
I-Apple ibambe owokuqala kwemicimbi emithathu yonyaka ngoSepthemba 15, igxile ezigabeni ezimbili zomkhiqizo: I-Apple Watch kanye ne-iPad. I-Apple inezinhlobo ezimbili ezintsha ze-Apple Watch abazokwethula, i-Apple Watch Series 6 esezingeni eliphakeme kanye ne-middle-range Apple Watch SE.
Ohlelweni lwe-iPad, i-Apple yethule i-iPad yesizukulwane esisha sesi-12 enikwa amandla yi-processor AXNUMX. Inoveli eyengeziwe yayiyintsha iPad Air nge-Touch ID kunkinobho yamandla, ukwakheka okukhuthazwe yi-iPad Pro, nokusekelwa kwe-Magic Keyboard, yize kungakhishwanga kwaze kwaba ngu-Okthoba.
Okthoba
Inkampani ithande imicimbi ebonakalayo kanti eyesibili bekungeyemisha iPhone 12. I-Apple yethule izinhlobo ezine ezintsha ze-iPhone 12 ngomklamo omusha ngokuphelele, ukuxhumeka kwe-5G, iprosesa ye-A14 Bionic, nezinye izici eziningi. I-Apple iphinde yamemezela izesekeli ezintsha zeMagSafe zochungechunge lwe-iPhone 12 kuleyo nkulumo eyisiqophi efanayo, kanye ne-HomePod mini, yize ingezukuqala kuze kube nguNovemba.
I-iPhone 12 ne-iPhone 12 Pro zikhishwe ngoLwesihlanu, ngo-Okthoba 23, kanye ne-iPad Air eyamenyezelwa yi-Apple ngoSepthemba. I-Apple iphinde yethule enye into entsha: iphakheji yayo yesevisi ye-Apple One, ngo-Okthoba 30.
Novemba
Ekugcineni, ngoNovemba, ukunakwa kuphendukele emcimbini omusha (owesithathu nowokugcina kulo nyaka). Isimemezelo esikhulu ngesikhathi somcimbi wangoNovemba 10 bekungukuthi Iprosesa ye-M1, Iprosesa yokuqala ye-ARM ye-Apple yamakhompyutha. I-Apple imemezele ama-Macs amasha amathathu asevele eneprosesa ye-M1: iMacBook Air, i-13-intshi iMacBook Pro, neMac mini.
NgoNovemba kuphinde kwavezwa ukwethulwa kwezinhlobo ezimbili ze-iPhone 12 ezazingakangeni emakethe: i-iPhone 12 mini ne-iPhone 12 Pro Max. Zombili zamenyezelwa ngo-Okthoba zafakwa emgwaqweni ngoNovemba 13. I- I-HomePod mini liphinde lakhishwa ngoNovemba.
Disemba
Ngemuva kukaSepthemba omatasa, u-Okthoba noNovemba, bekubonakala sengathi zonke izinhlanzi ezithengiswa emakethe yezinhlanzi iCupertino bese zivele zikhona, kodwa cha. U-Apple wayesenokuthile okufanele akufundise ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi. Amanye ama-headphone amasha sha (futhi ayabiza): the Ama-AirPods Max. Zethulwe zathengiswa ngoDisemba 8. Le nkampani iphinde yaqhamuka nesevisi yayo yokubhalisa ye-Apple Fitness + ngoDisemba 14.
Isifinyezo sonyaka
Ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezaziwayo kuyo yonke imikhakha ngenxa yokujabula bhubhaneU-2020 ube unyaka omatasa kakhulu we-Apple. Le nkampani ayigcinanga ngokukhipha izibuyekezo zayo zendabuko ze-iPhone, i-hardware entsha ye-Apple Watch, ne-hardware entsha ye-iPad, kodwa iphinde yaqala ukuguquka okukhulu kwama-Macs ngamakhompyutha we-Apple Silicon wesikhathi esisha.
Uma sibheka phambili ku-2021, silindele ukuthi i-Apple iqhubeke nendlela eqale nge- I-Apple Silicon. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinkomba zokuqala ukuthi sizothola isibuyekezo esisha se-iPad Pro kwikota yokuqala ka-2021 ngobuchwepheshe be-mini LED screen. Isondo le-Apple Park liqhubeka liphenduka….