A shiny yellow cellphone from Apple, deliberate enlargement for a few Apple providers, and you’ll not consider how massive iPhone was final 12 months.
Bulletins, Mentions, and Newness
Apple Proclaims Yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus
An enormous announcement from Apple, with extra vital bulletins folded in. As had been rumored/speculated, Apple did add a brand new yellow hue to the iPhone 14 line. That’s a yellow iPhone 14 and a yellow iPhone 14 Plus. In the meantime, for the Professional line — a complete lotta nothin. One desires to chop that line some slack although. A few months in the past, you just about couldn’t get an iPhone 14 Professional or Professional Max.
The brand new, shiny colour joins the present lineup of midnight, starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, blue, and purple. It is available in on the identical capacities and costs as the remainder — $799 to begin for iPhone 14 and $899 for iPhone 14 Plus. Of us in “Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea, the U.Okay., the U.S., and greater than 60 different international locations and areas” can order the yellow cellphone starting Friday, March 10 at 5 a.m. Pacific. Fast turnaround on this one. The brand new hue needs to be accessible starting Tuesday, March 14.
Sending Out an SOS
I stated that the announcement had extra vital bulletins folded in. The discharge for the brand new colour principally served as an opportunity to reintroduce numerous iPhone 14 options, together with the machine’s dual-camera system, higher battery life, the Ceramic Defend entrance cowl, and extra. Buried within the reintroduction, the enlargement of 1 doubtlessly life saving function. Reintroducing Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc, the corporate stated extra international locations will likely be getting the service this month. In case you’ve forgotten, Apple says:
Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc permits customers to message with emergency providers when mobile and Wi-Fi protection usually are not accessible by a mixture of custom-designed elements and deeply built-in software program. Moreover, if customers wish to reassure family and friends of their whereabouts whereas off the grid, they will open the Discover My app and share their location by way of satellite tv for pc.
Already accessible in Canada, France, Germany, Eire, the U.Okay., and the U.S., Apple’s press launch says the service is on the best way to Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Emergency SOS by way of satellite tv for pc will go stay for these international locations “later this month.”
Apple Pay on the Manner for South Korea
There was yet one more buried announcement that’s not as dramatic because the SOS factor, however may show vital to Apple’s enterprise. Nicely, announcement could be a powerful phrase. In accordance with a chunk from 9to5Mac Apple has acknowledged the upcoming launch of Apple Pay in South Korea. Oh, not in any press launch you’re prone to have learn. The report quotes the Korean model of the yellow iPhone press launch saying:
…as Apple is about to launch Apple Pay in South Korea, Korean customers will be capable to make straightforward, quick, and safe funds utilizing Apple Pay on their iPhone, together with the brand new iPhone Yellow, and in on-line retailers and apps.
New Colours for Silicone Circumstances
In years previous, Apple’s spring colour refresh bulletins have been accompanied by new equipment. This 12 months isn’t any exception. A bit from MacRumors says silicone circumstances in 4 new colours are on the best way. The Canary Yellow, Iris, Olive, and Sky choices will likely be for all 4 of iPhone’s present fashions — 14, 14 Plus, 14 Professional, and 14 Professional Max. They may beat the yellow telephones to market. Obtainable to oder now, MacRumors says the brand new coloured circumstances will begin wrapping themselves round telephones within the 14 line tomorrow — Thursday, March 9.
New Bands for Apple Watch
After all, iPhone circumstances usually are not the one equipment Apple has to supply. A bit from 9to5Mac says Apple Watch obtained a bit of affection on Tuesday. The piece says the “Solo Loop, Braided Solo Loop, Sport Band, and Hermès bands have a variety of recent finishes accessible.” New colours embody:
- Sprout Inexperienced
- Canary Yellow
- Olive
- Purple Fog
- Vibrant Orange
- Sky
- A number of new Hermès multi-color bands
Cult of Mac truly had a humorous write-up of the Hermès choices. Suffice to say they weren’t impressed.
All the new bands can be found to order as we speak. They’ll be wrapping themselves round wrists beginning tomorrow — Thursday, March 9.
Counterpoint: Apple Made Eight of the ten Greatest Promoting Smartphones Globally in 2022
You possibly can formally name smartphone gross sales a two-horse race so far as Counterpoint Analysis is worried, although one horse is operating away with it. In a launch issued Tuesday, the market tracker stated that iPhone took eight of the top-ten best-selling smartphone spots on the planet in 2022. The opposite two had been made by Samsung.
Surprises from the discharge:
- iPhone 13 was the best-selling smartphone of 2022
- iPhone 13 Professional Max was the second best-selling smartphone of 2022, marking the primary time a Professional Max mannequin “drove extra quantity than the Professional and base fashions
- Regardless of its late-in-the-year introduction, severe manufacturing points, and a normal lack of availability, iPhone 14 Professional Max was the third best-selling smartphone of 2022 by Counterpoint’s reckoning
- 2021’s iPhone 12 took sixth-place on the 2022 finest sellers listing — It was the oldest cellphone to make the top-ten
- For individuals who insist on calling iPhone SE a failure, the 2022 version was the ninth best-selling smartphone globally, in response to Counterpoint’s depend
Developer Betas and a Safety Replace for GarageBand for Mac
Updates on Tuesday for builders and musicians. For the builders — a brand new spherical of betas. AppleInsider posted a few pertinent items on Tuesday. One identified that the third betas of iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 16.4 in addition to watchOS 9.4 had been accessible to builders. The opposite stated the identical for the third beta of macOS Ventura 13.3 for builders.
As for the musicians — if you happen to’re a GarageBandian, there’s a safety replace for you. One other piece from AppleInsider says the Cupertino-company launched GarageBand 10.4.8 for the Mac on Tuesday. Whereas we all know it’s safety targeted, that focus is a bit blurry. Apple’s launch notes merely say the “replace gives vital safety fixes and is advisable for all customers,” in response to the report.
‘Gradual Horse’ and ‘Dangerous Sisters’ Up for Awards in UK and Eire
It’s awards season right here, there, and in every single place. Whereas we within the States have a tendency to consider awards as a Hollywood factor, the U.Okay. and Europe like doling out trophies as effectively. A few items from AppleInsider have just a few Apple TV+ titles up for just a few awards within the UK and Eire.
Within the U.Okay., the location says the sequence “Gradual Horses” and “Dangerous Sisters” are up for a Royal Tv Society Programme Award. Sure, only one — the 2 titles are competing within the “Author — Drama” class. Sharon Horgan is up for “Dangerous Sisters,” whereas Will Smith (not that one) is up for the spy drama.
Making the jump over to Eire, we discover the Irish drama “Dangerous Sisters” nominated 12 occasions within the Irish Movie & TV Awards. That’s 4 nominations for Supporting Actress — Drama, three for Supporting Actor — Drama, one for Lead Actress — Drama, one for Greatest Director — Drama, one for Greatest Script — Drama, one for Manufacturing Design, and one for Greatest Drama.
A lot drama.
Apple TV+ did choose up one different nomination. In accordance with the second AppleInsider piece, Aoife McArdle has additionally been nominated for Greatest Director — Drama for the mind-bending office drama “Severance.”
Apple Outs Trailer for Second Season of ‘Schmigadoon’
And eventually as we speak, the Apple TV+ musical comedy “Schmigadoon!” is again quickly for season two — and it’s bringing “the outdated razzle dazzle.” Apple TV+ issued a press launch Tuesday, outlining the season and bringing a trailer. As had been teased earlier than, the return to Schmigadoon, referred to within the present as “Schmicago,” updates its tone by a decade or two in a “reimagined world of ’60s and ’70s musicals.”
Cecily Sturdy and Keegan-Michael Key return because the leads. They’ll be joined by Tituss Burgess, Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Jane Krakowski, and lots of extra. Wednesday is for lighter fare, it appears. The primary two episodes of season two hit Apple TV+ on Wednesday, April 5. The remaining 4 will observe on successive Wednesdays by the second season conclusion on Wednesday, Could 3. When you wait, you’ll be able to catch the trailer on YouTube.
As we speak on The Mac Observer’s Each day Observations Podcast
TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and I’ll have a look at Apple’s new iPhone choices, in addition to that Counterpoint iPhone depend. Plus: We’re taking a visit to the “Lassoverse.” That’s all as we speak on the Each day Observations Podcast from The Mac Observer.
