Tech News Update 2023: Apple iPhone 15 release date, price, features, and news

12th January, 2023

Apple iPhone 15 release date, price, features, and news

Will iPhone 15 be different?
Apple's iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro will reportedly have different USB-C ports. Apple will reportedly offer different USB-C ports on its iPhones for next year, making the Pro model, a bit more of an attractive purchase.

Should I upgrade iPhone 15?
The good news is that iOS 16.1 was released back in October 2021, so we would suggest that most users, with compatible iPhones, should now upgrade from iOS 15. If you still weren't sure then the new features in iOS 16.2 might be enough to convince you. This update brings with it a number of enticing features.

Will iPhone 15 have a new design?
Design. Rumors suggest the iPhone 15 models will look similar to the iPhone 14 models, but the pill-and-hole cutout will expand to the entire lineup. That means all iPhone 15 models will have no notch, instead adopting the Dynamic Island introduced in the iPhone 14 Pro models.

Will iPhone 15 have SIM slot?
iPhone 15 will be SIM-free, but it has been revealed that Steve Jobs didn't want the first-ever iPhone to have a SIM. Know why? Though the first iPhone without a physical SIM card slot is expected to be the iPhone 15 Pro model, Steve Jobs, Apple's iconic co-founder, wanted the first iPhone to be SIM-free.

What colors are the iPhone 15?
It has four storage models- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB. Both these iPhones will be available in four gorgeous colours- deep purple, silver, gold, and space black. Pre-orders begin Friday, September 09, with availability beginning Friday, September 16.

What iPhones will not work in 2022?
This means any phones introduced in 2016 or earlier, including the iPhone 6S, iPhone SE and iPhone 7, won't be getting Apple software updates anymore. It's not an unexpected move, given that the company regularly retires software support on older devices.

Is the iPhone 15 5G?
According to a new DigiTimes report, all iPhone 15 models will exclusively feature Qualcomm-designed 5G modems. The news kills off ongoing rumors that Apple may be able to supply the first generation of its own hotly anticipated in-house 5G modem.

Will iPhone 15 be lighter?
In return for that outlay, titanium is 3-4x stronger than stainless steel, and it can match the durability of stainless steel at just 40% of its weight. This would allow the iPhone 15 Ultra to be significantly lighter than the Pro Max models it is expected to replace and just as strong.

Read here for detail reviews:
https://www.phonearena.com/apple-iphone-15-release-date-price-features-news

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12th January, 2023

There's no denying that the world is filled with a great deal of heartbreak, pain, and injustice. But at Good Good Good, it's our job to respond to bad news by sharing good news stories about those pushing back to make the world a better place.

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Found my long lost friends from JSS (Jurong Secondary School) Singapore on WhatsApp

12th January, 2023

Thanks to my mates Tony and Eugene, who are my high school chumps back in Jurong, Singapore.

With their help, I managed to join the chat group via #whatsapp.

It is great to learn that everyone on the group is healthy and happy!

Welcome Year 2023 - from #davidlimnz @davidlim, Auckland, New Zealand

Kia ora and welcome to year 2023!  I wish peace and happiness to everyone on earth!

We have had a two weeks break for the year end holiday and have had a good rest along with the year celebration (Christmas and New Year parties).

Global survey finds U.S. public glad to leave 2022 behind, but many are concerned about inflation, unemployment, and natural disasters; majority of Americans optimistic about 2023?
Following a very challenging couple of years in 2020 and 2021, many people around the world feel 2022 has been a little better. Two in three Americans (64%) are hopeful that 2023 will be a better year than 2022. However, there is some lingering concerns about a wide array of issues, stretching from rising prices to unemployment to natural disasters.

t a global level, signs of improvement are not apparent in all areas of life, however. About half of the 17 questions where we have trend data since 2021, particularly those focused on what 2023 will be like, show a significantly more pessimistic view of what next year will bring. Much of this negativity surrounds the economic situation, but it extends beyond the economy to encompass climate-related disasters, the use of nuclear weapons, and even asteroid impacts and visits from aliens.

The Economy in 2023
Overall, there is much more pessimism about the global economy than at this time last year. Only 46% on average across all 36 countries believe that the global economy will be stronger next year, compared to 61% who did so last year and 54% in 2020. People in Belgium are the most pessimistic about the economy with as few as 27% expecting to see improvements, while those in China and the UAE, where 78% and 76% respectively anticipate better times, are the most optimistic. In the U.S., about two in five (42%) expect the global economy to be stronger in the new year, down from 54% saying the same at this time last year.

The reasons for this pessimism are clear. Large majorities globally expect increases in the cost of living (79% expect prices to rise, 75% expect to see higher inflation rates), levels of unemployment (68%), and interest rates (74%). Proportions of Americans with the same expectations are in line with the global averages.

Even more worryingly, nearly half globally (46%) think it likely that their country will need to be bailed out with emergency funding from the International Monetary Fund, with those in South Africa (78%) and Argentina (70%) being particularly worried about this possibility.

Around half both globally (50%) and in the U.S. (47%) think it is likely that major stock markets around the world will crash – significantly more than did a year ago (+15 points globally, +10 in the U.S.

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