OPINION : Apple ’s iPhone 14 managed an extraordinary feat this calendar week while Elon Musks ’ Twitter drama reaches raw and entirely unexpected lows .
With Christmas and the holiday season approach , the will to kvetch back and unstrain is sure enough increasing as the news program cycle gradually take its abbreviated ( but much appreciated ) second of retardation . Still , even as we all prepare for a much needed break , there are still a few key headlines that have hit our news desk this calendar week .
Gamers have had a peck to exult about – take after last week ’s announcements at The Game Awards , we now know that the long - awaitedMarvel ’s Spider - Man 2 will arrive in autumn 2023 . For our money however , it was Apple ’s terrific week for its SOS feature that got our attention , while another round of questionable decision from Twitter have left us scratching our heads all over again .
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Winner: Apple
One of the best new features that Apple originally touted for theiPhone 14range is Emegency SOS . This feature allows users in distress and out of signal range to associate to artificial satellite to found their whereabouts and call for help .
The lineament was only available in the US at launching but Apple has finally seen fit to bring it over tothe UK and a select few countries in the European region .
That ’s a huge boon for anyone who ’s already invested in the latest iPhone scope , but Apple had a fantastic mo of PR to go along with Emegency SOS ’ international launch .
The feature was used to save a couplewho had driven into a canyon . Emergency SOS was capable to nail their location and sending a suffering signal to the local authorities . While a horribly unfortunate even , there ’s no deny that Emegency SOS looks a lot better now that it ’s been successfully put to try in the real creation .
Loser: Twitter
After last workweek ’s Winners and Losers , I consecrate amongst the TR squad never to talk about Twitter again for this column . Well , I have plenty of eggs on my face now because I have broken that vow in only a week .
On Thursday , Elon Musk jumped into a Twitter Spaces group to talk over some of his late decision with diarist , notably the forbidding of history Elonjet which cover the whereabouts of Musk ’s private jet .
As the word go on and Elon fielded more question about his decision making , the Twitter headpromptly departed from the Space in question , bringing the argument to a screeching stay .
That ’s embarrassing enough but some Twitter substance abuser have also spotted the service not playing fairish with links to its competitor , Mastodon . In some fount , links to Mastodonare being flagged as check malware .
Mastodon is a more lineal rival to Twitter than most societal medium sites , but it does bring up the question of whether or not Twitter might take a harsher stance across the board with links to the likes of Facebook or Instagram down the line . Only fourth dimension will secernate as the Twitter coil continues .
