Latest 2016 MacBook Pros with Touch Bar News

Apple's MacBook Pro Touch Bar currently lets users scrub through YouTube ads

In Safari, the Touch Bar on Apple's new MacBook Pro can currently be used to scrub through YouTube videos — including normally unskippable 30-second pre-roll ads, owners have discovered.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 14

New MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models arrive at select Apple stores

Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models are trickling in to the company's retail stores, though it appears only select flagship locations are being granted early access to the hotly anticipated laptop.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 45

Apple SSD in Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro fixed to motherboard, not removable

Recent examinations of the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar show that Apple has abandoned the socketed SSD as seen in the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Function Keys model.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 178

Pixelmator update brings Touch Bar support, tabs, P3 color, Universal Clipboard and more

Popular image editing app Pixelmator was updated on Tuesday to take advantage of Apple's new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, macOS Sierra features like Universal Clipboard, Deep Images (DCI-P3 color), and all-new features like an intelligent smart refine tool.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 6

Apple picks top apps with Touch Bar support for new MacBook Pro

Timed to coincide with deliveries of its new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, Apple on Monday posted a special Mac App Store section dedicated to apps enhanced to support the laptop's Touch Bar, a unique feature that debuted with this year's release.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 3

New app 'Touche' simulates MacBook Pro Touch Bar on other Macs

A developer called Red Sweater has released a free app, Touché, which can simulate the new MacBook Pro's Touch Bar even on older Mac models without the technology.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 11

Apple SVP Phil Schiller addresses Touch Bar, other MacBook Pro concerns

In an interview, Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller further elaborates on Apple's reasoning behind the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro, why Apple hasn't gone to a full touch screen, and the USB-C connector.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 92

Quick take video review: Apple's 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is an exciting upgrade

Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Pro is the lightest and thinnest professional-grade notebook ever from the company. It features a high-contrast wide color Retina display, improved speakers, a larger Force Touch trackpad, versatile expansion via USB-C and Thunderbolt 3, Touch ID, and it's the first device to sport the Touch Bar input row. If you're looking to buy, AppleInsider has you covered with everything you need to know in our video review.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 9

Review: Apple's late-2016 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Apple's new Late 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro is the lightest and thinnest MacBook Pro ever, but unlike the company's earlier ultralight MacBook Air, it packs a fast, quad-core Intel CPU and a dedicated AMD Radeon Pro GPU along with 16GB of high speed RAM and other "pro" level niceties. After spending some time with the new flagship, AppleInsider came away impressed at what Apple was able to achieve.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 95

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