Latest Touch Bar News

Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 technology preview brings MacBook Pro Touch Bar controls

As promised at the MacBook Pro release event, Adobe has made available a technology preview version of image editing suite Photoshop CC 2017 for Mac, adding beta versions of contextual touch tools to the Touch Bar.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 10

Microsoft touts Surface success, claims more MacBook switchers than ever

Calling the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar a "disappointment," Microsoft claims that more users than ever are switching from Apple's MacBook lineup to its competing Surface lineup of hybrid laptop tablets.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 86

Apple adds basic support for Touch Bar in beta Web-based iCloud Photo Library

Very recently, Apple updated its beta iCloud site with support for the Touch Bar on the 2016 MacBook Pro — but the support is bug-laden, and not fully implemented.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 1

Review: Apple's 13" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar embraces the future, delivering it in a super light, portable, attractive and expensive package. But are users ready to embrace that future? And does the 13-inch model have enough horsepower and connectivity? Find out in AppleInsider's full review.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 80

15-inch MacBook Pro mystery connector connects to special apparatus for emergency data transfer

Apple's tool for migrating data from a new 15-inch MacBook Pro's SSD soldered to the motherboard has been spotted, and utilizes the unused connector discovered in tear-downs of the hardware.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 43

How to customize the MacBook Pro Touch Bar in compatible apps

If you're a purchaser of the new MacBook Pro, you're probably eager to customize the Touch Bar. AppleInsider shows you how.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 4

Apple touts genius potential of Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro in new video spot

Apple on Thursday premiered a new video ad for the Touch Bar-enhanced MacBook Pro, marketing the computer as a "tool for all the ideas to come."

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 32

How to capture screenshots of the Touch Bar on Apple's new MacBook Pro

The Touch Bar input strip on new MacBook Pro models is itself a Retina Display, but it doesn't show up as a display in System Report. That's prompted Apple to create specialized support in its Grab app to enable capture of screenshots of its current status.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 8

Everything you need to know about USB-C & Thunderbolt 3 on Apple's new MacBook Pro

Apple has decisively transitioned its new MacBook Pros to use the slim, unidirectional new USB-C port first introduced on the Retina MacBook a year and a half ago. Its latest MacBook Pro machines not only supply more connectors, but also support the enhanced new USB 3.1 Gen 2 and Thunderbolt 3 protocols for blazing fast wired connectivity and high resolution displays.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 36

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