A lament for the Touch Bar
Apple's latest refresh to the Mac line this week claims a victim — the 13-inch MacBook Pro, and with it, something we're actually quite sorry to see go: the much-maligned Touch Bar.
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Peter Cohen
Future MacBook Pro could get force sensitive 3D Touch screen
Touch screens on the MacBook Pro haven't arrived yet, but Apple is working on inventing a force-sensitive display for the line — and maybe a revamped Touch Bar, too.
William Gallagher
First Touch Bar MacBook Pro models will become vintage on July 31
Apple will be placing its first models of MacBook Pro equipped with the Touch Bar to its list of vintage products at the end of July.
Malcolm Owen
Replace the dying MacBook Pro Touch Bar with these alternatives
The MacBook Pro's Touch Bar is on borrowed time, but if you find it a handy addition to the notebook, here are potential replacements you can use instead.
MacBook Pro Touch Bar could be revived as a strip that supports Apple Pencil
Apple is continuing to research how to have the iPad-centric Apple Pencil do the work of the old Touch Bar on the surface of a future MacBook Pro.
M2 13-inch MacBook Pro may land in March with unchanged design
The updated 13-inch MacBook Pro with an "M2" chip is expected to arrive in March, but Apple is rumored to keep the same design as the existing M1 model, instead of a revamp to bring it closer to the 14-inch and 16-inch models.
New MacBook Pro could replace Touch Bar with full-size function keys
Apple could replace the Touch Bar in the inbound MacBook Pro refresh with a row of full-size function keys, a rumor based on schematics leaked in April claims.
'iPhone 13' models and the Touch Bar's future — This Week in Apple
In this week's roundup, we look at models of the "iPhone 13," discuss the prospect of an "M2" chip in 2022, and that the Touch Bar may not be around much longer according to one analyst.
New 2021 Macs, Sideloading iOS on M1, and AirPods Max issues, on the AppleInsider podcast
Hear all the latest rumors about the 2021 Macs, plus how to sideoad iOS apps onto an M1 Mac, and just what is going on with continuing AirPods Max issues.
Stephen Robles
Mike Wuerthele
Mark Linsangan
