Now playing: Watch this: MacBook gets Touch ID fingerprint scanner 1:00 Apple on Thursday introduced a new MacBook Pro design for the first time in over four years. As rumored, the new models — available in 13- and 15-inch sizes — offer an all-new design, an OLED “Touch Bar” that replaces the function key row, …
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It’s Mac time. Apple will host an event today at its headquarters in Cupertino, California, to show off its latest computers. The biggest updates are expected to come to the MacBook Pro, Apple’s workhorse laptop beloved by creative professionals. The computer hasn’t seen a major design update since Apple added the Retina Display in 2012. CNET will be in Cupertino …
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They came for the optical drive. They came for the headphone jack. And now, Apple is changing the keyboard on the MacBook Pro, too. Those deep, comfy Chiclet-like keys are being replaced by a thin, shallow keyboard, one that probably feels nothing like before. But before you write off the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro, you might want to …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts MacBook Pro 2:05 Hallelujah! The headphone jack lives on. More on Apple’s event Apple’s amazing strip show reinvents the laptop keyboard Photos from Apple’s Hello Again Mac event See all of our Apple event coverage Apple’s revamped line of MacBook Pro laptops — its first major update in more than four years — will …
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Rumor had it that the focus of Apple‘s October event would be on its new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, and sure enough it was, with a new, entry-level 13-inch MacBook with standard functions keys thrown in as a bonus. But if you were hoping for news about any other new hardware products, you didn’t get it. Here’s a quick …
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Now playing: Watch this: The new MacBook Pro: How Apple added touch without a… 2:16 The new MacBook Pro is here, available for preorder today, and in many ways it’s a very different machine. It might look similar, but it’s thinner and lighter, with far more power under the hood, a radically redesigned keyboard and a tiny, potentially amazing touchscreen. …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts MacBook Pro 2:05 If you’re planning to trade in your old MacBook Air or slot-loading MacBook Pro for a shiny new Apple computer, you’re going to see a major difference as soon as you open the lid. All of Apple’s latest machines come with a “Retina Display.” Exclusive interview Does the Mac still matter? …
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Now playing: Watch this: The new MacBook Pro: How Apple added touch without a… 2:16 At first, it sounds ludicrous that Apple would trash the function bar — that top bar of your keyboard that includes Escape, F-Keys and media controls. Until you see what took its place. Jason Parker/CNET The Touch Bar is actually a pencil-thin screen above the …
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Minecraft, Microsoft’s megahit game, will come to Apple TV by the end of the year. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook announced the move Thursday at a press event to launch new Macs. He argued that apps are the future of TV, and the Apple TV systems will deliver that future. Minecraft puts players in a blocky virtual world where they …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s Touch Bar or Microsoft’s Dial? One outshines… 2:01 It seems like only yesterday that Apple hosted its iPhone 7 circus, and now we’re back for the company’s MacBook 2016 launch, a much smaller event at the company’s headquarters. The event started with a video highlighting the accessibility features of Apple’s products, and announced a new …
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