Find the latest technology news and expert tech product reviews. Learn about the latest gadgets and consumer tech products for entertainment, gaming, lifestyle and more.
It's somewhat ironic that Apple , the company that popularized the use of capacitive touchscreens with the iPhone and iPad, has been staunchly opposed to bringing our fingers anywhere near MacBook screens.
Meanwhile, Microsoft and PC makers jumped at the opportunity to build touchscreen laptops years ago. Thewas a failure, sure, but touchscreens led to excellent convertible notebooks and hybrid tablets like the Surface lineup. Now, according to a new rumor from longtime Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple might finally be ready to bring touchscreens to the MacBook Pro.MacBook models will feature a touch panel for the first time, further blurring the line with the iPad. This shift appears to reflect Apple’s long-term observation of iPad user behavior, indicating that in certain scenarios, touch controls can enhance both productivity and the overall user experience." Specifically, Kuo says that touchscreen MacBook Pro models are "expected to enter mass production by late 2026," and that they'll use on-cell touch technology. Cheaper MacBooks coming in late 2025 likely won't have touchscreens, but that could change with a 2027 refresh.It’s worth pointing out that Kuo’s predictions, which typically come from sources within Apple’s supply chain, aren’t always accurate. But given the timing of this particular note, and the ubiquity of touchscreen laptops these days, it’s the idea of a touchscreen MacBook isn’t too farfetched. Apple is a stubborn company, no doubt — especially when it comes to adopting features from others. When referring to iPad competitors in 2010, Steve Jobs famously said, "If you see a stylus, they blew it." While he was referring to using a stylus for general operation of a device, and not a highly specific use-case, it was still funny to seearrive five years later on the iPad Pro. There's a certain nobility to sticking with your design convictions, but it would have been stupid for Apple to completely ignore the benefits of tablet stylii, something Microsoft was leaning into hard with its Surface devices. So it goes with the touchscreen MacBook Pros. It's hard to deny the convenience of lazily swiping the screen when scrolling through long articles, instead of tapping repeatedly on your keyboard or swiping a touchpad. Apple's desire to keep touchscreens away from Macs is understandable. MacOS doesn't have large touch-points like iPadOS, and it's been honed for decades to work best with keyboards, mice and touchpads. But adding in basic touchscreen support doesn't really require a complete macOS redesign, especially when the platform has already had support for multitouch gestures on trackpads since theIt's funny that the touchscreen MacBook Pro could also be arriving just as Apple is finally starting to make the iPad more Mac-like.adds the ability to resize app windows, easily organize them on your screen and it even brings over the menu bar from MacOS. It's as if Apple is trying to appease all of its fans: The iPad owners who want more multitasking and productivity options, as well as the Mac owners who want a bit of iPad-like convenience.Both of my kids were able to nimbly swipe around my phones and tablets at the age of two — that's the power of a truly intuitive input mechanism. And to a certain degree, I also think it helped them get used to the idea of computing in general. If it's easy enough for kids to grasp, why not make touchscreens a core feature of as many products as possible?
Touchscreen Laptops Macbook Ming-Chi Kuo Apple Touch Controls
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Xiaomi 17 Pro and Pro Max teaser reminds you that one screen might not be enoughTsveta, a passionate technology enthusiast and accomplished playwright, combines her love for mobile technologies and writing to explore and reveal the transformative power of tech.
Read more »
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL vs iPhone 16 Pro Max: here we go!Preslav, a member of the PhoneArena team since 2014, is a mobile technology enthusiast with a penchant for integrating tech into his hobbies and work.
Read more »
Apple’s future MacBook Pro might have a touchscreenWhen is an iPad not an iPad?
Read more »
iPhone 17 Pro & Pro Max Review for Photographers: A Welcome Focus on HardwareA completely new design and better hardware make the iPhone 17 Pro launch more than just an incremental change.
Read more »
DJI Mini 5 Pro Has a Bigger Sensor, Better Gimbal, and Pro FeaturesThe DJI Mini 5 Pro drone has a bigger image sensor, much better gimbal, and professional-quality features in a compact drone package.
Read more »
Apple’s OLED MacBook Pro could get a touch-sensitive screen, after allThe highly anticipated MacBook Pro refresh with an OLED panel could be the one to offer a touchscreen panel on a MacBook for the first time.
Read more »