Apple announces first touchscreen MacBook Pro models

Apple has announced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, introducing 14-inch and 16-inch models with tandem OLED displays and M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. Preorders opened October 28, and Apple says the laptops will be available beginning November 6. The new display, which Apple calls PROLED XDR, brings touch input to the MacBook Pro for the first time. Users can tap, scroll, pinch to zoom and move content directly on the screen while continuing to use the keyboard and trackpad. Apple says macOS translates touches into clicks for many existing apps, while developers can add more touch-specific features. Apple says a redesigned hinge is intended to improve stability during touch use. The company also says the camera feed is stabilized in real time during video calls while a user touches the screen. These are company descriptions of the design and features; the supplied reporting does not include independent product testing. In an early hands-on, technology reviewer Marques Brownlee said the screen responded well but that reaching toward a vertical display felt awkward. He also reported that the screen moved when touched and that the feature had not changed his usual pointer-,...