{
  "id": 17066540,
  "title": "Apple brings touch to the Mac with $2,899 OLED MacBook Pro",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/apple-brings-touch-to-the-mac-with-2-899-oled-macbook-pro",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:39:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Computerworld",
    "slug": "computerworld",
    "url": "https://www.computerworld.com/article/4241873/apple-brings-touch-to-the-mac-with-2899-oled-macbook-pro.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has introduced a new $2,899 MacBook Pro that incorporates touch capabilities, joining the ranks of professional laptops with touch screens. This high-end laptop is available in both 14-inch and 16-inch models and boasts a sleek, thin design with an OLED display from PROLED XDR, featuring up to 2,000 nits peak brightness and a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio. The device weighs only half a pound less than the non-touch equivalent, while offering up to 24 hours of battery life, with fast charging that can reach 50% in 30 minutes. Touch integration in macOS 27 allows users to swipe, pinch, drag-and-drop, and utilize various gestures alongside traditional trackpad gestures and keyboard shortcuts. Many popular applications such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Lightroom, and video editing software will automatically support touch functionality. Apple has also incorporated elements from the iPhone, including a Dynamic Island and a new hinge mechanism to keep the display steady during touch interactions. This new MacBook Pro represents a significant step in Apple's push to integrate touch technology into their professional lineup, signaling the growing acceptance of touch as a standard feature in the evolving technology market.",
  "summary": "Following the release of the new 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro earlier this week, Apple has bought the “touch experience” to its professional laptop series, introducing a $2,899 (and up) MacBook Pro you can use with touch. It’s very fast, very thin, very light, with an impressive PROLED XDR display and up to 24 hours battery life. A brief tour through the key specs Very fast: Available in 14- and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}