Steve Jobs once said touchscreen laptops were a terrible idea. Now Apple is shipping one. The Verge's Antonio Di Benedetto tells us all about the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR, how MacOS is changing for touch, why a laptop user might want a touchscreen, and whether MacBook and iPad are destined to become one.

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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020549/macbook-studio-touchscreen-hands-on">Hands-on with Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/report/1022013/apple-touchscreen-macbook-pro-toaster-refrigerator">Apple finally combined a toaster and a refrigerator</a></li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020811/alphabet-google-earnings-q3-2026">Google says its investments in AI are driving more searches</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1022242/samsungs-expecting-the-ram-shortage-to-last-until-at-least-2028">Samsung’s expecting the RAM shortage to last until at least 2028.</a></li>
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