Apple introduces MacBook with touch screen functions
Washington - Seeking an advantage in the tough PC market Apple on Thursday introduced its new MacBook Pro in which a number of function keys have been replaced by a touch screen.
The new notebook's Touch Bar innovation allows users to control various systems and apps with their fingertips, Apple marketing head Phil Schiller said at the company headquarters in Cupertino, California.
Coming on the 25th anniversary of Apple's first notebook, Schiller extolled the latest iteration.
"With the groundbreaking new Touch Bar, the convenience of Touch ID, the best Mac display ever, powerful performance, improved audio, blazing-fast storage and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity in our thinnest and lightest pro notebook yet, the new MacBook Pro is the most advanced notebook ever made," Schiller said in a statement.
Also integrated into the Touch Bar is the iPhone online payment system Apple Pay.
Sales of notebooks and desktops have been under pressure for two years industry wide, though Apple has done comparatively better with its Macs.
