Apple Caves: A Touchscreen Mac
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Apple Caves: A Touchscreen Mac

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 28, 202621 min
  • Technology

Apple unveiled a touchscreen MacBook Pro, finally ditching Jobs’s stance. Then Amazon unloaded gadgets: a $500 Echo Show 16, the Echo Time alarm clock, an Alexa Photo Frame, and an Echo Studio with a camera. Not one AI story all day. Apple unveils a touchscreen MacBook Pro with a 14" or 16" PROLED XDR display, a light-up Apple logo, Dynamic Island, M5 Pro and M5 Max, for $2,899+ and $3,399+ (Apple) The new touchscreen MacBook Pro has a tandem OLED “PROLED XDR” display with up to 2,000 nits and 120Hz, a Dynamic Island, a glowing Apple logo on the lid, M5 Pro and M5 Max ch...

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Welcome to the Tech Brew Ride Home for Wednesday, October 28, 2026. I'm Brian McCullough. Today, Apple unveiled a touchscreen MacBook Pro. Amazon unloaded a ton of gadgets, as they are wont to do. A $500 Echo Show 16, the Echo Time Alarm Clock, an Alexa Photo Frame, and an Echo Studio with a camera. Guess what? Not one AI story all day. Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

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