From CNET: Those of you looking to buy Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Pro with the Force Touch trackpad might finally get your wish in just a couple of days.
French blog site MacG reported the news, pegging the information on "reliable sources," as translated by 9to5Mac. If the rumor is true, the updated laptop would likely include the new Force Touch trackpad, which responds differently based on how much much pressure you apply to the surface. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro would join the 12-inch MacBook and the 13-inch MacBook Pro in offering the new Force Touch trackpad.
Force Touch brings a new type of sensitivity to Apple's standard trackpads, where people trace and tap with their fingers to move the cursor on the laptop's screen or to initiate actions in software applications. The technology is pressure-sensitive, so for example, a light press might select a word on a web page in Safari. Meanwhile, a deep press might bring up a Wikipedia entry on that word based on Apple's Force Touch gestures. Force Touch is the latest feature designed to give Apple's MacBooks a greater competitive edge over rival laptops.
The Force Touch trackpad also provides tactile feedback, so you can feel when you've performed a certain task. Further, Force Touch contains four sensors that let you click the trackpad anywhere, even along its top edge, so it will respond no matter where your finger lands. Some reports have suggested that the Force Touch technology might pop up on the screens of the new iPhones.
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