Pictures of Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Retina display

By Scott Younker Published June 11, 2012

With the new Macbook Pro, Apple’s updates go more than skin deep. Beyond the usual upgrades in processing power and additional memory, the new 15-inch MacBook Pro will be getting a high-resolution Retina display, the same type the Cupertino company is already using in the latest iPad and iPhone.

In theory, this means that users won’t be able to see the pixels that make up their displays when using their MacBook. Apple also says it’s revamping applications to take advantage of the new technology, and third-party applications that aren’t Retina ready will be automatically “pixel doubled” until developers switch over.

Recommended Videos

The Pro will also see some physical changes, now coming in at just 0.71-inches thick (this is about 25 percent thinner than previous models) and weighing in at 4.46 pounds. A larger battery is supposed to offer 7 hours of battery life, and the machine will include two Thunderbolt ports along with native HDMI — no more DisplayPort dongle to carry around.

Check out our breakdown of all the features in Apple’s new MacBook Pro for more details.

Former Content/Database Specialist

Topics

Computing

Google’s new Magic Pointer Play Store listing reveals a Gemini shortcut built for Googlebooks

The unannounced app turns the cursor into a contextual AI tool for search, image creation, and shopping

Plant, Text, Business Card

Google has quietly published a new Play Store listing for Magic Pointer, an unannounced app built for Googlebooks. Updated on July 10, the app turns the cursor into a Gemini shortcut that can act on whatever a user selects on screen.

Magic Pointer can send an image to Lens, generate a related image, or surface a shopping action without forcing users to open a separate chatbot. Regular Android devices currently show as incompatible, so the listing offers an early preview rather than a broad release.

Computing

You can stop using AI, but this new report says you probably can’t escape it

A UK survey found that most people feel AI exposure is unavoidable, raising harder questions about consent, privacy, and whether opting out is still realistic

AI Chatbots

More people are trying to use less AI, but avoiding it altogether may already be impossible.

A survey of 2,055 UK adults found that 42% deliberately limit how much AI they use. Another 70% said avoiding AI exposure would be difficult or impossible, even when they actively wanted less of it.

Computing

The face on an AI interviewer may matter as much as the decision it makes

Researchers found that race and gender matching changed how fairly rejected applicants viewed an automated interview, even though everyone received the same outcome

File, Computer Hardware, Electronics

An AI hiring system can treat every applicant the same and still leave some people feeling targeted. Researchers found that rejected candidates judged an automated interview differently depending on the race and gender of the avatar delivering the result.

Around 220 participants completed a simulated interview for a fictional customer support role with one of four photorealistic AI avatars. Everyone was rejected, yet perceptions of fairness shifted with the interviewer’s appearance. An algorithm audit could miss that reaction because candidates don’t experience the system as raw code. They experience a face asking questions and judging their answers.