Naturally, Apple isn’t going to come forth to reveal all of its secrets. However, Irish programmer and developer Steven Troughton-Smith took a close look at the hardware and software to determine it’s ...

When Apple released its first MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar back in 2016, many saw it as a window into the future. Never before had a touch display been integrated into a laptop keyboard, and there ...

Apple quietly phased out the Touch Bar from its MacBook Pro lineup in 2023. But why did Apple's MacBook Touch Bar never take off? For the longest time, critics and users had a hard time figuring out ...

It was such a bold change to a keyboard that Apple championed the Touch Bar — for a while. Then it quickly started to fade away before vanishing completely. Here's what happened, and why. Stop us if ...

MacBook keyboard rumors are once again gaining traction as Apple prepares its next major hardware cycle. After years of refining the Magic Keyboard and quietly retiring the Touch Bar, speculation ...

We recently reported on Flexbar, a project developed by ENIAC Technology that brings back the Touch Bar – the controversial (and now discontinued) small touch screen implemented by Apple on the ...

In a nutshell: Apple brought a customizable Touch Bar to MacBooks a few years back, but the feature was eventually abandoned following widespread criticism. Despite its discontinuation, the Touch Bar ...

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Flexbar is a cool accessory for Mac nerds who miss the Touch Bar. I’ve been using Flexbar with my Mac for the past few months. Let’s look at how it compares to the original Touch Bar and whether it’s ...