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Touch screens on the MacBook Pro haven't arrived yet, but Apple is working on inventing a force-sensitive display for the line — and maybe a revamped Touch Bar, too. But it's been looking into it. Not ...

Apple was recently granted a patent that describes a wild-sounding MacBook touchscreen keyboard that might use haptic signals to physically raise portions of the screen to morph into new keyboards.

Some patent applications from Apple seem a bit on the crazy side and some are a little more grounded. Recently, Apple was granted a patent for a dual-screen MacBook that would replace the built-in ...

The future of touch screens might allow you to feel things through the screen. New deformable touch screen technology, named DeformIO, has been developed by scientists at Britain's University of Bath.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I’ve heard AI computing compared to the laptop as the next big leap forward. I’m skeptical, for sure, but ...

Even as Apple has blazed trails in forwarding multitouch as a bonafide interface for mobile devices, they have completely abstained from installing touchscreens on their MacBooks and iMac-lines, ...

Apple is researching how to make swiping across an iPad screen feel more tactile, with alerts and controls providing haptic feedback — and potentially the return of Force Touch. Without referring to ...