Apple launches MacBook Pro with latest chips, quieter keyboard
San Francisco, July 12 : Apple on Thursday announced new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro which are faster than ever, can compile code faster and run multiple virtual machines and test environments easier than before.
The new MacBook Pro models have 8th-generation Intel Core processors, with 6-core on the 15-inch model for up to 70 per cent faster performance and quad-core on the 13-inch model for up to two times faster performance.
Starting at Rs 149,900 and Rs 199,900 respectively, the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar and 15-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar will be available at select Apple Authorised Resellers later this month, the company said in a statement.
"The latest generation MacBook Pro is the fastest and most powerful notebook we've ever made," said Philip Schiller, Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing.
The new Pro is ideal for manipulating large data sets, performing complex simulations, creating multi-track audio projects or doing advanced image processing or film editing.
"The 8th-generation 6-core processors, up to 32GB of system memory, up to 4TB of super-fast SSD storage, new 'True Tone' technology in its Retina display and Touch Bar, the Apple T2 chip for enhanced security and a third-generation quieter keyboard makes this the best notebook for pro users," Schiller informed.
The Retina display on MacBook Pro is now the best Mac notebook display ever.
Also new to MacBook Pro is the Apple T2 chip, first introduced in iMac Pro.
With this chip, MacBook Pro will deliver enhanced system security with support for secure boot and on-the-fly encrypted storage, and also brings "Hey Siri" to the Mac for the first time.
MacBook Pro can be updated this fall with macOS Mojave, the latest version of the world's most advanced desktop operating system.
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Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan backs Waqf Board reforms
Mathura (PTI): Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday stressed the need for reforming the Waqf Board, citing widespread disputes over its properties.
Talking to reporters here, Khan shared his experience as a former minister in charge of the Waqf Board in Uttar Pradesh and said more than 90 per cent of Waqf properties are embroiled in legal disputes. "It is rare to find Waqf properties being utilised for charitable purposes, such as running colleges, universities or orphanages. Instead, they largely serve the interests of the affluent class," he said.
Earlier in the day, while inaugurating two newly-refurbished government schools at Lohvan in Mahavan tehsil of this Uttar Pradesh district, Khan highlighted the transformative power of education. He underscored its role in building a strong and developed India and emphasised the need for quality education for the society's progress.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Tabling the Bill, which was examined and redrafted by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC), Rijiju said the proposed legislation has nothing to do with religion, but deals only with properties.
