MacBook Pro, Air 2016 Release Dates: Experts Say Release is After March, Touch Screen Feature NOT Happening [Rumors]

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Many are excited for the arrival of Apple's MacBook Pro 2016 and MacBook Air 2016. Although the company is trying to keep things under wrap, their anticipated laptops continue to make headlines. New reports claim that these devices might arrive only after the March event.

The experts are torn between the dates when Apple MacBook will be unveiled because two events are coming up in March and June. Youth Health Magazine reported that Apple always upgrades their MacBook lineup once a year. The last update was during the first and second quarter of 2015.

Breathecast supported the first reports claiming that MacBook Pro will arrive in June but they believe that MacBook Air 2016 will be unveiled in March.

However, Yibada has a new scope. Per the report, Apple is planning to hold a stand-alone event in March and will focus on Apple Watch 2, iPad Air 3 and smaller iPhones. The new rumors suggest that the new laptops will be displayed at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference in June.

An insider revealed that, while the new MacBooks will be introduced in WWDC in June, their launch dates would come in the later part of the year. There are speculations that Apple is targeting for a Q3 and Q4 release dates.

The new laptops that the Cupertino-based tech giant would introduce are the redesigned MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air that will come with at least three new products for its lineup. The insider disclosed the three forthcoming Apple laptops that includes a new 12-inch laptop, which may not necessarily be part of the new Air iteration, 13-inch and 15-inch models for MacBook Air.

The rumors mills are reporting that the MacBook Air might arrive with a thinner frame and retina display. There are also speculations that it will be equipped with Intel Broadwell or Skylake processor and a USB-C port, Latinos Health reported.

Meanwhile, in a separate report from Latinos Health, there are also speculations that MacBook Pro 2016 will arrive with TouchScreen feature and Skylake chips. Many users want the laptop to run in Skylake because the newest Intel processor offers an improved performance, graphics and power efficiency.

Ryan Reith, program director with IDC, believes that adding the TouchScreen feature to MacBook is inevitable, Forbes reported. "I think [a touch Mac] is inevitable. There's nothing from the supply chain or from Apple that supports that right now- I just think it's inevitable," he said. "I don't know if that's two years out or what."

However, Inquisitr countered the report and stressed that Apple is not interested in adding the TouchScreen feature in their lines of laptop because "their touchpad provides all the experience your fingers need."

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