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apple's next macbook pros could have a completely new design with a touchscreen control bar above the keyboard along with a touch ID to scan your fingerprints this report comes from a trusted Apple analyst in a note to investors and the blog 9to5 mac says it also has unnamed sources backing up these statements if true this is the most significant upgrade ever by Apple for its laptops this touch oled display is said to replace the function keys on top so maybe it'll show different options to touch depending on what program you're in and that touch ID fingerprint scanner would not just be security for unlocking the machine but likely also used for online shopping it seems a bit silly to make a big deal that a macbook could be added a small touchscreen panel when we have all sorts of laptops now that use touch screens but that's Apple for you usually late to the game but this time trying to put a new twist on touch the design is also said to be thinner and lighter no surprise there right but to make it thinner it could use one of those new USB seaports and the keyboard would have the same type of butterfly mechanism keys found in the 12-inch MacBook that they viewed last year so when will it arrive you could likely be waiting until the end of the year instead of July as previously rumored Apple is having a big event next month it's the World Wide Developers Conference beginning june thirteenth that's usually a time to hear about software so don't hold your breath expecting to see these new laptops that's it for these tech news update I'm Bridget Carey you can stay on top of the biggest stories at cnet com / update