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Touch Bar functionality arrives for Office for Mac suite

You can now use the 2016 MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar with Office for Mac. Following a brief beta preview, Microsoft has rolled out Touch Bar functionality for the feature. Originally announced less than 12 hours after the MacBook Pro launch, Touch Bar support is being added to all of the main Office apps, according to […]

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Microsoft offers Touch Bar features in Office for Mac via Office Insider beta program

This could be pretty nifty. Following the original October event for the 2016 MacBook Pro, wherein it was announced that Microsoft Office would offer Touch Bar integration in the coming months, this appears to be about to come true. Microsoft has announced that Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook would feature Touch Bar support, including quick […]

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Rumor: Apple to incorporate next-gen ARM-based processor into future Macs to handle low-power functions

This is pretty nifty. Apple is apparently developing an ARM-based chip for its Mac products that would “take on more of the functionality” handled by Intel processors. In development since last year, the chip, codenamed T310, is said to be similar to the chip used to power the Touch Bar in the new 2016 Macbook […]

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Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro notebooks banned from some state bar exams, security concern cited

If you have a new Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro notebook and are looking to take the bar exam, you might need to leave the notebook behind. According to an announcement from testing software company ExamSoft, the Touch Bar’s predictive text feature could compromise “exam integrity.” For law students looking to take the North Carolina bar […]

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Apple releases macOS Sierra 10.12.3 update

It’s not a huge update, but it might help out a bit. On Monday, Apple released macOS Sierra 10.12.3, the newest version of its macOS 10.12 operating system. The update, which weighs in as a 1.05 gigabyte download via the App Store, adds the following fixes and changes: