Apple making major changes to the Macbook Pro in Q4, says report - CNET

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Apple last month announced an incremental upgrade to its 12-inch Macbook line, kitting out the slick machine with an improved processor. However, the Macbook Pro is set to get a more dramatic makeover, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and 9 to 5 Mac.

It's said that the new 13 and 15-inch Pros, launching in quarter 4 of this year, will replace the function keys atop laptop keyboards with an OLED touch screen. The new models will reportedly use Touch ID, be thinner and lighter than current units and support Thunderbolt 3 USB-C.

The Apple analyst said that the company will also release a 13-inch variant of their 12-inch Macbook with extra ports added.

Kuo previously correctly predicted, among other things, that the iPhone 6S would come in rose gold and that Apple would release a 4-inch iPhone in 2016, which it ultimately did with the SE.

Apple did not respond immediately to our request for comment.