Apple Announces Oct. 28 Event for Touch-Screen MacBook Pro - Bloomberg.com

Taking a look back at this week's news and headlines from across the Apple world, including iPhone 18 Pro switching, iPhone Duo benchmarks, HomeView Hubs, Apple's next event, iPhone 18 orders, No Man's Sky on iPhone, and a very expensive Apple-1. Apple Loop is here to remind you of a few of the many discussions around Apple in the last seven days. You can also read my weekly digest of Android news here on Forbes. Android to iPhone 18 Pro ObservationsThe iPhone 18 Pro is an easy sell to Apple's existing community, thanks to strong brand loyalty and Apple's velvet-lined garden of software and services. Bringing in users from other platforms to the iOS-powered smartphones is an important second-string goal. So what is it like to switch to Android? Harish Jonnalagadda picks out some key differences in his switch to Apple's platform, starting with the processor:"More than anything else, this makes the biggest difference in daily use, with the iPhone 18 Pro Max delivering much better sustained performance without overheating.

Lenovo’s Snapdragon X-powered 15-inch laptop ships with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage, half the MacBook Air’s base specsAt entry level, $700 separates Lenovo’s newly released IdeaPad Vibe 15Q8X12 from Apple’s 15-inch Mac Mini. Lenovo launched the IdeaPad Vibe 15Q8X12 globally at $799, positioning it as a budget-friendly ARM-based alternative to Apple’s $1,499 MacBook Air 15, per pricing confirmed by both companies’ product pages. Worth flagging early: the launch price landed roughly 14% above the $699 figure Lenovo had previously indicated, though that earlier indication is not documented in primary Lenovo materials reviewed for this article. What You Actually GetVerified specs from Notebookcheck’s reporting place the U. S. base configuration at the modest end of the 15-inch laptop spectrum. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X X1-26-100 processor powers the machine, paired with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage in the U. S. base configuration. For a modern 15-inch laptop, those numbers are worth keeping in clear view before purchasing. Every listed configuration uses a 15.3-inch IPS display running at 1200p resolution, 60 Hz, and 400 nits of peak brightness.

Thursday October 15, 2026 12:09 pm PDT by Juli CloverApple is planning to introduce new OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro models on October 27 or October 28, and the machines could launch on Friday, November 6, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said during his latest podcast. Apple retail stores apparently have a "big floor reset" scheduled for the evening of Thursday, November 5, and into Friday, November 6, which Gurman says could be in preparation for the new Macs. The store reset will follow a debut in late October, with Apple planning a creator-focused gathering in Los Angeles to introduce the new products.