Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. Apple is preparing the next generation of MacBooks and will be making ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. Apple's MacBook Pro 2017. (Photo by James Sheppard/iCreate ...

Apple does not plan to refresh any Macs with updated M5 chips in 2025, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Updated MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models are now planned for the first half of 2026.

It’s true. There’s no notch on the MacBook Air in the video. I captured screenshots after updating to macOS 26 beta 6 today. The on-device version also lacks the notch. So what’s going on here? The ...