Apple's Worldwide Developers Council (WWDC) went by with hardly any statement on the highly anticipated MacBook Pro 2016. Still, rumors suggest that the forthcoming laptop device will be released anytime soon this year.
As the world awaits for the new MacBook's arrival, latest reports are claiming that the Cupertino-based giant is removing the 3.5mm headphone jack from its ultra-thin portable PC. As per MacWorld UK, removing the headphone jack is part of the seemingly growing trend to get rid of the ability to plug in standard earphones from all its devices.
As for the device's other specs and features, the upcoming MacBook Pro 2016 is reportedly equipped with raft of great enhancements such as (via Parent Herald) OLED function keys, Touch ID, USB-C port. Moreover, the new flagship will be gorgeously slim and will come out in 13-inch and 15-inch variants.
No official release date is in sight but tech observers speculate that the release of the new MacBook Pro alongside iPhone 7 is expected to fall anytime with this year's last quarter.
Meanwhile, the company is now offering generous sales to make way for the highly anticipated release of Apple's new flagship later this year. MacBook Pro 2015 13-inch and 15-inch are currently up for sale with price markdowns up to $400. For example, the retail price for the 15-inch MacBook Pro will set you back $2699. Included in the epic sale are the iMac 4K and iMac 5K which are sold for $1299 and $1599 respectively. Apple's iPhone 6S is also getting a generous price cut of as high as $300 to make way for the upcoming smartphone flagship, iTech Post reported.
In another related update, analysts warn that recent purported iPhone 8 leaks making rounds online is likely to affect iPhone 7 sales this year as tech consumers may consider delaying their decision to buy the upcoming flagship as they wait for the 8th generation handset to arrive sometime next year.
"iPhone sales have already lost some of their shine after the calendar Q1 warning of the lack of growth in Apple's smartphone sales during the first three months of the year. The iPhone SE, although pitched as a new model, was a reheated iPhone 5S that lowered the average selling price across the iPhone range," wrote tech writer Ewan Spence for Forbes Magazine.
