Apple has issued a statement to Tech Insider, debunking the speculations. The spokesperson contacting Tech Insider has also mentioned that the laptop featured in the 60 minutes special is in fact the 12 inch MacBook Retina released on April 10 2015, and not a next generation concept.

While it may seem like it, Microsoft did not create the Surface Book as a MacBook competitor. Not intentionally, that is, and neither was it created to be a competitor of any model iPad, which raises the question of why, in October, the Surface Book grabbed the spotlight for outselling Apple in the tablet category.

Sources originating from Japanese blog site Macotakara, are hinting to a big upgrade coming to iTunes in 2016. The upgrade has to do primarily with the enhancement of the audio quality to what the sources describe as “High Resolution” audio.

During the interview, Townsend gives us an insight into the hardware involved in providing for image stabilization, which allows users to take sharp, clear pictures, without the blur caused by shaky hands.