As predicted, Apple updated their MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops today, and there are some exciting changes…enough to make my MacBook Pro feel inferior.

Both models now feature the Intel Penryn Pro Core 2 Duo processor with faster processor speeds. As is typical of Apple, the price points for the machines stay about the same while the performance and capacity of the machines goes up.

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In an earlier post, I reported that the multitouch features of Apple’s Macbook Air trackpad were apparently strictly software-based leading to the assumption that those features could be ported to existing Mac laptops. MacRumors, this morning, published a story that demonstrates this is not true. According to Apple:

MacBook Air features the most advanced trackpad we’ve ever made, integrating the multi-touch technology from the iPhone. This integrated feature is unique to MacBook Air.

These advanced multitouch features are rumored to be released on some or all future Mac laptops, but those of us with existing Mac laptops are, sadly, out of luck.

I was excited to discover from a macnn article today that the multitouch technology, first released with the iPhone and now existing on the iPod Touch and MacBook Air as well, is simply a software feature. This means that, potentially, the ability to swipe through pages, zoom in and out of images with a pinch or spread of the fingers, or possibly more could be added to existing MacBooks and/or MacBook Pros with a software update.

No official release plans have been laid out by Apple, but it’s exciting news, nonetheless!