Apple​ MacBook Pro​ 2016

Apple has unveiled new high-end laptops that feature a thin interactive display above their keyboards and a fingerprint sensor.

The firm says the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar provides software-specific commands that are more "intuitive" to use than the function keys it replaces.

The announcement was not a surprise, however, because of an earlier leak.

Apple had not updated its MacBook Pro laptops since May 2015. Its MacBook Air models were two months older still.

That has impacted sales. Earlier this week Apple revealed that it had sold 10% fewer Macs in the year ending 24 September than over the prior 12 months.

Researchers suggest the wider PC market has also shrunk, but to a lesser extent.