Apple’s high-resolution Retina display now comes in another portable configuration, as the company unveiled a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display on Tuesday that complements the 15-inch model introduced over the summer.The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro sports a display with a resolution of 2560 by 1600 pixels, a huge 4-times increase over the 1280 by 800 resolution on the 13-inch MacBook Pro released in June. The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro display has a total of 4,096,000 pixels, which Apple says is nearly twice the number of pixels in a HDTV.The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro’s screen is an in-plane switching panel, which allows for a wide viewing angle. Apple says the display has a 29 percent higher contrast ratio when compared to the previous model, as well as 75 percent glare reduction.The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display (right) joins the 15-inch Retina display model in Apple’s portable lineup. Like the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display that debuted four months ago , the new 13-inch Retina laptop has two Thunderbolt ports. The Thunderbolt ports and two USB 3.0 ports are the main avenues of connectivity, as the new laptop no longer has the Ethernet and FireWire 800 ports found on the standard 13-inch MacBook Pro model. The new laptop also has no optical drive, but it does have an SDXC card slot.The 13-inch Retina Macbook Pro is 0.75 inches thin; according to Apple, that’s 20 percent thinner than the regular 13-inch MacBook Pro. The new laptop weighs 3.5 pounds, which is a pound lighter. Apple says that the new laptop has 7 hours of battery life.Apple will offer two models of the 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. The $1699 model has a 2.5GHz dual-core Core i5 processor, 8GB of memory, and 128GB of flash storage. A $1999 model is available with the same processor and memory configuration, but with 256GB of flash storage. Apple offers built-to-order options that include an upgrade to Core i7 processors and 768GB of flash storage.The 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro is an addition to the MacBook pro line. Two version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with a standard display remain available at prices of $1199 and $1499.According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Apple has the best-selling laptop in the United States. Of the Retina MacBook Pro, Apple Senior VP of Marketing Phil Schiller said that, “it is the best display housed in the best computer ever made.” Related content news Okta launches Cybersecurity Workforce Development Initiative New philanthropic and educational grants aim to advance inclusive pathways into cybersecurity and technology careers. By Michael Hill Oct 04, 2023 3 mins IT Skills IT Skills IT Skills news New critical AI vulnerabilities in TorchServe put thousands of AI models at risk The vulnerabilities can completely compromise the AI infrastructure of the world’s biggest businesses, Oligo Security said. By Shweta Sharma Oct 04, 2023 4 mins Vulnerabilities news ChatGPT “not a reliable” tool for detecting vulnerabilities in developed code NCC Group report claims machine learning models show strong promise in detecting novel zero-day attacks. By Michael Hill Oct 04, 2023 3 mins DevSecOps Generative AI Vulnerabilities news Google Chrome zero-day jumps onto CISA's known vulnerability list A serious security flaw in Google Chrome, which was discovered under active exploitation in the wild, is a new addition to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s Known Exploited vulnerabilities catalog. By Jon Gold Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Zero-day vulnerability Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe