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Looks like an old article. It said this:

There have also been rumors that Apple will bring the iPhone-like touchpad capabilities introduced on the MacBook Air to the rest of the MacBook lineup, which would require the inclusion of a new controller chip in the systems.

Apple already did that in October 2008. And we are done with Penryn. Apple used Penryn in the old C2Ds.
 
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