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SOLVED: 30C temperature drop and great speed boost on Macbook Pro, after reapplying thermal paste!

Filed under: Miscellaneous
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Like many other owners of a Macbook Pro laptop, I have also been struggling for a while with excessive heat issues on mine (a mid-2010 15" i5); not only was the laptop usually so hot that I almost couldn't touch it, but its performance was also badly affected due to the CPU throttling that the OS operates so to prevent damage from heat. Eventually, I decided to reapply the thermal paste to both the CPU and the GPU, with amazing results.

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Thoughts on the Nokia-Microsoft deal

Filed under: Mobile
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A new strategic alliance between Nokia and Microsoft promises to disrupt the existing mobile ecosystems, and fight back common "enemies" such as Google and Apple with new innovative devices featuring Nokia's rock solid hardware and running Windows Phone 7. Will this partnership eventually succeed or will it result in another failed attempt for both companies?

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