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By Vlad Savov



if you want the new 13-inch MacBook Pro Core i7 CPU to Turbo Boost his road north of that standard 2.7 GHz clock speed was expecting, guess we can stop your anticipation. Two separate reviews of the laptop are reporting the curious case of her Core i7-2620M processor overclocking itself does not automatically the way it should. Intel's dual-core chip is capable of a maximum speed of 3.4 GHz, but reviewers were not able to get it higher than the stock setting during test Apple's latest 13-incher.

High temperatures were identified (North of 90 C/194F) as the likely culprit, with Notebook Journal also found are throttled down to 798 MHz due to heat dissipation heat issues machine. PC Pro theory that Apple is the Turbo Boost functionality on this MBP model in order to keep your lap and your pride of being scalded by components melt intentionally disabled. That would make sense for us, and hey, it's still a fast machine, just don't Turbo fast.

[Thanks, Markus]


Update: AnandTech the findings are inconsistent with the above, with Anand claim that "there is absolutely no funny business going on here, the dual-core 2.7 is allowed to hit its maximum frequencies. It seems that we have to keep digging to get to the bottom of this.


Update 2: We have confirmed with Apple, there are no specific limits for hardware or software to block the Turbo Boost feature, but we have also discovered, by less direct sources, that the company offers new low level software tools to cool configuration issues with the 2011 batch of laptops. Ergo, the speed limits that PC Pro and Notebook Journal encountered are caused by inadequate heat dissipation, which arguably is no less than an Apple command de-Turbo-restering disturbing.

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If you have died to get your hands on an iPad 2 to get, but not have or resources is in line for a forward thinking, then get ready to waitbecause the online Apple store delays of two to three weeks before the slate is displayed. You can go and order a now, but there is a chance that won't get your hands on the plate until April--unless, of course, is one of these guys waiting in line to buy you a gift.
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The Xoom may have gotten a slight software update last night for its long awaited Flash to prepare play possibilities, but some of the folks over at SlateDroid have a even more impressive--Although much less official--update, USB host functionality to Moto of slate. Tinkerer-extraordinaire roebeet is the man to thank grant Xoom owners the ability to read media from USB drives, essentially giving you an unlimited amount of storage space--provided that you own the necessary microUSB OTG (on-the-go) cable and a deep-seated Xoom. If you secure the conditions have been met, so that the new-new just a few file transfers and command-line entries away. Full instructions available at the source link ... If you dare..

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So a Nintendo 3DS just after its launch in Japan--what do you do? While most would be happy to just the time with Pilotwings for at least a couple of days, others are a bit more ... curious. In this group you will find the people of Tech-On!, who have already torn the handheld and even the extra mile to investigate his 3D appearance under a microscope--they assume it is a sharp parallax barrier display, but were unable to confirm it as such. If that wasn't enough for one day old system, YouTube user ayasuke2 has already hacked the system usage R4 cards and unauthorized Nintendo DS games. Head on past the break for some video evidence of that, and hit the source link below for the full teardown.
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The results are in, and well over 100,000 of you voted in the 2010 Engadget Awards. The Readers' Choice picks were just the tip of the iceberg, friends, That's right, the editors of Engadget have opinions, too, and here they are. Join us after the break for the year that was 2010 in gadgets.


The iPad won this one going away -- there's just no denying the influence Apple's tablet had on the industry this year. But we think the Evo 4G will be remembered as the first of an entirely new breed of smartphones, and that's pretty amazing too.

Love it or hate it, it's hard to argue that the iPad didn't set off this year's tablet mania encompassing dozens of manufacturers and virtually every major mobile platform -- and its influence will likely be felt in the industry for years to come. Oh, and it's a pretty solid device in its own right, too.


Runner-up: HTC Evo
Though it might not be the single worst product we saw in 2010, the sheer magnitude of the Kin's failure -- measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars -- takes it to the top of our list.






Runner-up: Fusion Garage JooJoo
iOS may be leading next phase of the mobile gaming revolution, but the NGP oozes raw power that's light years ahead of any other gaming handheld ever announced. We like power.





Runner-up: HP TouchPad
We went endlessly back and forth on this one, but in the end the iPhone 4 won out -- it's simply a more polished device than the Evo, and it set a dramatic new quality standard for mobile displays.



Runner-up: HTC Evo
Let's face it: Desktops are on their way out. Primo parts are preponderant, but the best machine you can buy today is the one you build yourself. We'll continue to write about towers on Engadget, if innovative ones appear, but unless there's substantive change, we're retiring Desktop of the Year.


Runner-up: HP Envy
Sure, HP unleashed its Envy line last year, but the Envy 14 corrected all of the original wrongs. Its aluminum chassis, Core i5 power, and Radiance display, truly make it the best PC on the market. That said, there's no denying the significance of the MacBook Air's new solid-state storage and speedy resume times.




Runner-up: Asus Eee
The ASUS Eee PC 1215N is the netbook evolved. Thanks to the 12.1-inch laptop's NVIDIA Ion graphics and dual-core Atom processor, it can handle gaming and full HD. Google's Cr-48 may stand in stark contrast to that, but it's got one beautifully minamilstic chassis and is the first laptop to come with Chrome OS.



To be Continued...