MacBook PROS: new features over the MBP
Yesterday Apple announced the long-awaited iBook successor, the MacBook and there are a couple of things worth noting between it and the MacBook Pro.
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MacBook Pro temperature graphs
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The other side of the Disney/McDonald's breakup
After my piece yesterday about Jobs getting out of the Happy Meal business I heard from a source close to McDonald's that tells a different toy story.
Jobs gets out of the Happy Meal business
Apparently Steve Jobs doesn't care too much for the food at McDonald's or at minimum he wants to stop using it to promote Disney/Pixar films to kids.
Next generation Intel processors coming to the Mac
According to DailyTech, Intel has provided names and dates for their next generation of core processors. The new chips may ship under the Apple logo in as soon as a few months.
MacBook Pro Temperature Monitor
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Silent recall on MacBook Pro batteries
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