Earlier this week, Mike Magee of The Register covered speculation by some that the labeling of Intel Corp.'s mobile chips as 1GHz processors is illusory because they use a process called clock throttling to cut back speed and power consumption when a trigger temperature point is reached. Intel responded to the story with an in-depth discussion of the technology that is designed to prevent damage to chips, advising The Register that the safety mechanism would not seriously effect the clock speeds of its chips.

An Intel spokesperson wrote, "Clock throttling should not be needed under normal operation. PC manufacturers developed state-of-the-art thermal solutions to ensure that notebooks run at the peak performance level under normal conditions."

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