It has a quadcore CPU with a faster clock rate than many laptops, Jacobs says.

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In this latest specification, a new Dual-Mode cable adaptor configuration is defined that enables a TMDS clock rate of up to 300MHz.

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Prior to the updated Dual-Mode Standard release, Dual-Mode cable adaptors were limited to a TMDS clock rate of 165MHz providing support for display resolutions up to 1080p with 60Hz and 24 bits color.

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Every clock, everywhere in the universe, ticks at a different rate relative to every other clock.

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Despite all that, Mexico will clock a 3.5% growth rate this year.

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Some researchers have tried to use the regular rate at which error patterns appear in dog DNA as a kind clock to time their rise, but this has produced contradictory results.

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