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Alienware debuts two SLI laptops

Darius Chang | May 11, 2006

Alienware, the PC company made famous for its high-end gaming systems with almost insane performance, has announced two new notebooks that are set to revolutionalize the mobile gaming scene. Powered by top-of-the-line Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics cards, the 17-inch Aurora m9700 and monster 19-inch Aurora mALX are based on AMD Turion processors.

Both systems come with relatively few USB and connectivity ports for their size, though you may be able to get sets with integrated Airgo MIMO wireless in June (current retail units come with the standard 802.11b/g Wi-Fi radio). The mALX also comes bundled with the superior PCMCIA Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card. The Aurora m9700 and Aurora mALX are available now for US$1,999 (S$3,119.94) and US$4,499 (S$7,021.81), respectively. Unfortunately, these systems are available only in the US and there is no news of Alienware machines coming to this region.

By the way, we are using the term mobile computing loosely with these Alienware PCs. The m9700, possible the first SLI system with a 17-inch display (previous SLI notebooks were 19-inch monsters), is barely portable at a hefty 3.86kg. As for the 19-inch mALX, there is a reason a backpack is part of the standard bundle. At 6.8kg, walking between LAN party locations may just be what makes your chiropractor chuckle with glee. Photo gallery

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Aperture price drop

Candace Lombardi | May 08, 2006

Apple Computer has slashed the development team for Aperture, its professional image software for RAW-format work flow, the insider news Web site Think Secret has reported.

The team's engineers have been absorbed by other departments or completely let go, according to the Web site.

The move is not entirely a surprise, as the software has seen a host of problems. Software glitches, such as an initial incompatibility with Intel-based Macs, have plagued Aperture since its release.

In February, Adobe began offering a beta version of Adobe Lightroom, Aperture's chief competitor, for free. Before the Aperture 1.1 upgrade, many online-forum posts had reported that the beta version of Lightroom performed better than Apple's pricier software. Read more

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Samsung plans Origami launch

Darius Chang | May 02, 2006

Editors' note :

Please click on the following link for a photo gallery of the Samsung Q1 and additional descriptions. Samsung Q1

Details are scarce in the email invitation for a San Francisco launch on May 1, with Samsung revealing only that it will showcase the ultraportable tablet PC based on Microsoft's Origami concept.

The Origami concept envisions a device that falls between the notebook and PDA category in terms of screen size, processing power and cost. With an all-day battery life, the device should also offer the standard features and connectivity of today's full-fledged notebooks. However, the portable which Samsung will be launching is likely to cost significantly more than a notebook, with only a few hours of battery life, far from the Origami ideal. Both Microsoft and Intel admit that the first generation will likely be purchased by tech enthusiasts rather than the masses, but they have much hope for the future of such ultraportable PCs.