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Computers

Raw. Power. Aurora ALX Benchmarked

9:30AM Chris Oaten | Gamers, could you handle this? An Aurora ALX with a Core i7 975 processor, X58 microATX motherboard and two ATI Radeon HD 5870’s in CrossFire. Is it fast? Pfft. Whaddyareckon? More »
Computers

Alienware Area-51 ALX Gets Racing Fins, Core i7 Processors

12:20AM Danny Allen | The updated Area-51 case design includes an eye-catching louvre cooling system (those wings at the top), internal lighting and a motorised front door. And Alienware says the top-end ALX version of the liquid-cooled rig is the “most powerful” it’s created. More »
Games

Aurora LED Pool Table Is the Ultimate Tasteless Bachelor Pad Furniture

8:33AM Jesus Diaz | I know. LED-illuminated pool table. You don’t really need much more information to justify the $US700 that you are going to spend on it. Each pocket illuminates with blue LEDs. That’s it. Done. Here’s my credit card. But in case you need more, the six-feet pool table converts into a card playing table and a “dining table”. More »
Software

Aurora Feint iPhone Game Is Back Sans Security Concerns

6:40AM Jason Chen | Aurora Feint, the iPhone game that was de-listed because of security concerns, has made it back onto the App Store. So what did the developers do? They ripped out the contact list integration entirely, opting for a more Nintendo friend code-like system that they will introduce in the near future. And if you’re still worried about their security, this is what they’ve currently got in place: More »
Software

Aurora Feint iPhone App Delisted For Lousy Security Practices

11:22AM Jason Chen | Remember that Aurora Feint Puzzle/RPG game that we told you we liked? Turns out we don’t like it anymore. In fact, we’re actually pretty damn scared of this app, seeing as Apple de-listed them from the App Store due to privacy and security issues. To the developer’s credit, they were forthright with what they did and didn’t do. More »
Phones

BlackBerry ‘Seawolf’ 9110 Clamshell for AT&T and ‘Aurora’ Mystery Phone Surface

5:00AM Matt Buchanan | BlackBerry’s first flip phone, the Kickstart (9100), is obviously for T-Mobile, but Boy Genius has uncovered some stuff that refers to the BlackBerry Seawolf (9110). The model number indicates it’s a version of the Kickstart with GPS for another carrier, most probably AT&T. The mystery phone is the Aurora, which is in the same series as the touchscreen Thunder, but with an indicator of SureType keyboard like the Pearl—BGR suspects it might be an R&D fossil we’ll never see. Still, looks like the Kickstart won’t stay T-Mo exclusive for very long (if at all). Check out the revealing code over there: [BGR] More »
Computers

Alienware’s Updated Aurora Gaming Desktop Starts at US$999

10:30AM Sean Fallon | Alienware has injected life into the Aurora line with a new gaming rig fitted with quad-core AMD Phenom 9850 processors, your choice of ATI Radeon 3870 X2, HD3850, or HD3870 graphics cards (single or CrossFire configuration), up to 4GB Dual Channel DDR2, and tons of HDD space. Naturally, tricking this thing out with all of the higher-end options is going to make the price ridiculous in a hurry, but a US$999 base is about as good as it will get for an Alienware. [Alienware via PC Mag] More »
Entertainment

Waci-Pad Gives You Total Entertainment Control in a Light Switch

10:40AM Jason Chen | The Aurora Multimedia site says that their 6 or 12 button Waci-Pad is “ideal for wall or podium mounting,” we know exactly where we’re putting this—next to the our front door so we can switch on all our electronics when we enter the house (or off when we leave, but that never happens). More »