Alienware announced today their upcoming CrossFire X-enabled M17 gaming notebook. The company had been hinting at a surprise announcement for some time, and this is it. The notebook sports a 17-inch display, a Core 2 Quad / Extreme CPU, and up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM. It also features twin ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 GPUs, a WXGA+ / WUXGA panel, an optional HDTV tuner, up to 640GB of HDD space in a RAID 0 array, a dual-layer DVD writer / Blu-ray reader, WiFi, Blutooth 2.1, gigabit Ethernet and a facial recognition sensor. The unit weighs a hefty 9.5 pounds and the 12-cell battery won’t keep it charged for too long. The M17 is available soon online and retails starting at $1,399.

ASUS has announced the 14.1-inch B80A business laptop, just months after their business-minded B50A was released. The B80A will only be released in an all-black model and offers a 14.1-inch WXGA (or WXGA+) display, a choice between several Intel Core 2 Duo processors, and up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM. The computer also boasts a SATA hard drive ranging from 160GB to 250GB, a dual-layer DVD writer, 1.3-megapixel webcam, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi and a 6-cell battery. In addition the unit will feature a consumer-friendly HDMI output, a backlit keyboard and a fingerprint reader.

ASUS has yet to come clean on pricing or a release date.

T-Mobile has officially become the first carrier in North America to offer Motorola’s MOTOZINE ZN5. The ZN5 is a quadband EDGE handset with WiFi, a morphing keypad and a 5-megapixel camera. The camera features xenon flash and a suite of Kodak imaging software. T-Mobile is only charging $99 for the unit, however that deal comes with the promise of a two year contract. Look for the ZN5 in T-Mobile stores and online starting today.

ASUS has finally released details regarding their ET1602 / ET1603 Eee Top all-in-one PCs. The company has decided to host official details for both units on their website. Both rigs boast a 15.6-inch touchscreen LCD, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB 5,400 RPM hard drive, 1.3-megapixel webcam, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi, a pair of stereo speakers, two USB 2.0 ports, a multicard reader, audio in / out and a nifty handle to help with lugging them around. The ET1602 features an integrated graphics set while the ET1603 includes a discrete ATI Mobility Radeon HD3450. The company did not fess up on pricing or a release date, however.

AT&T has flip flopped again on the issue of free Wi-Fi for iPhones at all AT&T hotspots. First, they said "free Wi-Fi for iPhones" then they said "NO!" Now I guess that they have kissed and made up.

My question is why this is only available for iPhone users? Why not make it available for all data plans? I will be the proud owner of a Blackberry Bold on November 4th, celebrating the victory of Barack Obama, and I want to be sipping my machiatto while following the election via twitter directly from my Bold. Make it happen AT&T!