It’s been close to 3 weeks since we last heard about the Alienware M14x and M18x, but thanks to a recent review by Chinese tech-website zol.com, the M14x picture has gotten a lot clearer. According to the first part of the review, the M14x appears to have received the same Sandy Bridge upgrades as its M11x and the M17x counterparts and will also come with NVIDIA graphics. Unfortunately, there is now word about the 18" Alienware laptop yet.(Akku HP Compaq 8710P)

Dell’s Alienware laptops have usually offered top of the line performance and the M14x looks to be the same. According to the review, the laptop will be powered by a Sandy Bridge Core i7-2820QM processor, an NVIDIA GT555M GPU, and up to a 750GB 7200RPM hard drive. The 14” laptop will come with a 1366x768 pixel resolution display and 2GB of RAM but can be upgraded to feature a Full HD (1920x1080 pixel) display and 4GB of RAM. For those looking to further upgrade their laptop, it should be customizable with another 2 solid-state drives to increase storage and performance.(Akku HP Compaq 8510W)

Of course, no Alienware laptop is complete without neon lighting for the keyboard and speakers, and the M14x doesn’t appear to have been spared. The notebook should be available in Red and Black Nebula colors and will also have Klipsch speakers similar to the M17x.(Akku HP Compaq 8510P)

For those that may find the M11x too small and the M17x too big, Dell should be providing an alternative option in the M14x. Unfortunately, the official announcement about the laptop has yet to be made, but with reviews popping up online we shouldn’t have to wait too long now.(Akku Dell Vostro 2510)

New study shows frustration amongst developers over Android fragmentation

A Q1 2011 study conducted by Baird venture capitalist William Powers surveyed 250 active app developers on their general experiences with the Android and iOS platforms. In short, 86% of respondents found the fragmentation of Google’s Android to be anywhere between somewhat problematic and extremely problematic.(Akku HP Pavilion DM4)

According to Powers, iOS is the preferred platform for app development due to its ease of development, recognition, unified App Store, and profitability.

The Android fragmentation means developers must take into account the myriad of Android-equipped devices in the market, and what these devices are and are not capable of. Optimizing apps for the different processors, available RAM, screen sizes, and graphics chips are all additional challenges that developers face when programming Android apps. This is in comparison to the ease of developing for the Apple iOS, where much fewer types of devices are involved.(Akku HP Pavilion DM4T)

Additionally, some Android apps just cannot run on certain devices if those models are unable to update to higher versions. Even though Android commands a large percentage of the mobile market, Over 30% of those users are still using Android 2.1 or lower as of April 1 2011, according to Android.com. To exclude over a third of the entire user base is definitely something developers would want to avoid.(Akku Thinkpad X61)

Several game developers have also been concerned over Android’s inconsistency when deciding on which platforms to develop for. Infinity Blade, for example, appears on Apple’s App Store but is currently nowhere to be found on Android for a reason. “When a consumer gets the phone and they wanna play a game that uses our technology, it's got to be a consistent experience, and we can't guarantee that [on Android],” said Epic Games programmer Tim Sweeney in a Gizmodo interview.(Akku HP CQ42 )

Google has so far been attempting to reduce further Android fragmentation levels by withholding the source code for Android 3.0. While this goes against the open-source advantage the platform holds against iOS, the step may be necessary for controlling future Android devices while pleasing developers. (Akku Thinkpad X60S)

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