Surprising to some, but Dell is abandoning several of its most popular models to focus on its premium line of specialty gaming personal computers.

Not too surprising to some, Dell had to do something to juice up its chances after falling to the No. 2 spot in PC sales behind HP. (Doesn't No. 2 always try harder?)

Looks like Alienware may be invading a home near you sometime soon ... And we all know those higher-end innovations do participate in the "trickle down" effect that we've all come to know and love.

Read more about it in the Wall Street Journal here.