Two-Inch Town
Downloads Two-Inch Town is a tiny simulated world, in which you lay out the geography and create some people. They wander around independently, attending to their needs or pursuing hobbies. You can help them or hinder them, or just watch them run around for...
[January 31, 2006, 6:00]
Photo: Apple displays 17-inch MacBook Pro
News Apple Computer on Monday debuted a 17-inch MacBook Pro, expanding the screen size of its latest notebook line. MacBook Pro, which was announced in January and features Intel's Duo dual-core chip, is currently available with a 15-inch screen.
[April 25, 2006, 9:05]
Five years ago: 17-inch is king despite fuzzy screen picture
News Although the arrival of desktop LCDs, 19-inch FST monitors and other trends are prompting interest, industry insiders don't see a sea change occurring just yet, despite new-ish names like ADI and Iiyama stirring the mix with lowball pricing.
[December 1, 2001, 6:00]
Windows '97: Iiyama sees USB, TFT, 19-inch screens
News The products will be a monitor with integral USB hub collar, a TFT screen and a 19-inch FST CRT unit. Iiyama can be contacted by telephone on 01438-745482.
[February 24, 1997, 15:30]
Rock rolls out 13.3-inch TFT, MMX power
News UK direct seller Rock Computers is emulating Toshiba by releasing a notebook with a 13.3-inch XGA screen. Only the newest machines can accommodate 13.3-inch screens so there's no problem getting hold of them.inch has been the biggest volume size...
[February 20, 1997, 11:32]
14.1-inch LCD notebooks sketched in for year end
News The first wave of 13.3-inch screen notebooks is only now hitting the shore but 14.1-inch portable PC screens could be here as soon as 1996, according to Dell portable group director of marketing Ben Bentzin.inch at 1,24 x 768 is possible for...
[February 14, 1997, 14:56]
News Burst: Sony goggles simulate 52-inch screen
News There are two LCDs (liquid crystal displays) of 180K pixels each that simulate viewing a 52-inch television screen at a distance of 6.5 feet. Add to that full stereo sound with Sony's MegaBass and surround-sound technologies.
[June 24, 1999, 6:20]
Reports: 8.9-inch netbooks out, Android in at Asus
Blog Asustek is going to start shipping only 10-inch and 7-inch Eee PCs, reports have claimed. According to a Digitimes article on Thursday, Benson Lin, the company's Asia-Pacific president, said that "of Asustek's 2009 Eee PC shipments, 10-inch models...
[February 20, 2009, 10:31]
What about British 12 inch Disks?
Talkback computer, I was shown its already redundant 12 inch floppy drive. Ten years later, after computers emerged from their sterile computer rooms, our project's souped-up PDP11 used 8 inch disks & disk platters.
[February 27, 2007, 12:48]
Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook
News Acer has confirmed it plans to release a Linux version of its 10-inch Aspire One netbook, even though its initial announcement of the upcoming machine said it would be Windows XP-only. Acer announced details of the 10-inch Aspire One on Friday...
[January 29, 2009, 11:10]
Tap Tap Revenge: Nine Inch Nails Edition
Downloads The first-ever special edition of Tap Tap Revenge, featuring 16 tracks from the last two Nine Inch Nails albums, The Slip and Ghosts I-IV. This premium edition features all-new difficulty level unlocking and a special Nine Inch Nails theme.
[October 30, 2008, 9:00]
A Year Ago: WD debuts 3-inch hard drive
News Western Digital (WD) has shown its plans for changing the face of portable PC hard disk storage by formally announcing a family of 3-inch drives. The WD Portfolio connects to an EIDE bus and offers up to 70 per cent more platter capacity and better...
[December 4, 1997, 9:26]
14.1-inch LCD notebooks will be huge... literally
News UK notebook vendor Rock Computers will be among the first wave of PC vendors to introduce systems based on Intel's latest mobile-optimised MMX Pentium and huge hew 14.1-inch screens with a new line slated for October.
[April 21, 1997, 13:50]
Details emerge of Acer 10-inch netbook
News The first version of the Aspire One, which had an 8.9-inch screen, was launched in June of last year and helped make Acer the top PC-seller in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The new version has a 10.1-inch WSVGA screen with a resolution of 1...
[January 27, 2009, 12:57]
Mac fans wait for 17-inch PowerBook
News Mini Me may have his 17-inch PowerBook, but the rest of the world is having to wait as Apple Computer is apparently having problems ramping up production of the extrawide notebook. Apple has advertised the machines extensively with a TV commercial...
[March 5, 2003, 7:24]
Western Digital debuts 3-inch hard drive
News Western Digital (WD) has shown its plans for changing the face of portable PC hard disk storage by formally announcing a family of 3-inch drives. The WD Portfolio connects to an EIDE bus and offers up to 70 per cent more platter capacity and better...
[December 4, 1996, 12:22]
Samsung goes large with 40-inch LCD
News Korean electronics giant Samsung has launched a massive 40-inch LCD display which will go head-to-head with plasma screens, the traditional kings of the wall-mounted flat-screen world. Rival firm LG Philips has announced that it will launch 42- and...
[June 9, 2003, 8:36]
Five years ago: 3.5-inch hard drive supremacy under threat
News French manufacturer Gigastorage International says its Stealth range of 5.25-inch E-IDE drives will be much faster than Quantum's Bigfoot line which has struggled to win big sales. However, while Bigfoot was aimed at entry-level systems, the...
[September 30, 2001, 8:00]
Apple to release MacPad - 9 inch touch device
Blog Apple have never bought into the idea that laptop can have anything but a 13 inch physical keyboard. But enter into the touch world and the possibility of a larger touch pad machine seems obvious and something I am sure we will see by the end of...
[April 20, 2009, 13:50]
Seagate debuts 300GB, 2.5-inch drive
News Seagate on Monday debuted the Savvio 10K.3 drive, the first from the company to offer 300GB capacity in a 2.5-inch form factor, with full enterprise features, including the ability to attach to an array via the latest SAS interface.
[June 4, 2008, 13:23]



