Autodesk updates the cloud software formerly known as AutoCAD WS

May. 23 | Now it’s AutoCAD 360, and comes with subscription pricing and optional access to other cloud services. AutoCAD 360 is available for iOS, Android, and a web-based version that works in most browsers. (Source: Autodesk) Autodesk has renamed its cloud-based...

Rightware releases Basemark benchmark app for Apple and Android

Apr. 29 | The app enables objective cross-platform comparisons of gaming performance. A Windows 8 version is coming soon. With the recent arrival of Basemark in iTunes, utility software developer Rightware now has its new smartphone benchmark software on both the...

The pen is mightier than the finger

Feb. 22 | Re-visiting N-trig tablet pens and the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet By Jon Peddie Of all the tablets we’ve tested (and certainly not all that are in the market), one of my favorites is the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet. One rea­son I like it is because it has excellent...

Nvidia Project Shield: disruptive technology or just a Grid peripheral?

Feb. 1 | Calling it another device for the gamer’s backpack is too simplistic. By Jon Peddie [Editor's Note: This article is excerpted from a more detailed report in the current issue of Jon Peddie Research TechWatch.] Project Shield, Nvidia’s Android-Tegra...

An Android tablet with a game console interface

Dec. 14 | Archos GamePad is the first Android tablet with buttons designed for gaming. The first true Android games console, Archos GamePad is a new type of tablet that combines physical gaming button controls with an Archos patented mapping tool. The unit brings...

Software app developers constantly challenged to keep up with mobile technology

Oct. 22 | Apple gives little or no advanced notice when they change specs; Google is not much more forthcoming about changes to Android. Even a 1000-lb. gorilla like Autodesk has to find a way to stay agile. When Apple introduced Retina Display on the iPad in March...

GstarCAD release free version of tablet CAD viewer

Sep. 25 | The viewer can now read DWG drawings directly, eliminating need for a desktop conversion. Beijing-based CAD developer GstarCAD has release a free version of its mobile CAD viewing utility. GstarCAD MC works on iPad, iPhone, and Android devise. This free...

HP extends cloud-based large-format printing to entry level

Sep. 24 | Two new ePrinters aimed at AEC freelancers, small studios, and students who are out of the office half the time but still want access to printing. HP today added entry-level large-format printers to its emerging AEC cloud-based print and view service....

Adobe updates Photoshop Touch for tablets

Sep. 11 | Support for Retina Display and 12-megapixel images tops the list of new features. Adobe today released an update to Photoshop Touch, the tablet subset of Adobe’s popular photo editing software. Higher resolution tops the list of new features. Adobe...

Amazon walks a tablet tightrope

Aug. 30 | Kindle Fire sold out; new models expected shortly in a market it now co-owns with Apple. It’s all about the ecosystem. Today Amazon announced Kindle Fire is sold out. On the surface, this means the master of inventory management doesn’t have to worry...