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Boxx shows off a good-looking box

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Randall Newton

New Apexx 1 breaks the black box barrier and even has a rendering sidekick. Apexx 1 is an all-new, ultra-small-form-factor ...

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Intel Skylake triggers industry-wide workstation product refresh

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GfxS staff

HP and Dell out of the chute with new mobile and entry deskside models By Alex Herrera Intel has launched ...

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ILM, Whiskeytree and the digital construction of Tomorrowland

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Randall Newton

Creative teams at ILM and Whiskytree used CineSync to stay in constant contact regarding scenes and CG creations. The gleaming ...

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PTC to Acquire Qualcomm’s Vuforia Augmented Reality technology

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Kathleen Maher

Qualcomm announces the sale of its AR subsidiary Vuforia to PTC. Most see this as a move to raise value and placate restive investors who are seeking the breakup of Qualcomm. The acquisition will help PTC build its IoT division.

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Fighting for the creative

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Kathleen Maher

With over 5 million subscribers Adobe's user base represents an attractive target market for tablet and PC makers. Apple and Microsoft are both taking aim.

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Autodesk reboots vector illustration tool as Graphic

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Randall Newton

Graphic spans the Apple world using iCloud to move drawings between iOS and Mac. Autodesk has rebooted its iDraw vector ...

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Maxwell Render update adds virtual reality lenses

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Randall Newton

Speed improvements and new rendering methods also highlight the Version 3.2 release of this popular professional 3D rendering software. Next ...

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Ford virtual reality lab brings ultra-high definition to immersive collaborative design

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Randall Newton

Using Autodesk VRED, Ford has become the first automotive company to equip its design team with 4K real-time virtualization.    ...

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Datakit plug-ins bring Rhino and DWG to Open Cascade

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Randall Newton

The plug-ins are for developers; more than 100 vendors use Open Cascade technology. Datakit has released two new plug-ins that ...

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Microsoft acquires game engine Havok from Intel

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Randall Newton

More than a 3D physics engine, Havok has become a comprehensive game development platform. Nvidia and Autodesk have a stronger ...