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Year-end surge pushes Autodesk to record fourth quarter

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Randall Newton

Suites are now 33% of total revenue. Regional performance was hit and miss. A late sales surge lifted Autodesk (NASDAQ: ...

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3D Systems revenue sets quarterly and yearly records

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Randall Newton

Demand for industrial printers surged in 2012. Geomagic is expected to contribute $17 million revenue in 2013 post-acquisition.   3D ...

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Graphics add-in board shipments crash from last quarter

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GfxS staff

Worst seasonal drop since 2008, says Jon Peddie Research. Shipments of graphics add-in boards (AIBs) took a nose dives in ...

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Bentley recalibrates user conference around hands-on learning

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Randall Newton

Bentley is tightly focusing the conference on training. A second conference in October will address industry issues. Bentley Systems has ...

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New 128 GB iPad a natural for CAD?

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Randall Newton

Not every vendor agrees cramming more memory into a tablet is an evolutionary step in the right direction. Apple recently expanded ...

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The pen is mightier than the finger

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Jon Peddie

Re-visiting N-trig tablet pens and the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet By Jon Peddie Of all the tablets we’ve tested (and certainly ...

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Google launches $1,299 Chromebook Pixel

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Randall Newton

A 13 inch touchscreen, a terabyte of cloud storage, and sleek design change the nature of the conversation. Google today ...

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Early thoughts on Sony’s PS4 unveiling: the company’s processor choices give them the edge

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Jon Peddie

Sony held a press conference in New York City to provide some new detail for their next gen PS4 code-named Orbis. The new machines will use processor cores similar to PC processors making the porting process easier and pushing the performance ahead of current systems.

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Clever pen puts 3D printing in your hand

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Randall Newton

3Doodler lets you draw in the air with ABS plastic, the same stuff used in 3D printers. Two guys with ...

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Live linking to CAD tops list of KeyShot new features

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Randall Newton

Luxion also adds new lighting placement flexibility, Pantone libraries, and more.   A tighter connection to several 3D CAD products ...