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Luxology brings non-photorealistic rendering to Modo

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Randall Newton

Product and architectural models can get a quick artistic makeover with a variety of effects. Not every rendering needs to ...

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Hardware at Siggraph: Power boosts and acceleration from hardware add-ons

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GfxS staff

Vendors are adding power with partners such as Intel, Fusion-io, AMD, and Nvidia. There was a time when we thought ...

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Amazon walks a tablet tightrope

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Randall Newton

Kindle Fire sold out; new models expected shortly in a market it now co-owns with Apple. It’s all about the ...

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Delcam revenue up 15% in first half of 2012

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Randall Newton

Unlike some competitors, Delcam is growing by reaching new users with existing products, not through acquisition.   CADCAM developer Delcam ...

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Syracuse team creates Java compiler for GPU compute

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GfxS staff

Rootbeer is an open source project that automatically parallelizes Java programming code. Syracuse University Ph.D. candidate Philip C. Pratt-Szeliga, supported ...

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Second quarter saw slump in graphics add-in board shipments

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Jon Peddie

Are consumers and businesses waiting for Windows 8 or a better economy? By Jon Peddie Believe it or not, we’ve ...

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ForceEffect Motion arrives on Android

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Randall Newton

Like its iOS counterpart, the free Autodesk app tests impact of motion behavior in mechanical systems with moving parts. Autodesk ...

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Autodesk buys Inforbix PLM search technology

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Randall Newton

Cloud-based SaaS for PLM will fit well in Autodesk’s grand plan for PLM. Autodesk today acquired the technology of PLM ...

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Autodesk updates SketchBook Pro for desktop computers

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Randall Newton

New features include multi-touch support and expanded customizable tool options. Today Autodesk updated SketchBook Pro for Windows and Mac, the ...

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Lightwave 3D Group spins out of Newtek to take on virtual production

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Kathleen Maher

Group president Rob Powers has the industry cred to take on Autodesk and Lightstorm. One of the newest companies to ...