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There’s an Oscar winner in this list

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GfxS staff

Siggraph announces the winners of the 2012 Computer Animation Festival. It won’t be the first time a Siggraph winner goes ...

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Designing the world of Prometheus in Cinema 4D

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GfxS staff

Visual Effects Art Director Steven Messing used the software to produce physical sets, CG environments, creatures, costumes, and spaceship designs. ...

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Can Microsoft Surface win a me-too tablet war?

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Randall Newton

The new Surface tablet has some unique characteristics. But iPad is a monstrous success because of supply chain genius as ...

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First quarter workstation market looking to break out of recent doldrums

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GfxS staff

Workstation vendors have now booked two consecutive quarters of negative growth, according to the latest report from Jon Peddie Research; ...

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A series of not-so-huge Apple announcements

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Kathleen Maher

Still, a new maps app seems to drive the fan base delirious. Kathleen Maher comments on what has become the ...

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Autodesk extends ForceEffect to Android

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Randall Newton

The free engineering app so popular with students and pros alike is now in the Android store. When Autodesk launched ...

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Speedo turns to Ansys to help develop Fastskin Racing System

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Randall Newton

Virtual prototyping with multiphysics analysis reduced the need for real-world testing. Competitive swimmers this summer can streamline performance thanks to ...

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Geometric launches CAMWorks Nesting

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Randall Newton

New SolidWorks add-on automates the process of segregating similar parts for computer-aided milling. Geometric Limited has released CAMWorks Nesting, a ...

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Lattice updates XVL Studio digital mock-up software

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Randall Newton

New features include 64-bit native support, multiple search conditions, graphics accelerator auto-detect, and more. Lattice has sold more than 500,000 ...

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Autodesk offers free pre-release trial of Smoke for Mac

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Randall Newton

The remake of Autodesk’s video editing software won awards at this year’s National Association of Broadcasters convention. Autodesk is making ...