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MacBook Pro and iPad 2: a wowser and a whimper from Apple

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Randall Newton

iPad 2 was really a 1.5, while Thunderbolt and no Nvidia makes the MacBook Pro update more interesting. It was ...

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WebGL is here! WebGL is here!

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Kathleen Maher

The next generation of web technology is on the launch pad; the rate of technological change is about to accelerate ...

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Siemens Tecnomatix lands top 15 electronic manufacturing services firm

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Randall Newton

Zollner’s selection benchmark lasted 15 months. The rollout will be enterprise-wide. Zollner Elektronik AG, a German provider of electronic manufacturing ...

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Graphics add-in board market revenue drops in 2010

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Randall Newton

Over 18 million graphics boards sold in the quarter failed to prevent decline. Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry’s research ...

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FCC approves Finite Element Method analysis in biomedical engineering

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Randall Newton

Ruling allows Ansys HFSS to be used in evaluating implant RF emissions and specific absorption rate. An FCC ruling in ...

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Exploring the best new technologies and innovative products at SolidWorks 2011

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GfxS staff

Two well-known engineering software industry analysts team up to rate the most promising new products on display at SolidWorks World ...

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Aston Martin Racing chooses PTC

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Randall Newton

The busy racing firm will use both Creo Elements/Pro and Windchill as it develops a next-generation Le Mans prototype chassis. ...

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3Dconnexion passes 1 million 3D mouse milestone

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Randall Newton

The Logitech subsidiary got its start creating a 3D controller for Space Shuttle Columbia. 3D mice are now the must-have ...

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Making mountains — Adobe releases Molehill beta

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Kathleen Maher

Adobe’s 3D API codenamed Molehill is set to expand 3D development for the web. Expect to see new applications, games, ...

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New Tekla BIM viewer is good, but not what AEC desperately needs

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Randall Newton

BIM has enough proprietary viewers but too few interoperability options. And where are the AEC iPad viewers? Structural engineering software ...