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Google acquires cloud rendering service Zync

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Randall Newton

Zync offers an on-demand render farm service that scales from one core to thousands of CPUs. Amazon loses a small ...

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Demonstration shows off Chromebook as thin-client graphics workstation

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Randall Newton

VMware, Nvidia, and Google team up to run high-performance graphics via cloud technology. Today in San Francisco at VMworld 2014, ...

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Google acquires mobile 3D graphics expert drawElements

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Randall Newton

Android gains a way to standardize 3D graphics, testing for OpenGL/OpenCL compliance.  Google has purchased drawElements, a Finnish software company ...

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The end of 3D Modeling: Project Tango at Google I/O

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Kathleen Maher

Details about Google's Project Tango, 3D vision for mobile devices, have been available since February but at Google I/O project lead Johnny Lee demonstrated the latest device featuring Nvidia's K1 Tegra and put some flesh on the bones of an undeniably cool idea.

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Lenovo opens its checkbook

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Kathleen Maher

The aggressive computer maker shelled out $5.2 billion for Motorola Mobility and IBM’s server business. By Kathleen Maher Lenovo has ...

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The foreseeable future is wearable

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Kathleen Maher

Google and Vuzix have glasses, Apple and Samsung might have watches. Functional accessories will be the next hardware trend. By ...

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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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HP jumps in the Chromebook game

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Randall Newton

The fourth Chromebook vendor offers the first 14” screen. HP is now the fourth computer vendor to offer a Chromebook, ...

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$249 Samsung Chromebook surprise holiday best-seller

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Randall Newton

The leading online resellers couldn’t keep it in stock. The rise of tablets and smartphones work in its favor. The fairy ...

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How the tablet market plays out

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GfxS staff

More than a dozen companies are coming to market with tablets in the near future. JPR says it’s all about ...