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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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Nvidia’s big brand tablet sweep

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Jon Peddie

Fifty percent of the top brand tablets run on Nvidia Tegra mobile CPU. By Jon Peddie When Apple and Samsung ...

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Tablet wars, oh this is going to be good!

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Kathleen Maher

Google introduces the Nexus Tablet and Q and plays yet another variation on the theme of mobile device computing and entertainment.

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Google upgrades its own Maps

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Kathleen Maher

Apple might not be using Google’s map technology anymore, but the search giant is not about to stop improving the ...

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Bloom Unit brings real-time photorealism and collaboration to SketchUp 3D models

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Randall Newton

Former Mental Images technology drives the ability to send live rendering to any connected device. Bloom Unit launches next month ...

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Trimble reports a strong first quarter

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Kathleen Maher

Revenue was up 31% from a year earlier. Net income was up 28%. By Kathleen Maher Trimble Navigation, the company ...

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Google sells SketchUp to Trimble

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Randall Newton

Serial acquirer Trimble continues to assemble a construction engineering BIM portfolio. SketchUp extendability is considered a major asset. By Randall ...

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Three Autodesk apps support Google Drives on launch

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Randall Newton

Autodesk has wasted no time hitching a ride on Google’s latest cloud project. Three free Autodesk apps, AutoCAD WS, Pixlr ...

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Google puts the spotlight on augmented reality

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Jon Peddie

The search giant proposes the specs for AR glasses. How fast can they come to market?  By Jon Peddie Have ...

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SketchUp unleashes pent-up visual creativity in autistic children

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Randall Newton

Project Spectrum brings together Google SketchUp users and autistic students; “we provided a platform for their talents to shine.” Autism ...