3D Systems announced today it has agreed to acquire approximately 80% of Phenix Systems, a provider of direct metal selective laser sintering 3D printers based in Riom, France. Phenix Systems designs, manufactures and sells proprietary 3D printers capable of printing chemically pure fully dense metal and ceramic parts from very fine powders with the granularity of 6 to 9 microns. … Read more
The most anticipated E3 show in years starts off today with Press Conferences from Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft and Sony. Microsoft and Sony will be on the hot seat and attempt to answer the questions regarding game licensing vs. ownership, constant internet connection and policy on used games. You can see the schedule of conferences on the E3 site.
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TIBURON, Calif— June 05, 2013 Stakeholders in the workstation market didn't get the best news out of the first quarter's sales figures, but it could have been a lot worse. Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has concluded its tabulation and analysis of market results and reports the tepid quarter was both simultaneously disappointing and encouraging, depending on perspective. The leading workstation … Read more
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New definitions needed to get back to reality As you know the PC is dead, noble thing that it was, it served us well for many decades. The PC has been replaced by the tablet; you may have heard that too. In fact you probably have one or two, I do.For bean counters like us, knowing the correct name of … Read more
The world has become a place where data is expected everywhere. As time progresses, that data is growing at a rate that mobile networks are already having trouble supporting. A good example of this might be a 45-second video of your kids at Disneyland taken with a smartphone. At 1080 resolution (the standard resolution now on modern smartphone video cameras), … Read more
Qualcomm says their Snapdragon 800 can capture 4K images and display those images on a 4K screen. Step by step, 4K is making its way to the home with the brand name UltraHD. Qualcomm outlines the following points HERE as issues that are going to have to be dealt with for UltraHD video.
Adobe changed up their annual Adobe Max conference this year and focused on their customers rather than on their technology. In the past, the conference has been presented by Apple CTO Kevin Lynch and often concentrated on major shifts in technology.This year’s Adobe Max conference focused on what Adobe customers are creating.
AIB shipments during Q1’2013. behaved according to past years with regard to seasonality, but the drop was less than the 10 year average. AIB shipments decreased 1.6% from the last quarter (the 10 year average is just -3%). Compared to the previous quarter AIB shipments were up 1, 8%, and on a year-to-year comparison, shipments were down 6.3%. Read about … Read more
TIBURON, CA-May 20, 2013-Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, announced estimated graphics add-in board (AIB) shipments and suppliers' market share for Q1 2013. JPR's AIB Report tracks computer graphics boards, which carry discrete graphics chips. AIBs are used in desktop PCs, workstations, servers, and other devices such as scientific instruments. They may … Read more
You know, I've been thinking, which is something I really should do more often. I have been writing over and over again about the huge changes that are taking place in technology, but I haven’t written as much about the simple changes that are equally revolutionary. So, some of the changes that have snuck up on us over the last … Read more
