Dell’s U3223QE ultra-black sharable 32-inch 4K monitor
You can have a split personality, or a real friend join you
Bentley and Seequent expand subsurface geomodelling portfolio
Last March, Bentley Systems acquired Seequent in a billion-dollar deal that certainly impressed us. At the time Bentley, Seequent, and its partners in the deal Accel-KKR said the deal would be accretive. And it clearly was Bentley’s new subsidiary, Seequent, which operates in Christchurch, New Zealand quickly acquired Danish geospatial imaging company Aarhus Geosoft and most recently has announced plans … Read more
The case for desktop workstations
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) recently reported that the overall workstation market volume in Q1’21 grew about 27.7% YoY, a milestone for workstation sales. The strong rebound in workstation shipments was no surprise, as positive signs regarding the pandemic by mid-quarter (in the US and EMEA particularly), along with successful deployment of vaccines (though geographically varying) clearly improved purchasing outlooks among … Read more
Dell’s upgrades for workstations promise more connection and collaboration
Reflecting a trend in attitudes and awareness, Dell’s latest PC and workstation updates are directed at creative artists with the same enthusiasm that it traditionally had for designers, engineers, and scientists. This is not exactly new. Dell and HP always battled for the high end of creativity—movie makers, VFX, video production, and audio engineers but the tech industry has come … Read more
More work at home, says Dell
Dell COO predicts at home workforce to expand
Up, it’s up, OMG the PC market is UP!
PC market shows signs of growth or does it
Dell Alienware entering the console market?
Dell spends billions of dollars on R&D—BILLIONS. R&D expenses were $4.4 billion for Fiscal 2018 and $2.6 billion for Fiscal 2017. With a budget like that, some interesting things can be done, and Dell is doing them. One of the areas the company has been exploring is gaming, and the Alienware group has come up with a handheld device … Read more
Dell’s super XPS 13 gets even better
Better screen, battery-life, and ergonomics
HP’s pretty new notebook and curvy display
HP has been pushing on design as well as technology to find their competitive niche. The company’s new consumer laptops with wood finishes are a delight to see and hold. Now comes the commercial version and along the way they’ve lost a little weight and gained some time. The new 13-inch Elite Dragonfly notebook weighs less than a kilogram (~ … Read more
China buys China—is the war over?
China owns considerable market share in world markets and these days, the country is capturing even more mind share, but what is China’s ultimate goal? It’s possible China wants most of all to own its own market.
Good week for AMD
Following on the heels of the big Samsung deal, AMD got another boost on Monday when Apple announced the Mac Pro workstation based on AMD graphics AIBs. Apple has about 8% market share of a 5.5-million units market, so the company can look forward to something north of 500k high-end (high-margin) AIBs being sold to Apple. If you’re interested in … Read more
If you like 4K you’re going to love 6K—at least Apple thinks so
A noted Apple watcher, Ming-Chi Kuo recently posted (and was echoed) that he thought Apple would among other things be introducing a 31.6-inch 6K monitor. A few of my display-expert friends and I speculated on what that might look like. For example, what would be the aspect ratio and hence the resolution parameters? If offered in a conventional 31.5-inch monitor … Read more