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Analysis: How Surface Pro 3 May Help Apple Mac Share Numbers
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 tablet is seeing strong growth, but the numbers are still small. In this analysis we look at how the Surface Pro 3, and units like it, can actually contribute to Mac vs PC share growth.
Apple’s Mammoth Quarterly Results: Architosh Insights
Architosh discusses highlights of Apple’s most recent and landmark Quarter 1, 2015 fiscal results, while providing unique insights and perspective–especially with regards to Mac and emerging markets.
FileMaker launches the FileMaker Community with five free developer videos
Free resources for successfully building custom business solutions for iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac and the web using FileMaker tools.
Special Feature: The State of the Union on Mac CAD
Architosh delivers an update on the state of progress on Mac CAD industries, citing facts, figures, industry player views, and notes on the latest developments in new software products for the industry.
Architosh’s Conference Call Notes—What’s Important Among Cook’s Statements
Here are the key conference call notes that we gravitated to during yesterday’s call, beyond the stunning Mac market share and units news that we broke with yesterday
Apple’s Macs surprise hit in quarterly results—market share now highest since 1995!
Apple’s Mac the surprise hit during this past quarterly earnings—record setting sales and revenue for the Mac line as the platform approaches quarterly revenue nearly equaling that of Apple’s entire annual earnings a bit more than a decade ago
Is the new Retina iMac the “iMac Pro” the market seems to be screaming for?
Apple’s new Retina iMac is a killer machine aimed squarely at a segment of the Pro market who badly need the 5k monitors that will transform their creativity and productivity in their work. This is a considerable segment of their users, but the internals of this machine happen to match up with what is being touted as the “fastest single-threaded workstation” in the world aimed at a whole lot of Apple’s other customers, just not on the right side of the OS divide.
Why this German company spells good things for Apple in US construction
In this article we discuss why Bluebeam’s Revu software may be a type of “bridge” between not just two major sides of the design-build delivery continuum, but between the Windows-centric US construction industry and the bi-lingual Mac-Windows-centric world of a European and Asian market share leader in Nemetschek AG
Breaking the Jobsian Quadrant: Should Apple Make an iMac Pro?
For many years the term “pro” at Apple has been applied to a distinct class or group of products, serving a distinct set of customers. But these days in the era of iDevices the the use of the term is becoming more vague. At the same time research evidence suggest that many so called “pros” are using the iMac as their professional desktop solution. This of course begs an obvious question next.
Inside Apple’s Mysterious Structure? A house, store, gym…or a runway for Angela Ahrendts’ big debut moment?
Could Apple’s mystery structure contain a model runway for Apple’s big debut in the world of Fashion? This might be Angela Ahrendts big debut moment and a clarification of her role at Apple.
Architosh launches Mac Workstation professional survey study for Pro Users
In our first hardware study to look at the professional markets that Apple has traditionally served, Architosh has launched a survey in order to comprehensively study the market for professional desktop/workstation hardware needs across a range of “pro” industries.
Why would one of the leading PC Geeks move to Apple? Anand Lal Shimpi Departs AnandTech
What would Apple want to do with one of the world’s leading PC Geeks? Good question, right? Well, Anand Shimpi is heading to Apple by all accounts and has retired from his beloved publication AnandTech.com. Here are a couple of reasons why he may have done that.
Famed architect Daniel Libeskind touts beauty of the ‘App World’ in Apple WWDC video
Architect Daniel Libeskind speaks about the beauty of the “app world” while using Paper by 53 in Apple’s WWDC introductory feature video in San Francisco this week. Apple yesterday introduced iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite
FileMaker offering FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced with free copy offer
One of the most popular databases used worldwide and a popular office business tool within creative organizations, FileMaker is currently offering an attractive 2 for 1 offer on FileMaker Pro 13 Advanced for consultants and organizations.
The world premiere of the workstation commercial Apple doesn’t want you to see
Apple gets slammed in video commercial by workstation maker BOXX
Popular Sense 3D Scanner v1.1 now available for Mac Users
Want to capture your bride in 3D on her wedding day? New Sense offers consumers ability to quickly and easily create 3D printable data files from real life objects
Readdle updates noted Documents 5 for iPhone and iPad
Read, Listen, View, Download, Annotate almost anything on the iPad.
Norman Foster says huge buildings like Apple’s new headquarters…are good!
Founder and chairman of Foster + Partners, Norman Foster, argues in an interview published in Architectural Record, that huge buildings are actually good for us…and explains why
The new Mac Pro – A Buyer’s Guide Through the Best Test Results
This guide-oriented feature article explores the details surrounding the new Mac Pro and its performance benchmarking found throughout the web, with summary reference to particular industries and their common applications
Viewpoint: Mac Pro, What Does Apple Mean by Pro? A View from a Professional in 3D, Animation, VFX and Video Games
In this Viewpoint contribution Akiko Ashley, Architosh associate editor and co-founder of 3D animation studio Luminetik, delivers a compelling critique of the new 2013 Mac Pro, a workstation class computer that has been Apple’s most interesting new Mac product in years. With a background in visual effects for major TV and film productions, Luminetik provides Miss Ashley with a perspective on what studios really need in their pipeline hardware and what is good and bad about Apple’s latest Mac Pro in meeting that standard.
Product Review: GRAPHISOFT BIMx Docs for iPad and iPhone
In this product review Architosh looks at GRAPHISOFT’S latest mobile app, the iOS-based BIMx Docs. BIMx was the first iteration of a BIM model viewing app with game-like walk-thru mode navigation, “gravity” based sensitivity–so that the walking experience felt as real as possible (no walking through walls like in the movie “Ghost”)–and door recognition. Now BIMx Docs extends on that solid base adding 2D documents and marrying the two types of viewing and navigation experiences.
The US’s AIA releases new Mac friendly ACD5 web software for architecture industry
AIA delivers all new AIA Contracts Documents software solution as SaaS (software as a service) with new Web-based ACD5 for Mac and Windows platforms
Chief Architect now released for Mac
One of the most popular CAD products in the construction market has finally come to the Mac OS X platform in a full native ground up version
Imagination does big update to PowerVR Graphics SDK
Imagination Technologies has announced a major update to its PowerVR Graphics
The Mac Pro: So what’s a D300, D500 and D700 anyway? We have answers
We have more details on the new Mac Pro AMD Firepro D300, D500, and D700, including their architecture class, related AMD Firepro GPUs and characteristics.
Apple’s new Mac Pros to ship in December at just under 3K
Apple provides details on new Mac Pro, ships in December
Apple narrows date for next Mac Pro – Says Coming Fall in new Trailer
Apple posts trailer of new Mac Pro – says shipping next season (as in this Fall)
SIG: Pictures from the SIGGRAPH 2013 Show Floor – Part 1
We have pictures from the SIGGRAPH 2013 show floor with accompanying notes on releases
CAD/3D Industry Responds to Apple’s New Mac Pro
“Can’t innovate anymore, my ass.” CAD industry insiders and veterans respond to Apple’s new Mac Pro coming later this year and share their thoughts on the new machine
In Brief: Apple awarded patent for multi-touch virtual CAD technology
Apple awarded patent for virtual CAD tools for multi-touch OS
Is a 5 GHz iMac coming for next Christmas? AMD has the goods, Apple may bite
Will Apple be tempted to shift to AMD if a new GHz race emerges between the two main chip producers?
Notes on the New Mac Pro – Details We Now Know
We review many of the issues that remain on pro users minds as they contemplate the new Mac Pro
WWDC: Apple Intros New Mac Pro – Groundbreaking New Design
Apple has introduced brand new Mac Pros at WWDC just as expected and discussed here at Architosh and elsewhere on the Net
Apple Graphics on New Macs: Possibilities
Graphics project on new Macs apparently in the work for over a year
Will Apple Re-Invent the Mac Pro for WWDC 2013?
Macworld editors talk shop and suggest that Apple could re-invent Mac Pro for WWDC
Evidence of New Mac Pros at WWDC: Titan drivers in latest OS X builds
New evidence suggest new Mac Pros coming soon–new Nvidia Titan drivers spotted in OS X 10.8.4 beta
Product Review: AMD Sapphire HD 7950 Mac Edition
Architosh reviews AMD Radeon based Sapphire HD 7950 Mac Edition graphics card for Apple Mac Pros. This latest board from Sapphire offers users AMD’s 28nm based Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture with up to 4.3 billion transistors and highly tuned for OpenCL. We put it through a whole series of benchmarks across both gaming and pro markets, plus real world tests.
80 percent of college students in CAD-based majors prefer Mac, says Autodesk
In a stunning reversal of fortunes compared to just a few years ago, Autodesk is now reporting that 80 plus percent of college students in CAD-based majors, such as architecture, engineering and industrial design, prefer Mac.
Apple’s WWDC announcement hints at Stereo 3D technology
Apple’s graphic for WWDC sure hints at something stereographic….hmm?
Apple WWDC set for June 10-14 – new iOS and OS X operating systems in the works
Apple’s 2013 WWDC is set for early June – new iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 are set for being shown
Norman Foster pulled in to revamp Apple Stores
Apple’s new headquarters architect looks to be getting involved in Apple’s Stores, complimenting a rich design team that includes Eight, Inc.
Despite the Samsung vs Apple Hype Facts Say Different: Apple Leads
When it comes to the second larger industry in the world–the building and construction industry–the facts about mobile platforms tell quite a different story about Samsung (Android) vs Apple’s iOS
No more Mac Pros in Europe until new USA-based Mac Pro comes later this year
Apple halts Mac Pro sales in EU for now…USA made Mac Pro is very likely due later this year.
New iMacs likely will feature Quadcore update, AMD GCN Architecture and more…
Next iMacs and their details may be released tomorrow…
Firm Profile: Candusso Arquitetos – Architecture Visualized on the Mac
In this latest installment of our Firm Profile series, we turn our attention to the work of architecture firm Candusso Arquitetos, who specialize in several large building types, including residential towers and hotels. The firm is entirely Mac-based and uses a highly developed arsenal of software applications to skillfully compete for its highly prized commissions.
In-Depth: The New FileMaker 12 Product Line-up
In this In-Depth feature Ryan Rosenberg, Vice President of Marketing and Services, of FileMaker, Inc., talks to Architosh about the new FileMaker 12 database product line-up. The company is pushing to make FileMaker a premier platform for Apple iOS software development
Apple preparing 3D Interface for future OSs
Apple will likely introduce 3D UI in future OSs based on recent patent discoveries
Tidbits: Apple 3D patents, LumentRT and other news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have tidbits on LumenRT, Adobe’s key bug fix on 3D in Acrobat, modo use for Norelco and Apple
Graphisoft talks about illegality of Mac in Communist Hungary
Illuminating words about Graphisoft’s dedication to Steve Jobs
Graphisoft to dedicate first ever Steve Jobs statue in Budapest
Software innovator Graphisoft will dedicate statue to Steve Jobs in Budapest next week
Tidbits: Strata in the Mac Store, Creo-PTC notes, and C3+Siri
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have tidbits on Strata in the App Store, Creo/PTC notes and an interesting reference to Apple’s acquisition of C3, a military-grade 3D mapping technology company in Sweden
Interview: AMD Mac Graphics Division Talks Apple and Graphics Progress
In this fourth article in our 2011 State of Apple in CAD/3D industries, special series, we speak to Chris Bentley, team leader of the AMD/ATI Mac graphics division, about the state of hardware graphics in Apple products, including, and especially the Mac.
ArchRecord talks Steve Jobs and architecture
Steve Jobs was a visionary and a superb architectural client, according to architects who worked and knew him
Top CAD/3D CEO’s Talk About Apple in the Industry
In our third article in our 2011 State of Apple in CAD/3D industries series, we deal with many of the bigger issues by speaking to several of the industry’s leading CAD/3D software CEOs and company presidents.
Updated: Autodesk announces AutoCAD for Mac 2012 built for Lion
In Brief: Autodesk announces three new AutoCAD products for the Apple Mac platform
Apple prepping 3D user interface for OS X
Apple prepping 3d user interface via new patent filings
New AIA Docs Web App: AIA talks to Architosh about its new plans
The American Institute of Architect discusses its upcoming AIA Contract Documents Web Based software with Architosh. The new software as a service (SaaS) model will bring new changes to the AIA and will put Mac users on an equal playing field for the first time with Windows-based colleagues
IMAGINiT Technologies has iPad 2 and PS3 “giveaway” competition
Sign up for training news, white papers and archived webcast sessions and enter a chance to win an iPad 2
