Autodesk posted details about its transition to a subscription-based software license model yesterday. The desktop software subscriptions will begin on February 1st, 2016. Nearly all Autodesk titles will switch to the subscription model including AutoCAD, Maya, Inventor, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Revit, and Mudbox. Flame is one exception, which will continue to be sold under the … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2015
Windows Server 2003 support ends in July
Everybody is well versed in Microsoft's operating systems reaching the end of their lifecycle since we've been through Windows XP recently, right? This time around, we're talking about Windows Server 2003. It will reach its end of support on July 14, 2015. After support ends, the operating system will no longer receive security patches from Microsoft or software and content … [Read more...]
Minecraft now allows you to change your in-game name
Mojang will now allow you to change your Minecraft name. This new capability went live today. You can change your name by visiting your Mojang account page. With the name change capability, there are still a few rules in play - names have to be unique and you can only change your name every 30 days, even to change it back. You can change the capitalization of your name while … [Read more...]
Windows 10 will be free for Raspberry Pi 2
Retail availability of the Raspberry Pi 2 was announced this week. The updated, self-contained board is available for $35 and includes: A 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU (~6x performance) 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM (2x memory) Complete compatibility with Raspberry Pi 1 With the new processor, the Raspberry Pi 2 will be able to run ARM GNU/Linux distros and even Windows 10. For … [Read more...]
Samsung releases teaser image for Galaxy S6
Samsung sent out a teaser image for the next Galaxy Unpacked event. March 1st, Samsung is expected to announce the next Galaxy S6, the successor to Samsung's flagship phone line. The presentation will begin at 18:30 CET and will be streamed live on http://www.youtube.com/SamsungMobile. This comes a day after HTC has stated they will unveil the next HTC One, the M9. Why so … [Read more...]