Schlage today announced its new line of deadbolts, LiNK, that allow users to remotely control their home locks using an internet connection, even from mobile phones. The keyless locks use four-digit access codes that can be changed from the keypad or from a web browser. Limited access can be given to certain guests; the temporary codes are deleted after a set period of time….

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How Steve Jobs hinted at the looks of the new MacBook series during the launch of the first iPhone, and how its new interface will mean a revolution in human computer interaction.

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Boinx Software has announced its acquisition of PhotoPresenter, the picture viewer developed by Arizona Software. The product will be an addition to its line of related products including FotoMagico Express and FotoMagico Pro. PhotoPresenter will allow customers to quickly put together slide shows “literally directly out of the camera” according to Boinx CEO Oliver Breidenbach, in contrast to the …

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Recordare has unveiled the newest version of its Sibelius plug-in, Dolet 4. The plug in now allows users to save notation in the open MusicXML 2.0 format for sharing with other programs including Finale and Cubase. Previously, users could import MusicXML to Sibelius but not save as that format. The XML music format allows levels of notation detail much closer to a written score compared to MIDI fi…

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Visual effects plug-in maker GenArts has released an OpenFX version of its Sapphire Plug-ins, making them available to users of The Foundry’s Nuke, Autodesk Toxik, Eyeon Fusion, FilmLight Baselight, Digital Vision FIlm Master and Assimilate Scratch. Sapphire Plug-ins are well-known in the post-production community, providing visual effects for Apple, Adobe and Avid creative software. The additio…

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