Autodesk buys plugin for work with muscle animation

Autodesk Company continues to invest money into profitable developments. After purchasing the program for three-dimensional modelling Mudbox, the developer of 3ds Max and Maya decided to add to its portfolio addon MuscleSystem, released by Comet Digital.
MuscleSystem is a set of plug-ins, offering an alternative to the standard tools of Maya for deformation of shell and muscles. The plugin is designed by an animator Michael Comet, who

Opera Mini 4 Beta 3: a new dimension of mobile surfing

Another beta version of the mobile browser Opera Mini 4 has come out. The code name of this version is Dimension. The fourth version of the program has been completely rewritten, it improves zoom feature, which is particularly important when working with small screens. This feature is based on that used in versions of Opera for Nintendo Wii.
Among other features of the program there are:
Automatic selection of the page area,

Mozilla Lightning 0.7: calendar for Thunderbird users

A new version of the program Lightning has been released, which is an addition to the free email client Thunderbird. Lightning is meant to integrate the calendar in the email program, and, thus, bring it closer to Outlook. In fact, Lightning is a slightly modified version of Sunbird calendar, but works with Thunderbird. Using the program is recommended for people who wish to combine calendar and e-mail client in one application, for example, if a

Outpost Firewall Pro 2008: new version of the firewall

A new version of the firewall Outpost Firewall Pro 2008 has been released. The program also includes a module to protect against spy modules, the ability to block unknown threats and a module of web-control to protect your computer from various Internet threats.
The package Outpost Firewall Pro has been created specifically for users of Windows Vista. The program code was not ported from the previous versions, running under WinXP, but

Flight Simulator X: screenshots under DX10

If you are fond of air-simulators, then you probably know of the existence of such famous series as Microsoft Flight Simulator. Most fresh replenishment of the series is Flight Simulator X. The game emerged in the last year and since then many enthusiasts are still pleased. On October, 23, 2007 Microsoft released an interesting addon: Acceleration. Among the main features of the product the developers name multiplayer air races, a set of new miss