“We do not recommend watching 3D if you are in bad physical condition, need sleep or have been drinking alcohol,” the consumer electronics giant warned in a note on ‘Viewing TV using the 3D function’.
The company says that ideal conditions for using 3D Active Glasses involves turning off all fluorescent lighting and blocking sources of direct sunlight before watching in 3D mode. Read More
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THE GOVERNMENT has had extensive private discussions on introducing internet blocking – barring access to websites or domains – according to material obtained under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
The approach is used by some internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile network operators to block access to child pornography. But increasingly, governments and law enforcement agencies are pushing for much broader use, ranging from blocking filesharing sites to trying to tackle cybercrime and terrorism. Critics say internet blocking creates many problems with little real effect on illegal activity. For example, internet users and businesses have complained about the side-effects of domain blocking, where barring access to domains can shut down hundreds of personal and business websites as well as e-mail addresses associated with them.
The exact nature of the Government discussions cannot be determined as many of the requests for key documents were refused by the Department of Justice. However, the ongoing high level of discussion on the subject is indicated in the detailed description of each refused item in the list of materials returned by the department. Read More
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THE DATA Protection Commissioner’s 2009 interim annual report, released last week, reveals that personal data security breaches – the loss of sensitive personal information by companies or organisations – were up almost 50 per cent on 2008.
Surely this is overwhelming proof (if any more were needed after the appalling tales of data loss by Government departments, semi-State agencies and a variety of companies) that Ireland needs to legislate for mandatory disclosure of data breaches.Such laws are increasingly the norm across the world. In the US almost every state has such a law. There is formidable evidence that it was only legislation of this sort, introduced at the start of the decade in California, which led to the realisation that some massive breaches were happening at all.
It was only when Californians had to be notified of such losses that the national scale of some of these breaches was realised: in some cases, tens of millions of records were accidentally lost or stolen in single incidents. Read More
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The news of the demise of Bebo this week shocked many. AOL acquired Bebo for US$850m only two years ago but revealed that it would require a "significant investment" to stop the once-unstoppable social networking behemoth from folding. Read More
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It is understood that Cowen and his aides have been mulling over the best approach to take and aides have been working on setting up the WordPress blog and Twitter feed from the Taoiseach’s office. Read More
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One of the Internet's main DNS root servers was reportedly rerouting traffic via China, giving visitors to those sites first-hand experience of what life is like behind the country's firewall. Sites such as Facebook and YouTube are banned in China, which has infamously strict web censorship rules.
The "hijacked" visitors were either sent to Chinese equivalents of the sites, or shown error messages claiming the sites were unavailable, according to a report on CNet.com. Read More
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The new layer of functionality will include links to support services i.e. BeatBullying and CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) at the end of Facebook reporting function as well more support and advice as part of Facebook's Safety Centre .
'It's crucial that people who feel they have been bullied online, can quickly get help. That's why Beatbullying are pleased that Facebook are taking the right steps by working with third sector organisations like us and referring their users to a safe environment where they can get the correct support and advice they need," said Emma-Jane Cross, CEO of BeatBulling. Read More
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The app, which has already been successfully trialled in the Saplings school in Rathfarnham for children with autism, is called "Grace" (named after Lisa's daughter) and is based on the principle of picture exchange communication. It has been developed by Lisa in conjunction with software developer Steve Troughton-Smith, and with the support of Telefonica O2 Ireland.
The new app is designed to be used in a similar way to how the existing Picture Exchange Communication System is used by parents and tutors of children with autism - allowing them to build sentences using a book of laminated pictures attached to a board by Velcro. Read More
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Facebook users whose friends have a penchant for pizza could find themselves cashing in with the launch of a new advertising tool.How much they earn will depend on how much their friends spend - each sale will generate a revenue of 0.5% of the order value. An order of a large Pepperoni Passion pizza for £16.99 would therefore pay out 8.5p. Dan Clays of digital agency BLM Quantum, which launched the tool for Domino's, said it was an extension of affiliate marketing, in which a third party is rewarded for advertising on behalf of a firm. Read More
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Taoiseach Brian Cowen continues his trip to the US today, meeting technology entrepreneurs in California’s Silicon Valley. This morning, Mr Cowen will meet senior executives from leading US multinational companies with successful investments in Ireland.
He will then meet Irish businesses who are successfully doing business in the United States, before addressing a major business lunch in Silicon Valley.
A spokesman said he will focus on the Government’s economic recovery plan, with a particular emphasis on the smart economy and the implementation of the report of the Government’s Innovation Taskforce. He will also stress the firm action that has been taken to stabilise the public finances, reduce the deficit and restore and reform the banking system.He is also due to hold talks with the president of Stanford University, Dr John Hennessy. Stanford is one of the leading universities in the world with a global reputation for science, research and innovation.
Later, the Taoiseach will open a new Irish Innovation Centre in Silicon Valley. Read More
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