Darren McCarra, Author at McCarra.co

Julian Assange pictured in Anonymous mask at Occupy London protest Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has been pictured in an Anonymous mask at the Occupy London protest on Saturday. Assange joined 3,000 other anti-capitalist protesters near London's Stock Exchange. 2 responses 16th October 2011
Confirmed: The iPhone 4S does blend Apple fanboys look away. Scott Dickson and Blendtec have successfully blended the new iPhone 4S. Apple’s latest handset experienced a similar fate to previous iPhone models in the Will It Blend series. No responses 15th October 2011
Digital TV switchover in Ireland will happen one year from now Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 has been set as the official date of completion of the switchover to Digital TV in Ireland. On that date analogue TV signals across the island of Ireland will be no longer be broadcast. 3 responses 14th October 2011
To a child a magazine is an iPad that doesn't work [Video] Growing up in a digital age undoubtedly profoundly influences a child's life. They quickly gain expectations of how things should work. As conveyed in this video, however, it's not always that easy for them to distinguish between digital and analogue technologies. For the child in this video, the magazine is simply a disfunctioning iPad. 2 responses 13th October 2011
Diaspora gets desperate, asks for further community donations Diaspora appears to be getting desperate. The once-hyped saviour to our social networking privacy woes has written an open-ended blog post, pleading for further contributions to help sustain the open-source project into the future. 2 responses 13th October 2011
Sony hacked again, 93,000 accounts compromised Sony has in the last 24 hours locked down 93,000 network accounts after detecting a large number of failed sign-in attempts across their entertainment networks. This is most likely a brute-force hacking attempt whereby a large database of username and password pairs are tested against Sony's network via an automated script in the hope that some will match. No responses 12th October 2011
Adobe shows off new Photoshop plugin to unblur images At this year's MAX conference held at the beginning of October, Adobe demoed one of their most exciting product innovations in recent years - a new Photoshop plugin that removes blur from an image. 12 responses 11th October 2011
Internet providers in the UK to filter out pornographic content David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, is expected to announce plans later today by which four major UK internet service providers (ISPs) will offer customers the option to block access to pornographic content at subscription level. No responses 11th October 2011
Facebook debuts its long-awaited iPad app Facebook's long-awaited iPad app is finally available to download in the App Store, and yes, this time it's for real. The app looks very similar to the one that was accidentally leaked in July, with full screen photo viewing placing an emphasis on media consumption. No responses 11th October 2011
Report highlights Ireland's potential to employ a further 2,500 people in the games industry by 2014 A report published today by Forfás at the request of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and prepared in coordination with Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland, highlights the potential Ireland has to become a "global hub" for the gaming industry and identifies steps that need to be taken to ensure success and competitiveness in this sector. No responses 10th October 2011