Facial Recognition Allows ‘No Hands’ Driving

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Details of a new smart ‘no hands’ cruise control that uses facial recognition technology to make sure that the driver is paying attention are reported to have been revealed in correspondence between The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and auto manufacturer General Motors Company (GM).

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If you are operating Webroot SecureAnywhere® products on a device that uses either the Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 operating systems, we encourage you to update your operating system in order to ensure that Webroot SecureAnywhere products continue to offer you the best level of protection.

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BT Launches Competition To Find New Apps and Services For UK Market

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Small Businesses and start-ups in the UK will now have their opportunity to pitch ‘Dragon’s Den’ style to BT in a competition, the winners of which could receive expert mentoring as well as seeing their ideas rolled out to BT customers in the UK.

BT say that the object of the competition, run by their Infinity Lab, is intended to find innovations that will “help busy people stay in contact and feel connected to their family, friends and communities”. BT has suggested to potential entrants that the focus for ideas should be very much upon smart devices and apps, i.e. something that can be used on the move.

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Crackdown On Mobile Use While Driving Announced By Police

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Police in England and Wales have announced that they will be conducting a week-long campaign that is focused on catching and cracking down on drivers who are using hand-held mobile phones while driving.

As well as the obvious motive to improve safety on the roads now, this latest crackdown is part of a longer term-stated aim to make driving distracted “as socially unacceptable as drink driving”, according to The National Police Chiefs’ Council.

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