6,872 source-backed technology facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 65 of 69.
“it could mean an "exponential" leap in processing power”
“The research team revealed their results in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.”
“"600 Twitter followers"”
“The project in Golspie, in Sutherland, has 23 lights on a timer that gives about 15 minutes to reach either end of the path.”
“The quitfacebookday website records that more than 13,500 Facebook members have committed to deleting their profiles on 31 May 2010.”
“Facebook said on Friday 21 May that it had changed how it shared data with advertisers on the site.”
“One of the runways was extended in 2006 to accommodate larger planes like the Boeing 737”
“Its Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed was less than three years old”
“Although the runway length was 8,000ft (2,400m) - long enough to operate aircraft like the Boeing 737 - it has a relatively short spillover area...”
“50th flight”
“at 2201 GMT”
“two telecommunications satellites with a combined mass of almost eight tonnes”
“its very first mission in 1996”
“About half the world's large commercial comms satellites now launch on Ariane.”
“The 5.4-tonne Astra 3B was the first to be deployed by Ariane some 27 minutes into the flight”
“the 2.4-tonne ComsatBW-2 was released six minutes later”
“two frustrating months”
“postponed three times since late March”
“early April even got to within a minute of blast-off”
“in 1999”
“nearly 10 tonnes of payload into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) some 36,000km above the Earth”
“two solid boosters”
“the 36th consecutive successful launch”
“14-year-history”
“last year”
“2bn-euro Envisat Earth-observation spacecraft in 2002”
“went to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2008 weighing more than 20 tonnes”
“later this decade and give the vehicle a GTO capability of 13 tonnes”
“Arianespace promises to fly six further Arianes this year, including a second ISS freighter called "Johannes Kepler".”
“In 1987, when he read reports of an automated decoding machine, he soon had the first one in his lab.”
“In May 1998, he announced the formation of a commercial company, Celera Genomics, to crack the entire human genetic code in just three years.”
“Both efforts published their results in 2001.”
“In 2006, he formed the J Craig Venter Institute which would spearhead the labour to create the world's first synthetic life form.”
“At that point, the public project was three years into a 10-year programme.”
“But in the past week alone, over half had written an e-mail or message on a social networking site, the poll of 1,188 UK primary school children found.”
“Apple said it had investigated accusations of bad employment practices by Foxconn stemming from a June 2006 complaint”
“as many as a quarter of them were not taking at least one day off a week.”
“Foxconn says it has hired 100 counsellors”
“The page contains drawings and cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad and characters from other religions, including Hinduism and Christianity.”
“It entered the world's top 100 websites only last year, and is now sitting around tenth position globally, according to Alexa, a web information company.”
“None of these are still in Alexa's global top 20.”
“Michael Chisari founded Appleseed in 2004”
“That company is called StatusNet, which itself has created social networking software in use by 25,000 sites, with more than 1.5 million user accounts, according to Evan Prodromou, the company's head.”
“despite 11,000 people pledging to quit Facebook on 31 May.”
“It entered the world's top 100 websites only last year, and is now sitting around tenth position globally, according to Alexa”
“But many, including Bebo, Friendster and Myspace have seen their popularity decline in the last 24 months. None of these are still in Alexa's global top 20.”
“In just a few weeks, the Diaspora team has received pledges of $175,000 (£122,000). They started out asking for just $10,000.”
“which itself has created social networking software in use by 25,000 sites, with more than 1.5 million user accounts, according to Evan Prodromou, the company's head.”
“According to Mr Prodromou from StatusNet, a "federated social web summit" is planned in July”
“11,000 people pledging to quit Facebook on 31 May.”
“In just a few weeks, the Diaspora team has received pledges of $175,000 (£122,000). They started out asking for just $10,000.”
“StatusNet, which itself has created social networking software in use by 25,000 sites, with more than 1.5 million user accounts”
“a 'federated social web summit' is planned in July”
“Experts say Facebook may have little to worry about, despite 11,000 people pledging to quit Facebook on 31 May.”
“According to Evan Prodromou, the company's head. 'Any StatusNet site lets people from other (OStatus standards-compliant) sites follow the users there'... The open protocols that we use mean our software works with much higher-profile serv…”
“in 1997”
“In 2003, when we made the first synthetic virus, it underwent extensive ethical review that went all the way up to the level of the White House.”
“And there have been extensive reviews including from the National Academy of Sciences, which has done a comprehensive report on this new field.”
“Flash software is used to deliver around 75% of online video”
“Version 10.1 of Flash has been optimised to work on mobiles. The latest version of Flash was unveiled at Google's "I/O" developer conference in San Francisco.”
“only handsets running the latest version of Android, version 2.2, will be able to use Flash”
“Flash software is used to deliver around 75% of online video and is the key technology that drives websites such as YouTube.”
“The latest version of Flash was unveiled at Google's "I/O" developer conference in San Francisco. Version 10.1 of Flash has been optimised to work on mobiles.”
“However, only handsets running the latest version of Android, version 2.2, will be able to use Flash.”
“A special thank you to Adobe for their willingness to work with us and engage with us ... it's much nicer than just saying no.”
“Flash had "one of the worst security records in 2009"”
“has not performed well on mobile devices”
“is the number one reason that Macs crash”
“The latest version of Flash was unveiled at Google's 'I/O' developer conference in San Francisco. Version 10.1 of Flash has been optimised to work on mobiles.”
“Steve Jobs, Apple's boss, has previously said that Flash had 'one of the worst security records in 2009', 'has not performed well on mobile devices', and 'is the number one reason that Macs crash'.”
“The new bacteria replicated over a billion times, producing copies that contained and were controlled by the constructed, synthetic DNA.”
“In 2003, when we made the first synthetic virus, it underwent an extensive ethical review that went all the way up to the level of the White House.”
“Google showed off the service at a launch event in San Francisco that was plagued by technical glitches. So many people in the 5,000-strong audience were using the conference wi-fi that the demo ran into repeated problems.”
“the VP8 video codec, which it acquired when it bought On2 for $133m (£92m)”
“Whilst it will be free for the next five years”
“If necessary, we will consider using the part of the TV licence fee that is supporting the digital switchover to fund broadband in areas that the market alone will not reach.”
“The previous government had proposed a "broadband tax" of 50p per month to pay for next generation services.”
“"Before shutting down (YouTube), we did try just to block particular URLs or links, and access to 450 links on the internet were stopped," said PTA spokesman Khurram Ali Mehran.”
“Before shutting down (YouTube), we did try just to block particular URLs or links, and access to 450 links on the internet were stopped," said PTA spokesman Khurram Ali Mehran.”
“All European households will have broadband speeds of 30Mbps (megabits per second) by 2020, the European Union has pledged.”
“It also promised universal broadband coverage by 2013 while getting half of Europeans using public services and shopping online by 2015.”
“It is part of the European Union's five year plan for the digital economy.”
“Ms Kroes said that the EU invested 40% less in technology than the US.”
“It meant that nearly a third of Europeans had never used the internet and only 1% had access to fibre-based high-speed networks.”
“Laying out her plans, Ms Kroes said that the EU invested 40% less in technology than the US.”
“The total number of mobile phones sold in India has jumped nearly 300% over the past few years, from 35 million in 2005 to 130 million in 2009, according to the Indian Cellular Association.”
“Satellite images released by the European Space Agency (ESA) depict a streak of oil stretching south from the main slick into the Loop Current”
“since I've been working in the computing industry and as a technology writer for nearly thirty years”
“Associated Content has more than 380,000 contributors who receive a market-determined fee for stories they write.”
“It offers content on more than 60,000 topics, ranging from product reviews, through how-to advice, to very local news.”
“It has proved to be a popular destination for web surfers, with more than 16 million unique users per month, according to comScore.”
“more than 50% of users have changed their privacy settings”
“Its current privacy policy has 50 different settings and 170 options and runs to 5,830 words”
“It will be available through 50 mobile operators in 45 countries”
“Global sales of smartphones have continued their explosive growth, increasing by 49% in the first quarter of 2010.”
“Research from Gartner indicated that smartphone sales hit 54 million, with sales of all mobile phones rising 17%.”
“Google's Android smartphone operating system has also outperformed Microsoft's, taking fourth place for the first time.”
“It was the strongest quarter for annual smartphone sales since 2006.”
“According to the market research company, the first quarter of 2010 also proved to be the strongest yet for Apple, more than doubling its iPhone sales year-on-year.”
“But sales of Research in Motion's Blackberry also improved, with the firm taking the fourth place in manufacturer rankings for the first time, on a sales increase of 46%.”
