8,158 source-backed technology facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 77 of 82.
“The private financial details of up to 50,000 people who claim tax credits have been mistakenly sent out in the post by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).”
“An initial analysis shows that ID theft could not result from this printing error.”
“The 2009 final in Moscow used 30% of the world's entire stock of LED screens”
“The Norwegian operators, Statoil, said it could be days until the Gulfaks C well can be safely capped.”
“He said: "The pressure is still unstable, but the situation has not worsened. We are continuing to work to normalise the situation." He added that no leaks had so far been detected and the company "deems the risk of a blowout as very small…”
“He added that no leaks had so far been detected”
“A £30m exhibition centre will also be built by technology firm Siemens.”
“£30m exhibition centre”
“230 employees when it opens in 2012”
“They sent information to their Lebanese contacts over the internet using sophisticated encryption programmes, prosecutors said.”
“It was alleged that Mr Makhoul had placed encryption software on his laptop computer to aid communication with his handlers, but had destroyed the laptop after the arrest of another alleged agent.”
“Iata's data excludes domestic flights, and represents more than 240 airlines.”
“messages no longer than 140 characters”
“A pensioner says BT has quoted her more than £150,000 to install broadband to her rural home.”
“It will contribute £8,000 to the costs but only if £129,613.54 plus VAT is paid.”
“I live three miles out of Llandeilo but there's 50 odd houses in Salem and I'm quite sure they'd like broadband too.”
“I couldn't afford £2,000, let alone £150,000,”
“The letter quoted a price of over £150,000 once VAT is included”
“I live three miles out of Llandeilo”
“more than £150,000”
“there's 50 odd houses in Salem”
“BT is making a multi-billion pound investment in its UK network and is continuing to work with the Welsh Assembly Government to find solutions for the relatively few areas in Wales still unable to access a broadband service.”
“BT had previously told her it was not able to connect broadband, but sent a letter last week saying it could. The company said in very rare cases exceptional charges are needed. It will contribute £8,000 to the costs but only if £129,613.5…”
“BT is working with the assembly government on the Regional Innovative Broadband Support Scheme (RIBS) to enable broadband connection in "not-spots" in more remote areas of Wales.”
“However, he said Salem, the village where Mrs McCartney lives, is not a 'not-spot'.”
“the launch of the iPod in 2001.”
“first released in 2007.”
“the launch in the UK and eight other countries of Apple's iPad tablet computer.”
“runs on more than 90% of the world's personal computers.”
“Mark Zuckerberg said there will be just one simple privacy control for all your Facebook content.”
“The site, which has more than 400 million active users”
“whilst more than 20,000 users have committed to quitting Facebook, the site says that it has gained 10 million active users in the four weeks since the developers' conference at which its so-called "social graph" changes were unveiled.”
“which it launched in late 2007.”
“According to the social network, almost 10% of the site's 10 million users joined a group protesting the creation of the "NewsFeed" in 2006”
“Since then, Facebook's membership has grown by well over 350 million active users.”
“it has gained 10 million active users in the four weeks since the developers' conference”
“almost 10% of the site's 10 million users joined a group protesting the creation of the "NewsFeed" in 2006”
“The site, which has more than 400 million active users, has faced criticism from regulators and advocacy groups around the world.”
“In fact, whilst more than 20,000 users have committed to quitting Facebook, the site says that it has gained 10 million active users in the four weeks since the developers' conference at which its so-called 'social graph' changes were unve…”
“Thousands of users committed to quit Facebook on May 31 via a website, whilst a range of commentators started criticising the site, and several high profile users quit Facebook themselves.”
“Facebook's Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced wide-ranging changes to the site's user settings, in response to criticism from users, regulators and commentators.”
“Earlier this week, the social network giant's CEO acknowledged that Facebook had 'missed the mark', and moved too quickly in implementing changes to its privacy settings.”
“Simon Davies is the director of the global advocacy group, Privacy International. In response to the changes, he said 'these measures go a small distance towards solving Facebook's overall privacy problem.'”
“The Electronic Frontier Foundation advocacy group has recently described, external the changes to the site's user agreement since its inception, as 'Facebook's Eroding Privacy Policy'.”
“European Union data protection officials described Facebook's new policies and privacy settings as 'unacceptable'.”
“The new system will offer users one privacy page with a list of all their applications and a choice of three settings for each.”
“As with the changes made in December, users will be able to choose to share their applications with just friends, friends of friends or everyone.”
“We've focused on three things: a single control for your content, more powerful controls for your basic information and an easy control to turn off all applications,”
“He spent time explaining how Facebook has evolved from a very basic system when it was launched in 2004 to the 400m user site it is today.”
“to the 400m user site it is today.”
“two lead plates inside”
“In April, telecoms regulator Ofcom said that mobile phone customers could see cheaper bills from 2011.”
“It has proposed cutting the cost mobile phone firms can charge for connecting a call from another network from 4.3 pence per minute to 0.5p by 2015.”
“deadline of 26 May”
“until midnight to hand over data harvested by its Street View cars from private wi-fi networks”
“Last week”
“collected in 2008”
“"Calls from some quarters for Google to simply turn over the data to the U.S. or other governments are wrong-headed," said EFF Civil Liberties director Jennifer Granick in a post on the organisation's website last week”
“The trial launch marks its third regeneration since the BBC iPlayer service first launched in December 2007.”
“I used to come in to look at the stats and do a high five when we hit 20 downloads," recalled Erik Huggers.”
“The service is now available on 25 devices but the majority of users still access it via a computer.”
“In April this year 88 million page requests came from computers, 20m via Virgin Media, 6m from mobiles, 5m from PlayStation 3 consoles and 4m from the Nintendo Wii channel.”
“pressures exceeding 5,000lb (2,268kg) per square inch.”
“In 50ft of water, divers would be doing much of the complicated work of checking pipes and connections.”
“When you have 5,000 barrels (795,000 litres) of fluid coming per day, you need better ROV camera shots otherwise you cannot pinpoint the sources of leaks.”
“It could even start increasing the leakage of oil, by as much as 5-15%, if the high density mud ends up bursting segments of the casing.”
“About 50 'green' properties are being built on the outskirts of Inverness for August's Scottish Housing Expo.”
“so she was effectively undertaking the 44-tonne tanker, Mr Joyce said.”
“Dr Mark Gasson from the University of Reading had a chip inserted in his hand which was then infected with a virus. In trials, Dr Gasson showed that the chip was able to pass on the computer virus to external control systems.”
“Professor Rafael Capurro of the Steinbeis-Transfer-Institute of Information Ethics in Germany told BBC News that the research was "interesting". "If someone can get online access to your implant, it could be serious," he said.”
“throwing it into the air from two metres it would have to land precisely.”
“We made nearly 600 throws without any joy which led to me calculating on the geometry that one would have to try 2,600 times to stand a reasonable chance of being successful.”
“And how long will the batteries last? It depends on the type but typically they should be good for at least 1,000 charges which should give you at least three years' use.”
“Second gear, charging-up: some 4,000 charging points are due to be installed in pilot schemes in the North-east, Milton Keynes and London this year.”
“The giant screen at Headingley is said to be the largest in England.”
“It said its investigation was focused on seven control mechanisms that should have prevented the 20 April oil rig explosion and resulting spill.”
“BP engineers have the equipment in place and will run a series of tests over the next 12 hours to prepare for the attempt, the Associated Press news agency quoted BP Senior Vice-President Kent Wells as saying on Tuesday.”
“Of the seven control mechanisms under scrutiny, four involve the blowout preventer - owned by Transocean - and the other three the cementing and casing of the wellhead, which was the responsibility of Halliburton, AP reports.”
“Social network giant Facebook will roll out a new set of privacy settings to all its users starting on 26 May.”
“Founder Mark Zuckerberg and other senior Facebook executives will discuss the changes at its Palo Alto headquarters at 10.30 PST (18.30 BST).”
“Founder Mark Zuckerberg admitted the company had 'missed the mark'.”
“Facebook's vice president of product Chris Cox described the last few weeks as 'extremely humbling'.”
“Significant changes to the settings began in December, when the social network changed the default rule on profile information.”
“In April of this year, the firm moved a step further with a series of changes including the suggestion that users automatically re-categorise their interests into publicly available pages. It also allowed more profile information to be sha…”
“Speaking a developers' conference, Mark Zuckerberg said he wanted to move towards a web with a 'social default'.”
“Mobile phone call charges range from 0.04 euro per minute in Latvia to 0.24 in Malta, a Commission report says.”
“In January average EU take-up of fixed broadband per capita stood at 24.8% - more than 123 million lines.”
“Denmark and the Netherlands are world leaders in fixed-line broadband, with nearly 40% of the population enjoying broadband internet access, the Commission says.”
“In January it was reaching 5.2% of the EU population, and the penetration rates for Finland, Portugal and Austria were above 15%.”
“The DfT pledged £5m towards the redevelopment, as part of its £50m project to upgrade the 10 worst stations in England, last November.”
“Improvements to six other stations in North West England - Liverpool Central, Stockport, Crewe, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western and Preston - which were also due to be funded by the Department for Transport have been scrapped, Ne…”
“The three-man set up are about to launch their very first title, Galactic Racer, for the iPhone.”
“The archives will be available online from January next year”
“Eircom is the Republic's largest internet service provider (ISP), accounting for around 40% of the market.”
“It will look specifically for people who are sharing, rather than just downloading, content illegally. Initially they will be sent a letter and a follow-up phone call from a new unit set up by Eircom to deal with the issue. They may also g…”
“We are launching an online music service later this year,' he added.”
“It will initially cross-reference about 50 per week to extract the physical address of identified net pirates.”
“We are launching an online music service later this year,”
“Control was lost of Intelsat's Galaxy-15 platform in April. It will not take commands from the ground and is in a drift towards neighbouring spacecraft.”
“Galaxy-15 was launched in 2005 to re-distribute TV services to cable companies across North and Central America, and also to send navigation data to aeroplanes to improve the accuracy of their GPS receivers.”
