Tuesday, January 10, 2012

drag2share: ViaSat 12Mbps 'exede' broadband gets official date and data bundles, eyes up you rural types

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/viasat-12mbps-exede-broadband-gets-official-date-and-data-bund/

Still fancy some of that 12Mbps satellite broadband ViaSat announced last week? Well, the service finally got a name: Exede. Also, that suggested January 16th date for consumer roll-out has been confirmed. If you're still undecided whether you want some of that "feels like fiber" service, then maybe the freshly revealed package details might sway you? The $50 basic bundle will get you 7.5GB monthly quota which can be increased to 15GB ($80) or 25GB ($130) if that doesn't fill your data belly. Tap the PR if you want to read more.

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drag2share: Gemini drops two new FirstMix USB DJ controllers, helps you get your foot in the club

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/gemini-drops-two-new-firstmix-usb-dj-controllers-helps-you-get/

Gemini unveiled the original FirstMix last year and now it's just introduced two more models for the beginner DJ. The FirstMix I/O looks little more than a revision of the original, with some minor aesthetic tweaks, although we've not yet been given full specs for a proper comparison. The FirstMix Pro, however, definitely brings a little more to the DJ booth. We spy what appears to be three hot-cue buttons on each deck, expandable to six via a shift function, as well what looks like a three channel EQ. Loop-in and out buttons also make an appearance, along with -- most significantly -- a 3.5mm headphone jack, which suggests a built-in sound interface for pre-cueing. Gemini wants $129.95 for the FirstMix I/O and $199.95 for the FirstMix Pro and both come bundled with MixVibes LE. Fans of the original can now pick it up for a reduced $79.99. Check the PR after the break for the run-down.

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drag2share: Samsung Series 7 HDTV hands-on

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/10/samsung-series-7-hdtv-hands-on/

Of the two monitors Samsung announced last week, the Series 7 was decidedly the middle-of-the road number. But that's not saying much, seeing as how its big brother, the Series 9, is Sammy's first consumer display with a plane line switching panel, and has a 2560 x 1440 pixel count. The Series 7, available in 24- and 27-inch sizes (both 1080p), uses the same matte, 400-nit, SuperBright Plus panel you'll find on the newly announced Series 9 laptop, and as ever it looks bright and clear, even in the face of some oblique viewing angles. For the money ($600 and up), it also has built-in WiDi and MHL. So far as we can tell, after having seen it in person, the biggest thing you'll lose once you step down from the Series 9 (aside from the PLS bit) is design flair. Whereas the Series 9 has a slim aluminum build with glowing touch controls, the Series 7's glossy surfaces pick up fingerprints quite quickly. (Then again, this more or less rocks the same design as last year's Series 9 flagship, so how bad could it be?) Have a peek at our shots below, and stay tuned for a separate look at the Series 9 -- for whatever reason, the one on display at tonight's press event was powered off for the night, so we'll be back sometime soon when we can show you that high-quality PLS display in the buff.

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drag2share: Here's A Different Way Of Looking At The Earnings Season Calendar

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/q4-earnings-calendar-chart-2012-1


This may or may not be of any use to you.

But if you're crazy about earnings season and you love charts, this may be interesting and useful for planning.

Bespoke Investment Group has created a bar graph showing the number of earnings announcements scheduled for each day during earnings season.  Combine that with our weekly guide to earnings, and you really have something.  Sort of.

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drag2share: Google Engineer Urs Holzle: Speed Is King (GOOG)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-engineer-urs-holzle-speed-is-king-2012-1


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Google's chief engineer Urs Holzle is a speed freak.

He's so obsessed with Google's speed, that one time he called an emergency companywide "Code Yellow" emergency, forcing all engineers to stop what they were working on to make the site faster.

Holzle tells this story in the latest edition of Google's quarterly newsletter, Think Quarterly, which came out today. (Steven Levy also wrote about that incident in his book about Google, "In The Plex.") 

But Holzle also gave some statistics to explain why speed is so important:

  • When Google search queries slow down a mere 400 milliseconds, traffic drops 0.44%.
  • 80% of people will click away from an Internet video if it stalls loading.
  • When car comparison pricing site Edmunds.com reduced loading time from 9 to 1.4 seconds, pageviews per session went up 17% and ad revenue went up 3%.
  • When Shopzilla dropped load times from 7 seconds to 2 seconds, pageviews went up 25% and revenue increased between 7% and 12%.

Holzle explains this is why Google is not only working on speed for its own sites, but also doing things like building Chrome to be super efficient at loading pages, and building a super-fast fiber optic network in Kansas City. Because the faster the Internet is, the more people will use it -- which means the more people are likely to use (and stick with using) Google services.

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