Sunday, December 11, 2011

drag2share: CHART OF THE DAY: These Are The Companies That Spend The Most On Google Search Ads In The U.S. (GOOG, IACI, MSFT, EBAY, AMZN, S)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-search-ads-2011-12

Here's a look at the companies that spend the most on Google search ads in the U.S. from Michael Learmonth at AdAge, who got the data from Kantar Media, which tracks ad spending in media.

One of the things that jumps out at us about this chart is how relatively small these ad dollars are. Google is on pace to do ~$37 billion in ad revenue for the year. These big advertisers only account for $1.4 billion in revenue.

The other fun fact from this chart: Microsoft spends $70 million annually advertising on Google.

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drag2share: Polyphasic Sleep Cycles Trick Your Body into Needing Less Sleep [Sleep]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5866905/polyphasic-sleep-cycles-trick-your-body-into-needing-less-sleep

Polyphasic Sleep Cycles Trick Your Body into Needing Less SleepMost people go to sleep in a monophasic sleep cycle for 6-8 hours each night. Polyphasic sleep cycles consist of sleeping several times in a 24 hour period that total between 2-4 hours. Some cycles are more challenging than others, but all of them will give you additional time once your body takes around a week to adjust.

Brain hack weblog High Existence reports that the shorter more frequent periods of sleep experienced with polyphasic cycles trick the body into entering Stage 5 REM sleep immediately instead of the 45-75 minutes it normally takes. This is why you can sleep less overall and function without problem.

There are many polyphasic sleep cycles; two of which are illustrated in the image above. The source link below goes into detail of four of them—out of the four I think the Everyman Cycle would be the easiest to adapt as you'd get a 3-hour nap at night and three 20-minute naps spaced throughout the day. That way I could go to bed with my wife and get up a few hours later to get some work done.

Have you ever tried polyphasic sleep? Share your experiences in the comments below.

Alternate Sleep Cycles: You Don't Really Need 6-8 Hours! | High Existence via Reddit

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drag2share: High Capacity Backup Battery Will Keep You Powered For a Week [Batteries]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5866876/high-capacity-backup-battery-will-keep-you-powered-for-a-week

High Capacity Backup Battery Will Keep You Powered For a WeekUntil all of our electronic devices are powered by tiny Mr. Fusions, backup batteries are a harsh reality. But with a massive 9900mAh battery, the hard drive-sized iGeek should power all of your gear for up to a week.

A lot of back batteries don't have enough kick to charge power-hungry devices like the iPad, but with one and two amp USB ports, the iGeek will happily top off your tablet and your iPhone at the same time. In fact, you'll be hard pressed to find a mobile device it can't recharge, short of laptops, Segways and electric cars.

The $62 battery promises up to fifty additional hours of movie time with your iPhone, iPod Touch or media player of choice, and up to seventeen additional hours with the iPad 2. Next to a comfy pair of shoes and a steady supply of Red Bulls, it's the perfect accessory for tackling conventions, trade shows and exhibitions. [ThinkGeek via 7Gadgets]

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drag2share: AMD Radeon HD 6000 cards receive VESA DisplayPort 1.2 certification, merit badges

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/09/amd-radeon-hd-6000-cards-receive-vesa-displayport-1-2-certificat/

When the certifications come in, you wipe a tear from your eye and ponder how proud you are. On Thursday, the Video Electronics Standards Association announced that AMD's Radeon HD 6000 series graphics cards, including the high-end Radeon HD 6990, are the first to receive DisplayPort Version 1.2 certification. That means the cards are rated to support DisplayPort's 5.4Gbps HBR2 data link speed and also feature increased display resolution, color depths and refresh rates, plus improved support for Full HD 3D stereoscopic displays. For the multiple monitor die-hards, there's also better support for multiple monitors connected to a single DisplayPort receptacle to make your lives easier. Full technical details are in the PR below, but it's good to see a capable card series grow up a bit / become a man.

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drag2share: AMD updates A-Series APUs, gives laptop Llanos modest spec bumps

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/09/amd-updates-a-series-apus-gives-laptop-llanos-modest-spec-bumps/

AMD released its A-Series APUs almost six months ago, and since then it's seen Intel update the A-Series' Sandy Bridge counterparts. So, it's about time for the Llano laptop lineup to do the same, and the refresh has come in the form of seven spiffy new APUs. At the high end, there's the quad-core A8-3550MX clocked at 2.0 GHz with Radeon HD 6620G graphics to supplant the older A8-3530MX chip. On the low end, the 1.9GHz dual core A4-3305M with Radeon HD 6480G graphics joins AMD's A4-3300M. It's a minor update all around, with most models seeing a 100MHz boost in turbo frequency over existing A-Series APUs. If you're itching to dig a little deeper into all the fresh Fusion silicon, you'll find what you're looking for at the links below.

AMD updates A-Series APUs, gives laptop Llanos modest spec bumps originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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