Apple COO Tim Cook Got $22 Million Bonus

You may remember that Apple CEO Steve Jobs took 6 months Leave of Absence in 2009 for medical issues. During that period, Cook looked after day to day operation of Apple. Apple board of directors are thankful to him due to this. Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Cook was awarded?? $22 million … Original article on : Apple COO Tim Cook Got $22 Million Bonus.

How You can Spy on Employees Using Mobile Phone?

???? According to BBC report, Japanese firm KDDI developed a mobile phone that can be used to track your employees. The device is??supposed to capture every movement of employees using accelerometers and analysis software, and then send it back to the boss. The mobile will be able to tell whether any employee is wasting time …. Original source  : How You can Spy on Employees Using Mobile Phone?.

US attorney general, agriculture secretary begin hearings on competition in farming system

US regulators examine competition in agriculture

ANKENY, Iowa – Federal officials concerned about how much control a few corporations have over the nation’s food supply pledged Friday to begin a new era of antitrust enforcement, seeking to balance agricultural power between companies, farmers and consumers.
More than 650 farmers, slaughterhouse workers, lobbyists and executives gathered for a …. Original article  : US attorney general, agriculture secretary begin hearings on competition in farming system.

Apple gives COO Cook $5 million bonus, stock for performance during Steve Jobs’ medical leave

Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus
SEATTLE – Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for “outstanding performance” running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave.
Timothy Cook, 49, will also receive 75,000 restricted stock units scheduled to vest in 2011 and 2012, Apple said in …. Original article  : Apple gives COO Cook $5 million bonus, stock for performance during Steve Jobs’ medical leave.

Disney to shut down Zemeckis-run motion-capture studio where ‘A Christmas Carol’ was shot

Disney to shut Zemeckis-run motion-capture studio

LOS ANGELES – To further cut costs at its movie studio, The Walt Disney Co. said Friday that it will shut a San Francisco-area facility used to capture the performance of Jim Carrey for his digitally animated character, Scrooge, in “A Christmas Carol.”
The closure of the facility in Marin County, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Disney to shut down Zemeckis-run motion-capture studio where ‘A Christmas Carol’ was shot.

Summary Box: Federal court upholds FCC rules for programming that Comcast, Cablevision opposed

Summary Box: Court OKs cable TV access rules

THE DISPUTE: Cable TV providers challenged a five-year extension of federal regulations requiring them to make channels they own available to rivals such as satellite TV.
THE RULING: An appeals court sided with the Federal Communications Commission and left the rules intact.
WINNERS AND LOSERS: The decision was a setback … Read more : Summary Box: Federal court upholds FCC rules for programming that Comcast, Cablevision opposed.

Adobe CEO gets pay package of $5.2 million in 2009, down 68 percent

Adobe CEO 2009 pay package down 68 percent

NEW YORK – Shantanu Narayen, the president and CEO of software maker Adobe Systems Inc., was awarded compensation valued at $5.2 million in fiscal 2009, a 68 percent decline in a year that saw the recession weaken demand for its products.
Narayen received a base salary of $875,000 for …. Read the original article  : Adobe CEO gets pay package of $5.2 million in 2009, down 68 percent.

The gap that never closes: Government faulted for long-term failure to preserve e-mails

Government sends e-mails; it just can’t save them

WASHINGTON – As the Justice Department hunts for the latest batch of missing federal e-mails, the officials who oversee spending of $71 billion a year for information technology got a big raspberry Friday for a 14-year-long failure to ensure that government e-mails are preserved.
For all the spending it [..] Read the original article: here.

Mac Lessons I Need To Know

I just switched from a HP Laptop to Macbook white. While I like the responsiveness of Mac there are things I miss here and things I need to learn.

How to reload a safari page in Mac OS X?
The only way I could find is clicking on the URL field and pressing Enter.
How to right-click on [..] Read the original article: here.

How I Missed my first event at SXSW

I was trying to get into Mobile UX design panel. Sadly it was overcrowded by the time I got there. I went to Ballroom B with 10 minutes to spare which wasn’t enough. The room was full by then!

Lesson learned: Go at least an hour ahead of schedule for popular events. As I write this …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : How I Missed my first event at SXSW.

Software provider QAD reports drop in 4th-quarter revenue; shares slide

QAD shares slide after 4th-quarter revenue drops

NEW YORK – Shares of QAD Inc. sank Friday after the business software provider reported a drop in fourth-quarter revenue and predicted another drop for the first quarter.
The company’s stock slid 20 cents, or 3.7 percent, to $5.30 in afternoon trading.
After the market closed Thursday, QAD reported fiscal fourth-quarter [..] Read the original article: here.

Summary Box: Chinese minister insists Google obey the law, gives no sign of compromise

Summary Box: China insists Google obey the law
NO SIGNS OF COMPROMISE: China, in a dispute with Google over censoring its China-based search engine, said the company must obey its laws or “pay the consequences.”
THE SPEAKER: Li Yizhong, the minister of Industry and Information Technology, made the remarks on the sidelines of China’s annual …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Summary Box: Chinese minister insists Google obey the law, gives no sign of compromise.

Authorities: 4 incendiary devices found in mail in eastern Texas; public not threatened

4 incendiary devices found in eastern Texas mail

DALLAS – At least four incendiary devices have been found recently in mailboxes or postal processing facilities in eastern Texas, although none posed a danger to the public, authorities said.
U.S. Postal Inspector Amanda McMurrey said Friday that one of the devices was discovered Tuesday night at a processing …. Original source  : Authorities: 4 incendiary devices found in mail in eastern Texas; public not threatened.

Seattle police arrest man who had wired device taped to his body, situation resolved

Seattle police stop man with device taped to body

SEATTLE – A man wrapped in duct tape alarmed people in downtown Seattle Friday morning by making threats and walking around with a pipe taped to his arm before surrendering.
The man, whose name was not released, complied with officers who rushed to the scene and voluntarily removed …. Read the original article  : here.

Digital River up after analyst says McAfee deal possible

Digital River up on possible McAfee deal
NEW YORK – Shares of Digital River Inc., which provides technology and services for companies that sell products online, got a boost Friday after an analyst said McAfee Inc. may be testing out its e-commerce technology.

A deal would be a boost to Digital River.
“We came across several fully functional …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Federal court upholds FCC access rules for cable programming that Comcast, Cablevision opposed

Court OKs TV rules opposed by Comcast, Cablevision

WASHINGTON – A federal court Friday upheld regulations that require cable TV companies to make sports programming and other channels they own available on equal terms to rival TV providers such as satellite companies.
The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia leaves in … Original source on Gaea Times at : Federal court upholds FCC access rules for cable programming that Comcast, Cablevision opposed.

Top 5 Popular iPhone Games

?? Reports from Game Developers Conference, held this week, revealed that Games on Mobile phones are no longer separate market segment any more. It is becoming a centerpiece in game industry day by day. Although, video games are popular in men, social games are increasingly getting popularity among women. After going through different technology blog, …. Original article  : Top 5 Popular iPhone Games.

Nokia revises its 2009 global market share estimate down to 34 pct; expects no change in 2010

Nokia revises 2009 market share down to 34 pct
HELSINKI – Nokia Corp. on Friday revised its global market share estimate for mobile phones in 2009 to 34 percent, from an earlier 38 percent, and said it expected no growth this year.
The revision was due to more accurate measuring methods, including of counterfeit products, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Minneapolis schools on lockdown for 2nd day because of threat posted on social networking site

Minneapolis schools on lockdown for 2nd day

MINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis Public Schools is on lockdown for the second day after a threat was made on a social networking site.
The district will keep its 32,000 students indoors on Thursday and all exterior doors locked because of the Internet threats authorities say has been traced to computer servers …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Minneapolis schools on lockdown for 2nd day because of threat posted on social networking site.

Texas pump discounts company alleges Kroger violates its patents in gas rewards program

Texas company, Kroger in legal fight
CINCINNATI – A Dallas area company charges that Kroger Co. is ripping off its technology and methods in the grocery chain’s popular gasoline discount rewards program.

Irving, Texas-based Excentus Corp. has filed federal suit in Texas against Cincinnati-based Kroger, saying its patents are being violated and seeking an order stopping Kroger … Read more »».