Mar 15
My mom sat me down and said that if anyone asked about them, I should say that they were cousins.
Mar 15
“If it goes on, we might lose it all.”
Mar 15
BlackBerry today announced it reached an agreement to keep CEO John Chen in his current position through 2023. Chen joined the company in 2013 and is responsible for leading the company’s recovery as it left smartphones and embraced services.
When Chen took over the company, the company was struggling on all fronts. Its time as the smartphone leader was done but it still had a strong brand in key markets. Chen lead the company to a modest turn around and has seemingly found its footing. The company stock is up 89.9% over the last 12 months and nearly level with the stock price when Chen took over during its decline five years ago.
“The BlackBerry Board of Directors has tremendous confidence in John Chen . John engineered a successful turnaround and has the company repositioned to apply its strengths and assets to the Enterprise of Things, an emerging category with massive potential,” said Prem Watsa, Lead Director and Chair of the Compensation, Nomination and Governance Committee of the BlackBerry Board, in a released statement. “John’s leadership is critical and the Board has determined that it is in the best of interests of BlackBerry and its shareholders to continue his service through November 2023.”
Going forward Chen’s compensation is weighted towards longterm goals. His salary will stay the same. He will be award 5 million restricted share units vested over five years if and when the company’s share price amounts from USD $16 to $20. A performance-based cash award will vest and become available if the company’s share price hits $30, resulting in BlackBerry’s market capitalization hitting $16.1 billion, an increase of 134% from current levels.
It’s painful to watch iconic companies die. BlackBerry was dying and Chen managed to keep the boat afloat through cuts and redirection. If there’s anyone who’s able to keep the company moving forward, it’s John Chen and BlackBerry’s board clearly felt he was the right person for the job.
Mar 15
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has been in orbit about 94 million miles from Earth for nine years. The mission has been a success and has survived some mechanical failures to keep operating. The mission for Kepler is coming to an end because it is almost out of fuel. NASA expects the fuel to run out within several months. The biggest … Continue reading
Mar 15
The BBC wants the news consumers of tomorrow to understand and identify fake news, and has launched a game to help them do exactly that. The game, called BBC iReporter, puts young people in the shoes of a newbie BBC journalist about to break their fi…
Mar 15
Amazon is notoriously secretive about its sales figures, from how many Kindles it has sold to how many subscribers pay for Prime. Reuters is reporting that it has obtained leaked documents that, if true, will shed plenty of light on at least one part…
Mar 15
Google, eBay and other technology leaders are aiming to protect the world’s animals. Why? In a widely unregulated social-media world, many tech platforms have become a haven for the wildlife black market, a $20 billion industry.
The sale of illegal…
Mar 15
According to a report yesterday, it was suggested that Broadcom could be getting ready to officially announce that they will be withdrawing their offer to acquire Qualcomm. Turns out the reports were right, although it’s not hard to see why, as Broadcom has since issued a press release announcing their plans to withdraw.
In Broadcom’s statement, “Although we are disappointed with this outcome, Broadcom will comply with the Order. Broadcom will continue to move forward with its redomiciliation process and will hold its Special Meeting of Stockholders as planned on March 23, 2018. Broadcom’s Board of Directors and management team sincerely appreciate the significant support we received from the Qualcomm and Broadcom stockholders throughout this process.”
For those learning about this for the first time, Broadcom had initially expressed their interest in acquiring Qualcomm. Qualcomm was resistant to the idea at first, but later seemed to be more open to it. However the US Treasury issued a statement which suggested that they did not look upon the plan favorably which was quickly followed by the US government’s official decision to block Broadcom’s bid.
That being said, we guess all of this is now in the past, although interestingly enough there have been reports that Intel could be looking to acquire Broadcom, but whether or not those reports are true and we will see Intel make a bid remains to be seen.
Broadcom Officially Withdraws Their Offer To Acquire Qualcomm , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 15
If you’re looking for gaming keyboards, those keyboards are a dime a dozen, but if you’re after more options then you might be interested to learn that Logitech has unveiled its latest gaming keyboard in the Logitech G513. This is a mechanical keyboard that will take advantage of Logitech’s Romer-G switches.
For those unfamiliar with mechanical keyboards, these are keyboards that rely on mechanical switches, or rather the mechanism beneath each key. This is versus more common keyboards that rely on dome switches or scissor switches which are said to be less reliable and durable, plus it is also less satisfying as far as tactile feedback is concerned.
Logitech’s G513 keyboard will come with the Romer-G Tactile or Linear switches and will also come with RGB lighting and support for LIGHTSYNC. This means that the lights in the keyboard will sync and change dynamically based on the game that you are playing. This is similar to the recently announced Logitech G560 RGB speakers that also come with similar technology.
In terms of pricing, the Logitech G513 will be priced at $150 which is more or less the cost of most mechanical keyboards, although granted this isn’t what many would consider to be affordable, let alone cheap.
Logitech G513 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Announced , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 15
Fujifilm Believes Their Mirrorless Cameras Will Eventually Match DSLR Autofocus
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There is an ongoing debate in the photography world as to whether or not mirrorless cameras have the potential to replace DSLRs. There are some well-known professionals who have made the switch very publicly, but at the same time there are some technical shortcomings in mirrorless cameras that are hard to ignore.
An example would in autofocus speeds where there are plenty of DSLRs that have no problems running circles around mirrorless systems. However Fujifilm thinks that this gap could soon be closed based on an interview with Focus Numerique (via Mirrorless Rumors) where according to the Fujifilm managers that were interviewed, they think that the company’s mirrorless cameras have the potential to catchup to DSLR autofocus performance.
“We believe that sooner or later we will catch up with the few delays we still have in the world of SLRs. We also believe that from 2019, more than 50% of cameras sold worldwide will be hybrids.” That being said, we have seen quite a bit of progress made in autofocus performance in mirrorless cameras.
Sony’s mirrorless cameras are a good example, like the Sony A6000 launched a few years ago that boasted the world’s fastest autofocus system, but what do you guys think? Will mirrorless cameras eventually replace DSLRs in every regard?
Fujifilm Believes Their Mirrorless Cameras Will Eventually Match DSLR Autofocus , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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