EA revealed a new game today called Tiberium, and it will take place
within the Command and Conquer universe. They think this new
franchise will launch “…players into an epic battle for power”.
Tiberium
revolves around an extraterrestrial crystal that negates fossil fuels as an energy source. Civilization is depending on
this
power for its survival, and of course, it could be a self-destructive force as well.
Time for another printer review. As a follow up to the review of Kodak's excellent Easyshare 5300 AIO printer, today we present its big brother, the Easyshare 5500. Supporting a 35sheet document feeder, integrated fax capabilities, and duplex printing, is it worth the additional price premium over the Easyshare 5300? That's what we're here to find out.
Let's see. Spend billions on a merger. Fail to execute on time. Miss product launch dates. See your companies stock value plummet into the toilet... *AND* get a raise? Man we need jobs in corporate America. AMD's Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz somehow managed to get a 7% raise, according to an SEC filing here .
Aren't corporate officers supposed to be answerable to Boards and shareholders? If we still had any AMD stock, we would likely be a bit ticked off right now, a feeling I'm sure is shared by many AMD shareholders after this little gem came to light. One thing is for sure. Now you know why he is smiling.
*Update*
AMD responded to this story after it hit the Internet and upset many. Apparently the AMD senior staff member confirming the story made a mistake. The raise actually did not occur recently, but occurred over year ago. Since then, his pay has changed +24,000USD, which is due to new accounting practices involving travel expenses. Ruiz is the highest paid CEO in the semiconductor industry.
Sony , purveyor of rootkits and exploding batteries, has just released a battery-less digital camera apparently for those times when your in the middle of the Australian Outback or the frozen wastelands of the Antarctic, and can't find a battery store or a charger outlet. The device, shaped somewhat like a pizza-cutter, has an external wheel that you "roll" for approximately 15 seconds to generate the amount of electricity needed to operate the camera. For one photo.
It is no suprise too, that this is currently a Japanese market item only. Good proof-of-concept perhaps, but a fundamentally stupid idea.
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