Students from political sciences are, usually, overconfident

Students from political sciences are, usually, overconfident: Main Point: Students of political sciences show higher level of overconfidence, whereas students from humanities are on the inverse side.

Students from political sciences are, usually, overconfident

Students from political sciences are, usually, overconfident: Main Point: Students of political sciences show higher level of overconfidence, whereas students from humanities are on the inverse side.

Google's little known "10 things" (rules or strategies)

Somethings from Astronomy

Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, took $4.3 million in the fiscal year 2013

Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, took nearly $4.3 million as a compensation package for the fiscal year 2013 which ended in September. This compensation package is marginally higher than his compensation for the previous year that was about $4.2 million.

According to the regulatory filing, Cook's compensation package in the fiscal year 2013 included nearly $1.4 million in base salary along with a cash bonus of $2.8 million. Moreover, the compensation package also included $52,721 in company contributions to Cook's 401(k) account; and other incentives such as life insurance premiums, and a vacation cash-out.

From The Mac Observer;

Looking to 2014, Tim Cook has another 205,000 shares of $AAPL that will vest in August and September, both in Apple's fiscal 2014. Those shares would be values at $113.7 million at Monday's closing price of $554.52, but again should be looked at in the context of the years over which they vested.

Overall, Apple Inc. stock performed poorly during the fiscal year 2013 and went down by about 26%. Despite this decline, Apple Inc. was still the world’s highly valued company based on market capitalization.

Sources:

Preliminary proxy statement of Apple Inc. - SEC (http://goo.gl/9A7jvz)

Apple’s Stock Performance Cost Tim Cook $4 Million, at His Insistence - The Mac Observer (http://goo.gl/4S7BdP)

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro would come in U.S. via AT&T

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro - a new Samsung mega tablet - would make its way to U.S. through AT&T as reported by Evleaks. This variant would have the model number SM-P907A.

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro would be presented at the CES next week. According to TDG, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro has a 12.2 inch screen with 2560×1600 resolution display. It has 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, an 8MP camera on the back, a Snapdragon 800 SoC, Android 4.4 KitKat and a huge battery.

From TDG,

It appears that Samsung is looking to tap into the netbook segment with the Galaxy Note Pro and it might succeed to a large extent if priced appropriately. With the company’s goals to emerge as a major player in the tablet segment next year, this could just be the tablet to kick start its merry run.

Sources:

@evleaks – Twitter

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro could launch via AT&T in the U.S. - TDG (http://goo.gl/K9Z5ct)

Facebook planning to come freely on mobile phones

Facebook on mobile phone (Credit: DigitalTrends)

Facebook is planning to come on every phone and the company has started working on it by coming on U.S. phones without data plans.

According to The New York Times reports, T-Mobile’s GoSmart Mobile, a low-cost offshoot offering prepaid services, will start giving free access to Facebook’s social network and instant-messaging service with almost all of its mobile plans and services.

“This is something that no one else is offering in the United States,” said Gavin Dillon, T-Mobile’s vice president of partner brands, in an interview on Tuesday. “It’s really about providing more value for GoSmart’s cost-conscious customers.”

 “Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected, and we’re delighted that GoSmart subscribers, many who don’t have data access, will be able to use Facebook for free,” Chris Daniels, vice president of partnerships at Facebook, said in a statement.

However, according to the report, this would have minimal effect on Facebook usage but this would show the ambition of the company to bring people of the world online.

Source:

Free Facebook, Common Globally, Finally Comes to American Mobile Phones - The New York Times (http://goo.gl/sWOCJ4)