Inrix Traffic 3.0 for Android, iOS gets better crowdsourcing
You may not know the name Inrix, but the provider of flow data and prediction supplies the traffic data for dozens of automakers, aftermarket GPS providers, and municipalities. It's very likely that you already use Inrix's data in some way without even knowing it. Inrix's app for iOS devices and Android brings that same traffic data to your smartphone along with a few features new to its latest version 3.0 update. Comparative Traffic is an at-a-glance look at the major differences between the current traffic conditions and normal traffic trends. Roads that are moving more slowly than average are marked with a thick black overlay while those moving faster get a light blue overlay. This view make it easy for users who are familiar with traffic trends to quickly spot and potentially avoid problems.Inrix also makes it easier for upstanding citizens who want to help other motorist by providing real-time reports of accidents, incidents, and congestion to do so with a new One Touch Reporting feature. This new, simplified reporting interface allows users to quickly report incidents with two (!) quick taps. The incident options have been reduced to two categories (police and accident) making it easier for users to keep their eyes on the road. Incident options are reduced to Accidents and Police for easier reporting. Reporting an inaccuracy in traffic flow is also automated with a new correction option.Screenshot by Antuan Goodwin/CNETWhile everyone running the Inrix Traffic app while driving is automatically contributing anonymous flow data to Inrix's network, the app is optimized for intermittent reporting so that it doesn't become a battery hog. However, if a user notices that Inrix's traffic data is inaccurate in a location, there's a quick mode that temporarily increases the frequency of their app's anonymous reporting, allowing that user to help Inrix's network and traffic algorithms to correct its reporting.While the previous version of Inrix Traffic kept its traffic map centered on the user's current location, the new version has a novel feature called Unlock from Me, which allows users to browse the map freely for checking traffic in other areas. This combines with Inrix's current predictive traffic algorithms means that, for example, a motorist could check the night's traffic in Los Angeles before they start their trip from San Francisco in the morning.Inrix Traffic is free to download and use in the iTunes App Store and the Android Market. The version 3.0 update is available for Android now and will hit iTunes tomorrow (Thursday) morning. Check it out and take it for a spin on your commute tomorrow.
Apple gives most of its top execs $60M bonuses
Apple gives most of its top execs $60M bonuses
It's bonus season at Apple.A flurry of new filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show Apple's top executives getting bonuses with big payouts that hinge on them staying with the company through the end of 2016.The company on Wednesday doled out 150,000 shares each to most of its senior vice presidents, short of recently-minted SVP Eddy Cue, who received a slightly smaller 100,000-share bonus, and design guru Jonathan Ive, who is an SVP, but does not fall under the SEC's section for directors, officers, and principal stockholders. That works out to just over a $60 million payday to those who got the 150,000 shares, with Cue's cut coming out to a little more than $40 million, all based off today's closing price. Those who got the 150,000 shares will reach 50 percent vesting come June 21, 2013, with the other 50 percent fully vesting on March 21, 2016. The filings show that 25,000 of Cue's shares vest on September 21, 2014, with the rest vesting two years later. With all of these, the bonus is contingent on the executives continuing to work at the company."Our executive team is incredibly talented and they are all dedicated to Apple's continued success," said Apple spokesman Steve Dowling in a statement. "These stock grants are meant to reward them down the road for their hard work in helping to keep Apple the most innovative company in the world."Though Cue's bonus is less than the others, it's his second major bonus in the past few months. Cue was awarded 100,000 restricted stock units when he was promoted to SVP status at the beginning of September to oversee Apple's iTunes Store, iCloud, iAd, and iBookstore. Cue, who is a 22-year Apple veteran, helped create the company's first online store in 1998, and Apple's iTunes Music Store in 2003--the latter being the business that would become the foundation for the App Store and iBookstore, places where Apple sells other digital goods.Here's a full breakdown of the bonuses by executive:Bruce Sewell -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent vest on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Jeffrey Williams -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Philip Schiller -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Peter Oppenheimer --150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Robert Mansfield -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Scott Forstall -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Eddy Cue -- 100,000 shares, 25 percent vest September 21, 2014, 100 percent September 21, 2016.Updated at 3:26 p.m. PT to include comment from Apple.
It's bonus season at Apple.A flurry of new filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show Apple's top executives getting bonuses with big payouts that hinge on them staying with the company through the end of 2016.The company on Wednesday doled out 150,000 shares each to most of its senior vice presidents, short of recently-minted SVP Eddy Cue, who received a slightly smaller 100,000-share bonus, and design guru Jonathan Ive, who is an SVP, but does not fall under the SEC's section for directors, officers, and principal stockholders. That works out to just over a $60 million payday to those who got the 150,000 shares, with Cue's cut coming out to a little more than $40 million, all based off today's closing price. Those who got the 150,000 shares will reach 50 percent vesting come June 21, 2013, with the other 50 percent fully vesting on March 21, 2016. The filings show that 25,000 of Cue's shares vest on September 21, 2014, with the rest vesting two years later. With all of these, the bonus is contingent on the executives continuing to work at the company."Our executive team is incredibly talented and they are all dedicated to Apple's continued success," said Apple spokesman Steve Dowling in a statement. "These stock grants are meant to reward them down the road for their hard work in helping to keep Apple the most innovative company in the world."Though Cue's bonus is less than the others, it's his second major bonus in the past few months. Cue was awarded 100,000 restricted stock units when he was promoted to SVP status at the beginning of September to oversee Apple's iTunes Store, iCloud, iAd, and iBookstore. Cue, who is a 22-year Apple veteran, helped create the company's first online store in 1998, and Apple's iTunes Music Store in 2003--the latter being the business that would become the foundation for the App Store and iBookstore, places where Apple sells other digital goods.Here's a full breakdown of the bonuses by executive:Bruce Sewell -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent vest on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Jeffrey Williams -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Philip Schiller -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Peter Oppenheimer --150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Robert Mansfield -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Scott Forstall -- 150,000 shares, 50 percent on June 21, 2013, 100 percent on March 21, 2016Eddy Cue -- 100,000 shares, 25 percent vest September 21, 2014, 100 percent September 21, 2016.Updated at 3:26 p.m. PT to include comment from Apple.
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