Obama hangs on to his BlackBerry

WASHINGTON » President Barack Obama isn’t giving up his BlackBerry — at least not for now.

The White House is shooting down the notion that Obama’s device is caught up in a pilot program designed to transition away from BlackBerry smartphones.

The pilot program is being carried out by the White House Communications Agency. It’s part of the Defense Department and is responsible for making sure Obama has communications capabilities wherever he goes.

But White House spokes­man Jay Carney says the Executive Office of the President isn’t participating in any pilot programs affecting their hand-held devices.

U.S. government agencies have been one of the last bastions for BlackBerry Ltd. The company pioneered the smartphone in 1999 but has since been hammered by competition from the iPhone and Android-based rivals.

PepsiCo CEO’s pay rises to $13.2M

NEW YORK » PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi got a pay package worth $13.2 million last year, representing a 5 percent increase from the previous year.

The pay bump was the result of a higher performance-based bonus, reflecting the company’s improved financial results after coming out of a "transitional year" in which it slashed costs and stepped up investments in flagship brands.

In addition to its namesake soda, PepsiCo makes Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Quaker Oats and Frito-Lay snacks such as Dori­tos and Cheetos.

PepsiCo Inc., based in Purchase, N.Y., had been under pressure to improve its results when Nooyi announced a "reset" in 2012 to strengthen its brands. The company invested more heavily in marketing for its soda, which had lost market share to Coca-Cola Co. over the years.

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