First things first: the World Cup! A summary of the links you might need to watch the games while you work, or while others rest (depending on your time zone!). For me, the BBC coverage has been excellent, along with its web pages on the scores and stats. I have been (as of today) trying out the BBC site with the latest release (10.6) of the Opera browser, which seems to be able to handle the live feed just that bit better than some browsers. Take a look, but I think Opera is now shaping up as pretty stern competition to Firefox.Back in the world of print it is time to just finish off those IPEX sales success stories. Leicester-based Flexpress were in the news with their new Ryobi purchase. The small footprint, B2 format Ryobi 785E is the company’s first venture into the world of B2 printing, and the press will be installed at new industrial estate premises as the company continues to expand.
Cardboard packaging experts Benson Group also confirmed that it had spent some money at IPEX with the purchase of two Bobst Masterfold carton makers for the company’s Gateshead facility. The two new highly efficient machines will effectively replace four older Bobst products at the plant.The Daily Express has been holding court in recent weeks in the UK newspaper market, with news of its KBA press purchase, and more recently with the announcement regarding its location. PrintWeek’s Jo Francis added her thoughts to this situation.
Also in the UK newspaper world, we learned that The Sun has somehow managed to skirt around Apple’s no nudity rule for the iPad. Yes, the newspaper’s much celebrated page three pin-up seemed to slip through the censors hands (sorry, was that the wrong choice of words?). Anyway, in our clipping from TechCrunch Chloe from Leeds has been suitably covered up by our learned technical friends, and not by either Apple or News International!Fans and non-fans alike might well enjoy this little sketch on the iPad. Believe me it’s a lot easier for you to look than for me to describe it! That’s assuming, of course, that you are not reading this on an iPad . . .
iPhone 4 update: Reports are already suggested a huge demand for Apple’s new iPhone 4 product, with pre-order systems being overwhelmed with the demand. The FT details the initial availability of 600,000 products has already been taken up, and there are further suggestions that launch dates may be revised in light of the huge interest.Those that have been successful in placing their pre-orders are not sitting on their hands either, as e-Bay is now being used to sell on those early orders to eager buyers! WebUser tells us of one auction where the price has reached the dizzying heights of £1,100 already!
WebUser also reveals details of Orange pricing in the UK, and includes in the same posting some further O2 information.
Late Breaking: First iPhone camper spotted one week out in the US.
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