Welcome to Printing Industry News Digest (PIND) issue 73, providing a summary of major news items from the printing, packaging, digital and communications technology sectors. PIND incorporates brief summaries and links to the week's key news stories so that you can look up that all important detail, digging deeper behind the headline. Do also take a look at our automated Twitter-based GenesisNews Print Daily publication; why not take out a free subscription for a daily digital delivery!
With the world still mourning the death of Steve Jobs, iOS5 makes a timely debut. Have a read up on the major features, and some of the hidden joys, prior to downloading and upgrading your Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod device. The Notifications feature is a very nice addition – a quick summary of all major input sources in one pull down screen; and iCloud is there ready for you to back-up with.
Along with the new operating system, you might even splash the cash and get yourself armed with the new iPhone 4S. What makes the product just that bit more desirable than other models? Steve Wozniak was one of the first in the queue for the new device.
Combine the two together and you get the intriguing addition of Siri, a voice activated assistant [for want of a better description!]. Whilst it is in theory an app only available for the iPhone 4S, the jailbreak community have already been active in the creation of an iPhone 4 version.
It could be that the iPhone is not for you of course: in which case take a look at what Lifehacker describe as the iAndroid home screen – an Android home screen that has been designed to mimic much of the functionality of the iPhone starting panel.
Metro was surprisingly quick off the market with its new iPad app, and it is suggested that it is now available via Apple’s Newsstand within the iStore. The Guardian too has been keen to stake its claim with regard to a iPad focused newspaper, again supposed to be available via the new Newsstand.
Further to our story of last week regarding India’s new budget tablet product, the BBC examines the story in more detail, seeking to find out if there is actually a working product behind the headlines. Meanwhile, jumping onto a similar bandwagon, stories have circulated this week regarding a $130 laptop product for Bangladesh.
Much talk on this side of the water [again] re a high-speed 4G network, with initial auction of the spectrum expected to raise some £3 billion – way short of previous sales (ie, 3G) but then we are not in the most affluent of times right now!
Amazon meanwhile is launching a French language e-reader and Kindle store – yes, the whole Kindle boom has yet to reach the French speaking world!
Newspapers & Technology reminds us that Ifra Expo has been going on this last week, despite the significant downturn in newspaper markets across the world. New press models from Goss, KBA, Wifag, Manugraph and Manroland. Océ has also sold two digital printing systems in Europe.
The BBC examines the dreaded start-up time of a PC, and suggests that things are about to change with the dawn of the ultrabook. We all look forward to the day of the instant start-up!
Almost finally: do you like the idea of all of that free storage via iCloud? Think again! If it’s free storage you like, check out Box [formerly known as Box-net around these parts]. Sign up for its iOS apps and you can get yourself 50Gb of free cloud storage, knocking Apple’s paltry 5Gb into a cocked-hat!
Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 74. We aim to add details of our next edition this link during the course of the week. For an RSS feed of PIND, copy this link into your feed reader; and click here for the GenesisNews Print Daily – you can even take out a free subscription for this daily news update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology!
PIND073
Missed Issue 72, including a collection of Steve Jobs obits? Then simply click here!
Issue 71: Kindle Fire; LabelExpo
Issue 70: HP; KBA; MGi; Kindle
Issue 69: Newspapers; Reader’s Digest
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Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
With the world still mourning the death of Steve Jobs, iOS5 makes a timely debut. Have a read up on the major features, and some of the hidden joys, prior to downloading and upgrading your Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod device. The Notifications feature is a very nice addition – a quick summary of all major input sources in one pull down screen; and iCloud is there ready for you to back-up with.Along with the new operating system, you might even splash the cash and get yourself armed with the new iPhone 4S. What makes the product just that bit more desirable than other models? Steve Wozniak was one of the first in the queue for the new device.
Combine the two together and you get the intriguing addition of Siri, a voice activated assistant [for want of a better description!]. Whilst it is in theory an app only available for the iPhone 4S, the jailbreak community have already been active in the creation of an iPhone 4 version.It could be that the iPhone is not for you of course: in which case take a look at what Lifehacker describe as the iAndroid home screen – an Android home screen that has been designed to mimic much of the functionality of the iPhone starting panel.
Metro was surprisingly quick off the market with its new iPad app, and it is suggested that it is now available via Apple’s Newsstand within the iStore. The Guardian too has been keen to stake its claim with regard to a iPad focused newspaper, again supposed to be available via the new Newsstand.Further to our story of last week regarding India’s new budget tablet product, the BBC examines the story in more detail, seeking to find out if there is actually a working product behind the headlines. Meanwhile, jumping onto a similar bandwagon, stories have circulated this week regarding a $130 laptop product for Bangladesh.
Much talk on this side of the water [again] re a high-speed 4G network, with initial auction of the spectrum expected to raise some £3 billion – way short of previous sales (ie, 3G) but then we are not in the most affluent of times right now!Amazon meanwhile is launching a French language e-reader and Kindle store – yes, the whole Kindle boom has yet to reach the French speaking world!
Newspapers & Technology reminds us that Ifra Expo has been going on this last week, despite the significant downturn in newspaper markets across the world. New press models from Goss, KBA, Wifag, Manugraph and Manroland. Océ has also sold two digital printing systems in Europe.The BBC examines the dreaded start-up time of a PC, and suggests that things are about to change with the dawn of the ultrabook. We all look forward to the day of the instant start-up!
Almost finally: do you like the idea of all of that free storage via iCloud? Think again! If it’s free storage you like, check out Box [formerly known as Box-net around these parts]. Sign up for its iOS apps and you can get yourself 50Gb of free cloud storage, knocking Apple’s paltry 5Gb into a cocked-hat!Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 74. We aim to add details of our next edition this link during the course of the week. For an RSS feed of PIND, copy this link into your feed reader; and click here for the GenesisNews Print Daily – you can even take out a free subscription for this daily news update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology!
PIND073
Missed Issue 72, including a collection of Steve Jobs obits? Then simply click here!
Issue 71: Kindle Fire; LabelExpo
Issue 70: HP; KBA; MGi; Kindle
Issue 69: Newspapers; Reader’s Digest
Get Your Print News Every Day!
Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
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