Welcome to Printing Industry News Digest (PIND) issue 87, providing a summary of major news items from the printing, publishing, 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!
Further to last week’s exciting news regarding Manroland Sheetfed, further thoughts have been provided on the move, though a number of big questions are probably still awaiting answers. The Australian angle offers further insight. More news as we have it!
Outrage has been the order of the day in the UK with regard to the news that a multi-million pounds Olympic ticket contract has gone to a provider in the USA. The green lobby might well be up in arms at shipping a few tonnes of paper from the US to the UK, but will they get just as irate when US athletes force the mass shipments of gold from the UK to the US later in the year?
Design is to the fore today as we look at this wonderful web link from Bored Panda offering 21 minimalist print ads to feast your eyes on.
In the world of publishing, an interesting post via the guys at InPublishing offering five areas of forecast for the year 2012. Might seem a bit late to still be on the crystal ball trail, but some interesting topics are raised here, and we especially like number 4, print is not dead!
Kindle Fire has caused many headlines during this last few months, but I for one have seen very few focused reviews of the product. We saw one this week. Here it is.
Whilst many users are still not 100% convinced to the power or usefulness of Apple’s Siri personal assistant, as currently available on the iPhone 4S, TechCrunch offers us details of where such software will be heading. OK, the piece is penned by co-founder and CEO of Siri, Dag Kittlaus, but this fact makes his vision surely all the more interesting.
Windows 8 is now on the horizon, and already the knives appear to be out, with a definite slant towards the fact that this won’t be viewed as a critical upgrade for the average Windows 7 desktop user. The Guardian takes a look at the arguments.
On the subject of Windows, you may well be able to pluck something interesting out of this little collection of Windows tools that will enhance the regular functionality of the current operating system. I certainly fancy the idea of “Bins”, providing similar functionality to OS X’s stacking for the taskbar. This means that you will also be able to pin files and folders to the taskbar as well as programs.
Meanwhile on the Android front Chrome has arrived. OK, only for ICS at the moment, but hopefully it will spread through other variants. Android still does need that ability to connect up to a browser in the Chrome league, allowing the simple and straightforward use of already stored bookmarks, as well as the speed improvements that the Google software could provide. Also for Android fans: Microsoft OneNote has arrived. If you are a fan of this note taking and list making product, this release completes the circle I guess. We run the software on PC, iPhone, and iPad already. We don’t see the Android variant as being quite so well presented on our Samsung tablet product.
On a broader tech issue, Engadget advises us that the “app economy” has created some 500,000 jobs since 2007 – which, by their very association with the app, just couldn’t have existing before.
Almost finally, and TechRadar posted a list this week of the 10 most hated bits of software. We were not sure prior to opening this page, but actually we were regularly nodding in agreement as we read through the offerings. Better ideas? Mail us at PIND.editor@gmail.com
Finally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 88. 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!
PIND087
Missed Issue 86, including the Manroland Sheetfed announcement? Then simply click here!
Issue 85: Kodak update; used presses; ultrabooks
Issue 84: Manroland break-up; Kodak Chapter 11
Issue 83: tech snippets and software
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Further to last week’s exciting news regarding Manroland Sheetfed, further thoughts have been provided on the move, though a number of big questions are probably still awaiting answers. The Australian angle offers further insight. More news as we have it!Outrage has been the order of the day in the UK with regard to the news that a multi-million pounds Olympic ticket contract has gone to a provider in the USA. The green lobby might well be up in arms at shipping a few tonnes of paper from the US to the UK, but will they get just as irate when US athletes force the mass shipments of gold from the UK to the US later in the year?
Design is to the fore today as we look at this wonderful web link from Bored Panda offering 21 minimalist print ads to feast your eyes on.In the world of publishing, an interesting post via the guys at InPublishing offering five areas of forecast for the year 2012. Might seem a bit late to still be on the crystal ball trail, but some interesting topics are raised here, and we especially like number 4, print is not dead!
Kindle Fire has caused many headlines during this last few months, but I for one have seen very few focused reviews of the product. We saw one this week. Here it is.Whilst many users are still not 100% convinced to the power or usefulness of Apple’s Siri personal assistant, as currently available on the iPhone 4S, TechCrunch offers us details of where such software will be heading. OK, the piece is penned by co-founder and CEO of Siri, Dag Kittlaus, but this fact makes his vision surely all the more interesting.
Windows 8 is now on the horizon, and already the knives appear to be out, with a definite slant towards the fact that this won’t be viewed as a critical upgrade for the average Windows 7 desktop user. The Guardian takes a look at the arguments.On the subject of Windows, you may well be able to pluck something interesting out of this little collection of Windows tools that will enhance the regular functionality of the current operating system. I certainly fancy the idea of “Bins”, providing similar functionality to OS X’s stacking for the taskbar. This means that you will also be able to pin files and folders to the taskbar as well as programs.
Meanwhile on the Android front Chrome has arrived. OK, only for ICS at the moment, but hopefully it will spread through other variants. Android still does need that ability to connect up to a browser in the Chrome league, allowing the simple and straightforward use of already stored bookmarks, as well as the speed improvements that the Google software could provide. Also for Android fans: Microsoft OneNote has arrived. If you are a fan of this note taking and list making product, this release completes the circle I guess. We run the software on PC, iPhone, and iPad already. We don’t see the Android variant as being quite so well presented on our Samsung tablet product.On a broader tech issue, Engadget advises us that the “app economy” has created some 500,000 jobs since 2007 – which, by their very association with the app, just couldn’t have existing before.
Almost finally, and TechRadar posted a list this week of the 10 most hated bits of software. We were not sure prior to opening this page, but actually we were regularly nodding in agreement as we read through the offerings. Better ideas? Mail us at PIND.editor@gmail.comFinally, do keep checking back to see what will be featured in our next edition, PIND 88. 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!
PIND087
Missed Issue 86, including the Manroland Sheetfed announcement? Then simply click here!
Issue 85: Kodak update; used presses; ultrabooks
Issue 84: Manroland break-up; Kodak Chapter 11
Issue 83: tech snippets and software
Get Your Print News Every Day!
Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
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