Welcome to Printing Industry News Digest (PIND) issue 103, 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.
Printed
electronics comes back to the top of the shop this week, with Andy
Thomas, editor of Labels & Labeling magazine, taking a look at
developments at The Centre for Process Innovation, where more or less standard narrow web kit is being used to achieve exciting results.
With the dust settling on Drupa, our Australian chums at Print21 offer up their detailed Benny Landa interview. Worth a read if you want a deeper understanding of nanographic presses, and their potential to change the market. You can also see the full Landa Drupa presentation here.
Meanwhile, the final financial details of the Manroland GB
sheetfed and web operations were announced this week by the
administrators. Even with the dramatic reduction in the size of this
press manufacturer, there are still too many suppliers chasing too few
orders. One almost has to ask, who will be the next to go?
The publishing of e-books is easy right? Well, not quite so. Publishing – in whatever format – still has to cross a number of rivers and climb various mountains. Andrew Zack takes us on a publishing journey.
We made mention of the Google Nexus 7 last week, and you may well have already seen the Google video of things taking shape. You can now also put your pre-order in.
However, such moves from Google have re-ignited rumours that Apple will get going this year with product in the 7-inch space. Could be interesting. PIND has never championed the smaller format tablet: you have a phone for portable work, and you would need an additional data contract if you want almost-anywhere internet. The format is still going to be popular this year though – it is the affordable point of entry into the tablet market that makes the big difference. Can we resist the pre-order page above . . . [big struggle ensues!]
Existing Galaxy tabs,
in the meantime, are strongly rumoured to being close to an ICS
upgrade. We will confirm when we actually see this in real life! By the
way: what is Samsung doing right, as profits surge 79% in its second quarter?
ZDNet has been asking questions regarding Microsoft in the form of: Why Microsoft is Building a Tablet, but Won’t Build Smartphones. Whole different distribution / partner system me thinks. In almost the same breath, we are advised that Amazon is planning a smartphone.
Talking of Microsoft, as we do very occasionally, are they taking yet another leaf from the Apple book? A Windows 8
upgrade for Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 will be available
for download for just $39.99. That should help take a lot of people on
the new journey (eventually!). Experience may well tell us, don’t jump
too soon. Let everybody else iron out the bumps first.
Skype fans should be aware of both PC and Mac updates aimed at further improving stability.
An interesting read for software geeks, and not-so-geeks too: the best Google features
that you probably don’t use. And this can be more of an eye opener than
you are expecting. My money is on you finding something here that you
didn’t already know, and that will prove useful!
Almost finally, one question all parents should be asking: do smart devices make smart kids? The BBC poses the question and attempts some answers.
Finally, 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 update on print, publishing, packaging news and associated technology!
PIND103
Missed Issue 102, including thoughts on British banking? Then simply click here!
Issue 101: Microsoft Surface
Issue 100: newspaper news
Issue 99: PIND Drupa wrap-up
Updated daily, get Tech News as it relates to print and publishing.
Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
Printed
electronics comes back to the top of the shop this week, with Andy
Thomas, editor of Labels & Labeling magazine, taking a look at
developments at The Centre for Process Innovation, where more or less standard narrow web kit is being used to achieve exciting results.With the dust settling on Drupa, our Australian chums at Print21 offer up their detailed Benny Landa interview. Worth a read if you want a deeper understanding of nanographic presses, and their potential to change the market. You can also see the full Landa Drupa presentation here.
Meanwhile, the final financial details of the Manroland GB
sheetfed and web operations were announced this week by the
administrators. Even with the dramatic reduction in the size of this
press manufacturer, there are still too many suppliers chasing too few
orders. One almost has to ask, who will be the next to go?The publishing of e-books is easy right? Well, not quite so. Publishing – in whatever format – still has to cross a number of rivers and climb various mountains. Andrew Zack takes us on a publishing journey.
We made mention of the Google Nexus 7 last week, and you may well have already seen the Google video of things taking shape. You can now also put your pre-order in.However, such moves from Google have re-ignited rumours that Apple will get going this year with product in the 7-inch space. Could be interesting. PIND has never championed the smaller format tablet: you have a phone for portable work, and you would need an additional data contract if you want almost-anywhere internet. The format is still going to be popular this year though – it is the affordable point of entry into the tablet market that makes the big difference. Can we resist the pre-order page above . . . [big struggle ensues!]
Existing Galaxy tabs,
in the meantime, are strongly rumoured to being close to an ICS
upgrade. We will confirm when we actually see this in real life! By the
way: what is Samsung doing right, as profits surge 79% in its second quarter?ZDNet has been asking questions regarding Microsoft in the form of: Why Microsoft is Building a Tablet, but Won’t Build Smartphones. Whole different distribution / partner system me thinks. In almost the same breath, we are advised that Amazon is planning a smartphone.
Talking of Microsoft, as we do very occasionally, are they taking yet another leaf from the Apple book? A Windows 8
upgrade for Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 will be available
for download for just $39.99. That should help take a lot of people on
the new journey (eventually!). Experience may well tell us, don’t jump
too soon. Let everybody else iron out the bumps first.Skype fans should be aware of both PC and Mac updates aimed at further improving stability.
An interesting read for software geeks, and not-so-geeks too: the best Google features
that you probably don’t use. And this can be more of an eye opener than
you are expecting. My money is on you finding something here that you
didn’t already know, and that will prove useful!Almost finally, one question all parents should be asking: do smart devices make smart kids? The BBC poses the question and attempts some answers.
Finally, 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 update on print, publishing, packaging news and associated technology!
PIND103
Missed Issue 102, including thoughts on British banking? Then simply click here!
Issue 101: Microsoft Surface
Issue 100: newspaper news
Issue 99: PIND Drupa wrap-up
Updated daily, get Tech News as it relates to print and publishing.
Got friends that might like GenesisNews? Tweet them now: click here!
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