Welcome to Printing Industry News Digest (PIND) issue 122, 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.
Whilst delighted to hear that some 2,000 jobs have been preserved in the reorganisation of the manroland sheetfed
business, we are still mystified as to where the approximate £40
million of wages will come from. This sum equates to the profitable sale
of several hundred, or more likely thousands, printing presses in a
highly competitive market. Even the market leader is struggling to shift enough metal, and is loosing money big time!
Having highlighted that little problem, we must not forget, Print is Big! We were delighted to be reminded this week of the Print is Big infographic-based web site: a US focused salute to one of the largest industries in the world. By $$$ size print eclipses most sectors; it produces 45 trillion pages annually, to emphasise the “big”; and is still growing, despite what you might read on the internet!
With
that in mind, it is well worth reading this excellent news article from
“The Atlantic”. It focuses on the turbulent times endured by a printer
and his 1940’s Heidelberg press in Mogadishu, Somalia. So, Mr Printer in the UK or USA, do you still think you have it tough?!
Is this the next big thing in publishing? A camera integrated with a Sony PlayStation reads code from a printed book and turns it into an animated augmented reality, with the player interacting with the storyline via the game controller. A sprinkling of Harry Potter magic dust could certainly aid its success!
Mac based fans of Evernote will
probably already know that version 5 of the free software is now
available on the app store. They tell us that it contains some 100-plus
new features. It certainly has a sharper, clearer new interface, and an
improved search facility. If you are not a convert yet, take a closer look!
Interesting little summary from the guys at Lifehacker about common problems associated with the cloud storage systems. Also in cloud world, Microsoft has released info for SkyDrive SDK’s, allowing programers to integrate the product into apps. SkyDrive is also a welcome addition to IFTTT (If This Then That), the customisable action/trigger cloud based software program that we have spoken of often. Lifehacker also asks, is the cloud good enough for back-up?
UK 4G moving forward in the New Year: bidding to start in January 2013 on 4G spectrum.
Tablet talk begins with an Android update for those working with a Nexus 7: you will have noted I am sure that you can now upload Android 4.2 for your pleasure. Phone users with Android 4.2 will have a number of camera enhancements to enjoy, including a new panoramic picture capability, but with Nexus 7 the two best enhancements that I have come across in this general tidy-up are the stop-watch feature, and, best of all, the gesture typing capability. It really works well and is faster than trying to “type” on a miniature keyboard.
On the subject of Android tablets, the smart Xmas investment might be the new 32Gb Nexus 7 with 3G. Unlocked with a SIM slot and Jelly Bean 4.2 the US price of $299 has to be the bargain of the year!
Tablets are being blamed for Dell’s latest unhealthy figures, with both revenues and profits on the slide at the once great box shifter.
Least surprising news of the week: Microsoft Surface isn’t an instant hit as sales start modestly.
Keep your finger on the pulse: grab an RSS feed of PIND (copy this link into your feed reader); click here for the GenesisNews #Print Daily to get the latest daily stories; or click here for regular Tech & Comms updates in blog or RSS form. You can also connect to a free subscription of the Print Daily for an update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology delivered straight to your in-box every day! For details on Genesis Marketing – publishers of PIND – click here.
PIND122
Missed Issue 121, including useful packaging? Then simply click here!
Issue 120: Random Penguin publishing
Issue 119: iPad Mini and Windows 8
Issue 118: A bad week for print
Get your Tech & Comms updates direct from the blog, use the RSS feed, or keep updated via Twitter.
Whilst delighted to hear that some 2,000 jobs have been preserved in the reorganisation of the manroland sheetfed
business, we are still mystified as to where the approximate £40
million of wages will come from. This sum equates to the profitable sale
of several hundred, or more likely thousands, printing presses in a
highly competitive market. Even the market leader is struggling to shift enough metal, and is loosing money big time!Having highlighted that little problem, we must not forget, Print is Big! We were delighted to be reminded this week of the Print is Big infographic-based web site: a US focused salute to one of the largest industries in the world. By $$$ size print eclipses most sectors; it produces 45 trillion pages annually, to emphasise the “big”; and is still growing, despite what you might read on the internet!
With
that in mind, it is well worth reading this excellent news article from
“The Atlantic”. It focuses on the turbulent times endured by a printer
and his 1940’s Heidelberg press in Mogadishu, Somalia. So, Mr Printer in the UK or USA, do you still think you have it tough?!Is this the next big thing in publishing? A camera integrated with a Sony PlayStation reads code from a printed book and turns it into an animated augmented reality, with the player interacting with the storyline via the game controller. A sprinkling of Harry Potter magic dust could certainly aid its success!
Mac based fans of Evernote will
probably already know that version 5 of the free software is now
available on the app store. They tell us that it contains some 100-plus
new features. It certainly has a sharper, clearer new interface, and an
improved search facility. If you are not a convert yet, take a closer look!Interesting little summary from the guys at Lifehacker about common problems associated with the cloud storage systems. Also in cloud world, Microsoft has released info for SkyDrive SDK’s, allowing programers to integrate the product into apps. SkyDrive is also a welcome addition to IFTTT (If This Then That), the customisable action/trigger cloud based software program that we have spoken of often. Lifehacker also asks, is the cloud good enough for back-up?
UK 4G moving forward in the New Year: bidding to start in January 2013 on 4G spectrum.Tablet talk begins with an Android update for those working with a Nexus 7: you will have noted I am sure that you can now upload Android 4.2 for your pleasure. Phone users with Android 4.2 will have a number of camera enhancements to enjoy, including a new panoramic picture capability, but with Nexus 7 the two best enhancements that I have come across in this general tidy-up are the stop-watch feature, and, best of all, the gesture typing capability. It really works well and is faster than trying to “type” on a miniature keyboard.
On the subject of Android tablets, the smart Xmas investment might be the new 32Gb Nexus 7 with 3G. Unlocked with a SIM slot and Jelly Bean 4.2 the US price of $299 has to be the bargain of the year!
Tablets are being blamed for Dell’s latest unhealthy figures, with both revenues and profits on the slide at the once great box shifter.Least surprising news of the week: Microsoft Surface isn’t an instant hit as sales start modestly.
Keep your finger on the pulse: grab an RSS feed of PIND (copy this link into your feed reader); click here for the GenesisNews #Print Daily to get the latest daily stories; or click here for regular Tech & Comms updates in blog or RSS form. You can also connect to a free subscription of the Print Daily for an update on print, publishing, packaging and associated technology delivered straight to your in-box every day! For details on Genesis Marketing – publishers of PIND – click here.
PIND122
Missed Issue 121, including useful packaging? Then simply click here!
Issue 120: Random Penguin publishing
Issue 119: iPad Mini and Windows 8
Issue 118: A bad week for print
Get your Tech & Comms updates direct from the blog, use the RSS feed, or keep updated via Twitter.
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