Welcome to Printing Industry News Digest (PIND) issue 139, 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.
IPEX 2014 grabs the headlines yet again this week with the publication of an open letter to all IPEX stakeholders, as first published via PrintWeek.com on Thursday of last week, aimed at promoting the positives of
print. A series of cost saving measures for exhibitors have also been
communicated as organisers Informa seek to show their understanding of
the price of shows in these harsh economic times.
Prior to all of that excitement, the build up to its stable-mate show, North Print & Pack, is well underway. The Harrogate-based exhibition is the only major print focused show in the country this year, and the last event of any significant size in the run up to next years IPEX exhibition.
“Why Newspapers Still Matter” lecture occurs in the same week as debate continues in UK re Leverson, while newsrooms continue to cut back on journalists, and contract print revenues continue to struggle.
Shareholder unrest in the digital world as HP sees big protest vote against re-election of directors.
The Google Reader issue won’t go away. TechCrunch asks what of those users just stop using a news feed system. It also takes a look at the history of the feed reader. Feedly is tipped as the likely successor for many users, but who pays for all of that server power that this will require?
Google has, however, this week introduced a new package: Google Keep is a note-taking tool. Nothing sensational, but it might be another handy solution to those of us with failing memories! [still recommend Evernote though!]
Meanwhile, a realtime API interface with Google Drive is now something that developers can get excited about.
Android Tips: Regular readers just knew it wouldn’t take us long to start fiddling with the screen display of the Note II phone – the arrival of which was posted just last week. Our first screen creation on this device offers a decidedly monochrome theme, inspired by a glorious wallpaper image, coupled with some of the basic thoughts of the Holo Cards theme recently shown on this site, and a semi-transparent icon set entitled Glasklart. Our favourite Nova launcher provides the base, which allows us to employ a 5 x 9 grid and six dock buttons: phone, email, settings, text message, Opera browser, and Spotify. A basic nine app buttons reside in the lower / centre of the screen. We find this “simple” structure easier on the eye. The straightforward analogue clock face follows this same principle.
The
four additional buttons along the top of the screen are in fact
page-links. They connect to four additional screens offering further
apps grouped by topic. The four buttons shown lead to: a tech settings
page; a files page, including links to our favourite cloud storage
sites; a “play” set of apps, including music, TV, films, and books; and a
“links” page, including bookmarks to regularly visited news, print, and
sports sites. Each of these pages includes a similar set of icons at
the top of the screen, with the addition of a home button to return to
the “home” screen.
Additionally, a swipe down the screen will take the user to a digital clock screen combined with weather info, along with an open Google-based diary for today with the next four appointments on show. A swipe up the screen offers a quick route to the browser with news headlines. For more technical details email PIND.editor@gmail.com
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.
PIND139
Missed Issue 138, with inkjet and newspapers? Then simply click here!
Issue 137: SRA1 format
Issue 136: offset installs
Issue 135: PUR binding
Get your Tech & Comms updates direct from the blog, use the RSS feed, or keep updated via Twitter.
IPEX 2014 grabs the headlines yet again this week with the publication of an open letter to all IPEX stakeholders, as first published via PrintWeek.com on Thursday of last week, aimed at promoting the positives of
print. A series of cost saving measures for exhibitors have also been
communicated as organisers Informa seek to show their understanding of
the price of shows in these harsh economic times.Prior to all of that excitement, the build up to its stable-mate show, North Print & Pack, is well underway. The Harrogate-based exhibition is the only major print focused show in the country this year, and the last event of any significant size in the run up to next years IPEX exhibition.
“Why Newspapers Still Matter” lecture occurs in the same week as debate continues in UK re Leverson, while newsrooms continue to cut back on journalists, and contract print revenues continue to struggle.Shareholder unrest in the digital world as HP sees big protest vote against re-election of directors.
The Google Reader issue won’t go away. TechCrunch asks what of those users just stop using a news feed system. It also takes a look at the history of the feed reader. Feedly is tipped as the likely successor for many users, but who pays for all of that server power that this will require?Google has, however, this week introduced a new package: Google Keep is a note-taking tool. Nothing sensational, but it might be another handy solution to those of us with failing memories! [still recommend Evernote though!]
Meanwhile, a realtime API interface with Google Drive is now something that developers can get excited about.Android Tips: Regular readers just knew it wouldn’t take us long to start fiddling with the screen display of the Note II phone – the arrival of which was posted just last week. Our first screen creation on this device offers a decidedly monochrome theme, inspired by a glorious wallpaper image, coupled with some of the basic thoughts of the Holo Cards theme recently shown on this site, and a semi-transparent icon set entitled Glasklart. Our favourite Nova launcher provides the base, which allows us to employ a 5 x 9 grid and six dock buttons: phone, email, settings, text message, Opera browser, and Spotify. A basic nine app buttons reside in the lower / centre of the screen. We find this “simple” structure easier on the eye. The straightforward analogue clock face follows this same principle.
The
four additional buttons along the top of the screen are in fact
page-links. They connect to four additional screens offering further
apps grouped by topic. The four buttons shown lead to: a tech settings
page; a files page, including links to our favourite cloud storage
sites; a “play” set of apps, including music, TV, films, and books; and a
“links” page, including bookmarks to regularly visited news, print, and
sports sites. Each of these pages includes a similar set of icons at
the top of the screen, with the addition of a home button to return to
the “home” screen.Additionally, a swipe down the screen will take the user to a digital clock screen combined with weather info, along with an open Google-based diary for today with the next four appointments on show. A swipe up the screen offers a quick route to the browser with news headlines. For more technical details email PIND.editor@gmail.com
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.
PIND139
Missed Issue 138, with inkjet and newspapers? Then simply click here!
Issue 137: SRA1 format
Issue 136: offset installs
Issue 135: PUR binding
Get your Tech & Comms updates direct from the blog, use the RSS feed, or keep updated via Twitter.
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