News and wire services reported this week that ABC, the television network, is leading the charge to get content onto new tablet devices and is a pioneering a bold new media technology path by talking to technology companies to have apps for the Apple iPad ready to go this year.
A senior executive at Adobe, which is already in a deal with Apple and Wired Magazine, revealed that ABC was keen to strike up a partnership with the company. Abode's Flash Player technology is being used by other media groups to bring their content onto the iPad and a range of similar tablets due to be put on the market this year.
"Adobe's senior experience design manager, Jeremy Clark, said he had received an email from the ABC yesterday seeking a similar partnership to the one with the magazine Wired," according to one published report. Below, a glimpse into the brave new world of publishing:
NextGen Magazine-The troubled print media industry is giving serious consideration to new iPad and iPad-like devices to launch next generation mobile, visual digital media. Leading the charge is Wired, a pioneer in New Media publishing technology and digital media economics through its development partnership with Adobe and Apple. See the futue of magazine media and online branding in this video.
China, Brazil, and Israel are taking aggressive steps to encourage more start-ups. What does it mean for the US. ?
From Europe to Asia and beyond, the hunger to innovate has created lots of entrepreneurial competition for America.
Start-up firms are helping to manage traffic in the teeming cities of Brazil and have allowed less-populous nations such as Israel to become fertile soil for new business ideas.
With the help of massive government stimulus action, China is now leading the world economy out of recession, according to a new OECD report. Already the world’s second largest economy, China could well overtake the United States to become the leading producer of manufactured goods in the next five to seven years, it says.
The OECD’s latest Economic Survey of China says it will be important to ensure that government saving, now falling in the wake of the crisis, does not revert to its previous, excessively high levels. Public spending should be stepped up to support much needed social reforms in areas such as education, welfare assistance, pensions and health.
The biggest international nanotechnology exhibit themed 'Japan Nanotechnology 2010' opened in Tokyo on Wednesday with the participation of 19 countries including Iran.
Iranian companies participating in the event, include Behboud Nirou, Nanopars Spadana and Pars Nanosystem companies.
The Brazil Means Business Symposium is scheduled to take place in the Netherlands on March 29th. The event will bring together investors, entrepreneurs, small businesses and startups with the goal of discussing the Brazilian economy and business opportunities to the region.
Amsterdam in the Netherlands, will host the discussions, lead by experts from Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management, the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and Nyenrode Business School. Organizations like Apex and Sebrae will also be represented; newspapers like the New York Times and Le Figaro will be there, as will be political representatives.
IBM says it has developed a solar cell where the light-absorbing elements are made from readily available elements, which helps to improve efficiency and cut costs.
In a recent statement IBM saidthe cell’s absorption layer is comprised of copper, tin, zinc, sulphur and selenium and is 40 percent more efficient than any other cell developed using similar materials.
With the help of massive government stimulus action, China is now leading the world economy out of recession, according to a new OECD report. Already the world’s second largest economy, China could well overtake the United States to become the leading producer of manufactured goods in the next five to seven years, it says.
The biggest international nanotechnology exhibit themed 'Japan Nanotechnology 2010' opened in Tokyo on Wednesday with the participation of 19 countries including Iran.
