HP Releases Firmware Update that Un-Blocks Use of Third-Party Ink Cartridges
As promised HP Inc. has released a firmware update that unblocks use of non-HP, third-party ink cartridges. In September, thousands......
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News / Security
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 13, 2016 · Last modified November 15, 2016
As promised HP Inc. has released a firmware update that unblocks use of non-HP, third-party ink cartridges. In September, thousands......
Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Legal Proceedings / Security
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 11, 2016 · Last modified April 20, 2017
The European Toner and Ink Remanufacturing Association (ETIRA) is said to be considering filing two complaints concerning alleged “anti-competitive behaviour”......
HP / New Products / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 5, 2016 · Last modified February 21, 2017
Back in the 1990s when desktop laser printers were first introduced, they cost thousands of dollars, but today HP Inc.......
3D Printing / HP / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 4, 2016 · Last modified November 2, 2016
Half of the custom parts in HP Inc.’s two new 3D printers – which will begin shipping by the end......
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published October 4, 2016 · Last modified November 15, 2016
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says that HP Inc.’s apology and promise of a firmware upgrade that would un-block use......
3D Printing / Canon / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / Ricoh
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 30, 2016 · Last modified February 8, 2017
While the issue appears to have been resolved, with HP Inc. apologizing and promising to issue a remedying firmware update,......
HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 29, 2016 · Last modified July 13, 2017
Along with apologizing for a recent firmware upgrade that blocked users from using third-party, non-HP ink cartridges in various HP......
3D Printing / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Dell / Document Scanning / Epson / Hewlett-Packard / HP / Imaging Supplies / Inkjet / Kyocera / Mobile Print/Scan / Panasonic / Samsung
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 23, 2016 · Last modified November 15, 2016
While much has been written analyzing what will be the effects of HP Inc.’s pending acquisition of Samsung Electronics’ Printing......
HP / Mobile Print/Scan / New Products / News / Photo Printing
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 22, 2016 · Last modified September 5, 2017
While HP Inc. has been in the news for its decision to enter the A3 copier/MFP market and its pending......
HP / Inkjet / New Products / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 20, 2016 · Last modified March 29, 2017
Last week, HP announced new A3 LaserJets and OfficeJet printers and MFPs, including the new OfficeJet Pro 77440, a wide-format......
3D Printing / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / Hewlett-Packard / HP / Inkjet / Kyocera / Large Format / Legal Proceedings / Lexmark / Mergers & Acquisitions / News / OKI / Patent-Infringement / Ricoh / Samsung / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 16, 2016 · Last modified February 7, 2018
In a development that’s likely to generate many, many pixels of news coverage, HP Inc. announced this week that it’s......
HP / News / Partnerships
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 13, 2016 · Last modified July 5, 2017
Yesterday, HP Inc. reported that it had upgraded its Partner First Program for resellers, streamlining the program, and simplifying it, including......
HP / Inkjet / New Products / News / Security
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 13, 2016 · Last modified February 23, 2017
Yesterday, HP Inc. introduced 16 next-generation A3 LaserJet and PageWide A3 copiers/MFPs that it says provide better reliability, less service,......
3D Printing / Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / Epson / Hewlett-Packard / HP / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / Kyocera / Large Format / Market Reports & Forecasts / Mobile Print/Scan / Ricoh / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 9, 2016 · Last modified February 21, 2017
Interesting news from Canon this week includes a crop of new monochrome imageCLASS desktop All-in-Ones, and, on an entirely different......
HP / Inkjet / Mobile Print/Scan / New Products / News
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 8, 2016 · Last modified March 29, 2017
There’s mobile printing, and then there are mobile printers and All-in-Ones that you can actually take on the road with......
Canon / Commercial & Production Printing / HP / Inkjet / Konica Minolta / Market Reports & Forecasts / News / Ricoh / Xerox
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 6, 2016 · Last modified September 8, 2016
The worldwide production-printer market maintained its growth streak in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), recording a 10.0-percent increase in......
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