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Apple Releases Lexmark Printer Driver 1.1

Every once in a while, Apple releases driver updates for hardware generally used with Macs in working environments. It is the case of Lexmark's printers, which are highly popular around offices and big companies. The Mac maker has issued an update to the Lexmark Printer Driver for users of Mac OS X 10.5.3 or lat...

31 July 2008
03:46 GMT

Tiny Turbine Could Revolutionize Computer Memory

Advanced computer simulations carried out by Colin Lambert of the Lancaster University resulted recently in the design of world's smallest turbine, a device consisting of a 10 nanometer long and 1 nanometer across carbon nanotube housed inside two other wider nanotubes (see image). As electric current is pumped ...

11 June 2008
09:18 GMT

Receipts Handed 'Under the Table' at Apple Retail Stores

Apple fans and frequent visitors of ifoAppleStore may recall that, sometime during 2006, Apple decided to drop traditional counters used only as the "cash register," swapping them for a more efficient, e-mail-based system handled by the Studio or Genius Bars at the store. However, Apple hasn't dropped the printe...

13 May 2008
04:36 GMT

HP to Resurrect Dead Inkjet Printer Cardtridges

Eco-lover Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new technological process that will help the company produce new cartridges out of raw materials obtained from recycling the used ones. I have previously told you about the C2C (cradle to cradle) products lifecycle and it seems that using it does not bring popularity amongst...

31 January 2008
03:21 GMT

Hackers Can Control Your Printer, Too

Hackers are always looking for vulnerabilities, no matter if we're talking about software glitches or weak security measures set up by the computer/network administrator. And if there's a vulnerability in your printer configuration, they exploit it too. Today's piece of news is about what security rese...

14 January 2008
04:00 GMT

HP Acquires The MacDermid ColorSpan Company

HP announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the MacDermid ColorSpan company - one of the most important wide format printer manufacturers - from its parent company, MacDermid Printing Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of privately held MacDermid Incorporated, which is based in Denver, U.S.A.This move ...

14 September 2007
06:37 GMT

Epson and EFI to Form Another Alliance

Seiko Epson Corporation, better known as Epson and EFI announced that the two companies will soon form an alliance in order to achieve a better market position on the colour digital print servers, superwide format printers, and the segments of inks and print management solutions market. The first results of this new ...

13 September 2007
12:02 GMT

Epson Launches a New All-in-one Printer

The Epson Stylus Photo RX690 is the latest Epson released printer which is designed to be ideal for home and small offices use that require a complete document and photo printing, scanning, copying solutions as well as an easy way to create and copy optical discs. The new Epson all in one printer is simply designed t...

3 September 2007
08:16 GMT

New Printers and Related Tools from HP

HP announced the launch of a new line of products aimed at promoting the company's Print 2.0 strategy which is the key to a modern printing experience and which allows users to easily print, create and share their digital content in new and innovative ways.The manufacturing company introduced several imaging and...

1 September 2007
07:50 GMT

The Samsung CLP-300 Laser Printer

Samsung announced the release of a home and small office oriented laser printer, the CLP-300, which features a price tag of only $250 for the non network version, while the full version reaches a still affordable $350. As the Samsung CLP-300 laser printer is intended solely for home and small office use, it features ...

28 August 2007
10:29 GMT

HP Seeks to Boost Printer Sales

Hewlett-Packard, better known as HP, announced the launch of a $300 million marketing campaign that is aimed at promoting its printer business and all kinds of related services including Web based printing that accounts for the company's most profitable business branch.The giant computer manufacturing company th...

28 August 2007
08:20 GMT

New HP Laser Printers

The computer hardware manufacturer and vendor HP announced that two brand new laser printers are to be soon found on the Eastern European market. The new printers are called HP LJ P2014 and LJ CP3505 and they are part of the greater family of Laser Jet printers that are designed for small office or home use. Accordin...

11 August 2007
06:14 GMT

HP Denies That Its Printers Are Unhealthy

After the Queensland study linking laser printer particles to potential health issues, the response of the main laser printer manufacturer attacked, HP, came as a no big surprise. The Queensland University study tested 62 laser printers made by various companies like Canon, HP and Toshiba and found that no less than ...

3 August 2007
10:54 GMT

HP's Printers Unhealthy

According to a study that measured the amount of particles released by laser printers into offices and homes, nearly all of the units deemed unhealthy were made and sold by HP. The study, which was published in the American Chemical Society's Environmental Science & Technology journal, presents the results of te...

2 August 2007
10:45 GMT

Don't Print That, It May Kill You

It seems that office workers face a new health threat after the RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) and this new threat comes from office laser printers that emit during operation large amounts of microscopic particles into the surrounding air. According to an Australian research team led by Professor Lidia Morawska from ...

31 July 2007
11:54 GMT

Lexmark Sees a Profit Decline

Printer producer and vendor Lexmark International just announced its second quarter profits for this year and it looks as if they declined no less than 16 percent on the lower consumer market segment, partly because of lower sales and partly because of higher costs.Even so, Lexmark still managed to top Wall Street�...

24 July 2007
09:51 GMT

Epson Thinks Big - The Stylus Pro Family Is The Proof

Epson just announced four new Stylus Pro 880 series large format printers, as well as a new line of inks such as the new UltraChrome K2 ink with Vivid Magenta designed to be used in color critical printing applications such as retail displays, color maps and photography. This new Epson large format printer family co...

18 July 2007
10:39 GMT

Wireless Printer Family from Lexmark

Lexmark has just announced that its range of wireless printers is now available on the market. The series include printers with different capabilities, ranging from simple home use ones to complete all-in-one solutions.The range includes printers from the X and Z lines, like the Z1480 single function color printer, X...

12 July 2007
09:49 GMT

Printer Driver Available for All Linux Distributions

A single printer driver for all the Linux distributions existing today. Even though this may seem part of a Sci-Fi movie scenario, it is as true as possible thanks to the Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation has last week announced the availability of a Linux Standard Base Driver Development Kit (LSB DDK).As Jim Ze...

21 June 2007
05:55 GMT

3-D Printers - Soon, Do-it-yourself Household Items

You need a new tooth brush, or a battery cover for the cell phone, or your kid just broke a plastic component of his new toy and you don't have the time to go to a store. Soon, you will be able to create these items by yourself, at home.3-D printers will be the answer. You just get the blueprint of the objects ...

14 May 2007
05:12 GMT

Sony's New Compact Printers Lose the "PC-Middleman"

Sony recently announced the launch of the snappily named DPP-FP90 and DPP-FP70 printers. Before you go after one of these two models, here's what makes them different from some digital printers: you will no longer need your PC in order to print your photos.Both come with a multi-slot that can "handle" 24 kinds o...

3 May 2007
13:36 GMT

Lexmark Launches New Wireless Printers

Lexmark will soon launch three new wireless printers (second quarter of 2007). I'm talking about the Lexmark X4550 Wireless All-in-one (AIO), the Lexmark Z1420 Wireless Color Printer and the Lexmark X3550 with wireless as an optional feature. The printers are compatible with 802.11 b/g wireless protocols and ar...

17 April 2007
11:34 GMT

HP Wants a Piece of the $147 Billion Enterprise Printing Market

If you've ever printed a single sheet of paper, you must have heard of Hewlett-Packard, probably because it was an HP printer the one you've used. The company has the upper hand in the printing industry, and that is due to the many years of service and experience that stand behind them. Although the company...

12 April 2007
08:29 GMT

Samsung SCX-6345FN

To keep consumers from forgetting that Samsung produces more than just memory chips and LCD monitors and panels, they have launched a new network-ready multifunction laser printer. The printer was designed to work in office environments that require a large number of prints, being able to cope with high printing requ...

29 March 2007
08:36 GMT




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