Firmware

OEMs and their ‘river of black gold’

October 24, 2018

A new article by Rhodri Marsden in The National examines the printing industry and how OEMs are protecting their “revenue stream” by blocking third-party cartridges. As the article explains, printer ink is one of the top ten most expensive liquids in the world, and “for more than two decades” OEMs such as HP and Canon […]

UII ships Lexmark compatible chips

October 16, 2018

Universal Imaging Industries (UII) has announced it is the only chip manufacturer currently shipping a complete line of Lexmark MS/MX chips compatible with the new LW71 firmware from 10 October 2018. UII says it is also the only chip manufacturer offering Lexmark MS/MX SKUs unaffected by the recent release of the LW17 firmware. The […]

EFF alleges Epson is ‘deceptive’

October 15, 2018

HP issues security warning

August 8, 2018

Ninestar launches double protective design

July 11, 2018

Epson update blocks remanufactured cartridges

July 4, 2018

TN Core issues firmware upgrade warning

June 18, 2018

HP Australia caught in firmware controversy

May 3, 2018

HP’s firmware legal saga continues

February 19, 2018