123inkt, a Dutch reseller of printer ink cartridges, has accused HP of intentionally sabotaging non-HP ink cartridges via a failure date, pre-programmed in the firmware of some HP laser ink printers.
OpenPrinter uses refillable HP cartridges and repairable hardware to challenge restrictive printer ecosystems, though it ...
Over the weekend, we reported that Hewlett-Packard had made the unsavory move of essentially bricking scores of third-party ink cartridges that were in use in customers’ printers. HP’s rather brazen ...
Few things are more frustrating than sitting down to print an important document only to be met with a big, bold error message. If you’ve ever seen your HP printer ...
HP is causing outrage after releasing software updates that stop some of its printers from printing if third-party ink cartridges are detected. As Ars Technica reports, HP's decision to do this was ...
What just happened? HP has employed strict digital rights management measures for years to prevent people from using third-party or refilled ink cartridges in its printers. But some hackers have ...
HP customers are showing frustration online as the vendor continues to use firmware updates to discourage or, as users report, outright block the use of non-HP-brand ink cartridges in HP printers. HP ...
The company is blocking the use of non-HP ink with a ‘security’ update that’s meant to ‘protect the quality’ of customer experience. The company is blocking the use of non-HP ink with a ‘security’ ...
Printers: Can’t live with them, can’t nuke them. You could always toss a misbehaving inkjet or laser out the window, but where would that leave you? Truth be told, we need our printers, despite their ...