John C. Dvorak, writer for technology website PCMag, has celebrated 20 years of flawless and economic printing using refilled and remanufactured cartridges and provides his thoughts on a number of conspiracy theory-esque suppositions.
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UK SME loan approval rate decreases year-on-year
Findings for Q2 show decrease in loan approval for SMEs compared to second quarter of 2011. PrintWeek reports on the results of a survey regarding loan requests conducted by market research group BDRC Continental on 20,000 UK SMEs that have a turnover of under £25...
Printer ink a “confusing charge” for consumers
The cost of printer ink has been included in a list of perplexing charges for consumers. BBC News Magazine has tabulated a list of confusing consumer charges in which printer ink is featured, and an investigation by Which? into the reasoning behind the price of ink is...
Australian government employees to buy cartridges only from contracted suppliers
Employees of Australian government can no longer purchase printer cartridges from sources other than those contracted following scandal. ABC News reports that a new stationery contract means that Australian government employees must buy all printer cartridges solely...
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Canon India appoints new Director of CSP group
Rajeev Tewari to take on new role with Canon India’s Canon Systems Products group. Canon India Pvt. Ltd. states that Rajeev Tewari, newly appointed Director of the company’s Canon Systems Products (CSP) group, will be aiming to take CSP’s growth “to the next level”...
Cartridge World North America partners with National Breast Cancer Foundation
Cartridge retailer to help raise funds and spread awareness of disease. Running through September and October 2012, Cartridge World’s “Round Up for Pink Ink” campaign aims to raise $100,000 (€81,366) for the National Breast Cancer Foundation by rounding up their sales...
GIT Dubai attends Harvard Leadership Summit
Dr Sassan Dieter Khatib-Shahidi represents the manufacturer at the summit which hosted 100 leaders of the fastest growing companies. UAE-based compatible toner cartridge manufacturer German Imaging Technologies Dubai (GIT Dubai) has announced its participation at the...
Laser printer causes fire at Lake Zurich
Damage estimate yet to be announced as the building was evacuated due to a fire caused by a laser printer. A laser printer was responsible for a fire at an industrial centre in Lake Zurich on 12 July, with the building requiring evacuation as fire officials managed to...
Wide-format companies going green
More and more wide-format companies seeking to achieve sustainability. What They Think reports on the growing trend for wide-format printer companies to start thinking about the environment due to pressure from print buyers, who in turn are looking to improve their...
Paperworld 2013 to embrace new look
As a result of the “sketches and pictures that formed the basis for the new Paperworld key imagery”, the exhibition has been developed “internally” and will feature an updated design. In addition to the improved hall structure, Messe Frankfurt are optimistic on the positive influence.