Cloud computing and mobile devices remain ever-present in Gartner top ten technology predictions. Analyst firm Gartner has issued its top ten technology trends in Channel Info, with cloud computing and mobile devices remaining predicted areas of growth and change for...
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Kodak awarded air extraction patent
Air extraction method for inkjet printer patent granted to ailing OEM. Kodak has been awarded patent number 8,313,181 pertaining to a method of extracting air from an inkjet printhead using an air extraction chamber, as invented by Richard A. Murray. The patent...
Samsung suppliers guilty of “inadequate practises”
Internal audit reveals excessive overtime hours, workers fined for late arrival and held copies of labour contracts. Bloomberg has reported on the findings of a Samsung internal audit investigating a number of Chinese supplies, discovering a number of “inadequate...
OCP announces new website design and features
Ink manufacturer launches revamped website with enhanced functionality for users. German ink manufacturer OCP has announced that its company website, www.ocp.de, has been re-launched with a new design and added features to enhance its functionality for customers,...
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Xinia opens in Ireland
UK recycled laser cartridge manufacturer opens warehouse and office branch in County Dublin. UK-based recycled laser cartridge manufacturer Xinia has announced that it has expanded into Ireland, following the opening of a warehouse and office branch in Rathcoole,...
Ink ribbons see persistent demand, states KMP
Michael Wewers states demand for matrix printer ribbons is “generally understated”. Compatibles manufacturer KMP PrintTechnik AG has celebrated almost 25 years of ribbon products manufacturing, and affirms that widespread demand for ribbon products remains strong. KMP...
Hairdryers help to extend ink cartridge life
Using hairdryers to extend ink cartridge life listed amongst tips on solving common technological problems. An article on the New York Times website lists a number of “low-tech fixes for high-tech problems”, with the use of hairdryers to extend the life of an ink...
Yellow toner linked to counterfeit banknotes
Croatian scientists have discovered that counterfeit banknotes can be easily identified by testing for yellow toner by the Raman spectrum. Spectroscopy Now has reported on the recent findings of Croatian scientists that links counterfeit banknotes with yellow toner,...
Bob Dylan celebrated on Brother printers
Dylan classic The Times They Are a-Changin’ has been reproduced on discarded Brother printers. Members of technology and music aficionados is this good? have replicated the seminal Bob Dylan classic The Times They Are a-Changin’ on the most unlikely of devices:...
Lexmark releases new solutions-enabled laser printers
The OEM has launched 11 new models that aim to “transform time-consuming processes into efficient, automated workflows”. The 11 “smart” MFPs contain the OEM’s Perceptive Software portfolio of products, in a launch that Lexmark has called “one of the most significant...