IT supply chain services provider Synnex to gain access to OEM’s printer and solutions portfolio. ARN reports that Lexmark Asia Pacific has appointed Synnex as its distributor for Australia as the OEMaims to increase its “competitive advantage” in the country. The...
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LVL expands with construction of new warehouse
Aftermarket cartridge collector and supplier’s new larger workshop and warehouse expected to be finished early next year.
Samsung introduces new printer design concepts
Three models unveiled at IFA trade show including two printers with built-in smartphone docks. Samsung is planning to introduce three new modern printer concept designs at this year’s IFA trade show in Berlin, aimed at making mobile printing from Android devices...
PC outlook lowered further for 2013
Worldwide shipments expected to fall 9.7 percent this year as mature markets are projected to outgrow emerging markets. According to IDC, PC shipments will decline further than anticipated with an expected loss of 9.7 percent during 2013, contributing to the longest...
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New police unit to tackle intellectual property crime in UK
Focusing on counterfeit goods such as clone cartridges will be among the new police unit’s responsibilities, as well as reducing online piracy. Lexology reports that a new police unit has been launched in the UK which will help to target intellectual property crime...
Cartridge World UK store joins forces with PC and Laptop Services
Two local businesses in East Lancashire, UK partner to offer customers printer cartridges and cartridge refilling services. Bury-based PC and Laptop Services, which has provided customers with computer sales and repairs for a number of years, will now be able to offer...
Comment ~ Issue 247 (8 July 2013)
Remanufacturing is brandtastic 90 percent of consumers buy cartridges on recommendation; 70 percent of consumers trust brand values; 10 percent buy for ethical reasons, and 20 percent of consumers buy based on price alone. Five percent of remanufacturers sell against...
Epson Philippines sees progress in printer segment
OEM leads Serial Impact Dot Matrix (SIDM) market and Inkjet Printer (IJP) market in Philippines after successful fiscal year. Business Inquirer reports that Epson gained a 34.4 percent share of the IJP market in fiscal year 2012, making it the leading vendor in this...
Videos of HP Officejet Pro X demonstrate high speeds
Two videos of the device in action demonstrate the high speeds of the new machine. The videos, filmed by German ink manufacturer OCP, show the incredibly fast printing speed of the new HP machines, which have been claimed to be the fastest inkjet printers ever made,...
Printers bemoaned for wasting ink “for non-print functions”
Article highlights issue of some printers using ink when not printing documents, misleading consumers. Mark Huffman writes for Consumer Affairs regarding the discovery of a recent investigation by Consumer Reports magazine, which found that “some printers use up to 50...