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Comment ~ Issue 250 (30 September 2013)

Sam sung about chips! When we first found out about the chip issue affecting new, non-OEM and some remanufactured cartridges for the Samsung MLT-D101 printer, we contacted “Sam” (not his real name), our source in Samsung who, through a translator, confirmed the...

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OKI Europe launches five colour LED digital A3 printer

The ES9541 is said to be the industry’s first five colour LED wide-format device. Sys-Con reported on the device’s launch at the VISCOM Paris show this week, with the machine said to offer graphics businesses “a lucrative new revenue stream with pioneering print...

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Salesman jailed for stealing and reselling office supplies

Anthony Palmer stole over £121,000 of office supplies from bosses and sold them on the internet. Sunderland Echo reports that 31 year-old Palmer, a former sales rep at The Donald Murray Paper Group in Boldon, north-east England, stole £121,177 ($194,676/€144,138)...

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Canon launches five new wide-format machines in Middle East

The five new devices are part of the imagePROGRAF range. Albawaba reported on the product release, which is said to be aimed at the “graphic arts markets”, with the devices ranging in size from 24 to 60 inches (0.6 to 1.5 metres) and featuring either eight or 12 ink...

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Xerox traffic cameras issue incorrect speeding tickets

Xerox found to have programmed incorrect speed limit into red-light cameras in Baltimore, leading to thousands of bogus speeding tickets. NBC Chicago reports that an investigation by Balitmore Sun earlier this year found that thousands of incorrect speeding tickets...

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Epson launches new Wi-Fi direct inkjet printers

The range can connect directly to smartphones and tablets without a wireless router. What Digital Camera reports that the range of ‘Small-in-One’ machines can connect to Wi-Fi devices in the home “without using a wireless router”, following in the footsteps of the...

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Industrial production sees growth in Europe

Euro area industrial production increases 0.7 percent, while EU27 grows 0.9 percent between May and June, suggesting gradual economic recovery. New statistics have been released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, showing that industrial production in...

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HP and Mark Hurd win lawsuit dismissal

Former CEO and the OEM win case resulting in dismissal of lawsuit that challenged the company’s public commitment to ethics during sexual harassment allegations against Hurd. Chicago Tribune reports that US District Judge Jon Tigar ruled that “HP did not violate...

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