by stefanie | Nov 6, 2018 | World Focus
MyPrinterShop has been openly condemning printer manufacturers for issuing “deceptive” firmware updates which block third-party cartridges. As Digital Journal reports, Ariel Derhy, founder and CEO of the online printer ink and toner cartridge retailer, has...
by stefanie | Oct 29, 2018 | Around the Industry
Aster Graphics has announced that a recent firmware update released by Brother will not affect its replacement toner cartridges. Breaking the news, Aster Graphics’ Business Development Manager stated that Brother has released a new firmware update for Brother...
by stefanie | Oct 24, 2018 | Around the Industry
A new article by Rhodri Marsden in The National examines the printing industry and how OEMs are protecting their “revenue stream” by blocking third-party cartridges. As the article explains, printer ink is one of the top ten most expensive liquids in the world, and...
by stefanie | Oct 16, 2018 | Products and Technology
Universal Imaging Industries (UII) has announced it is the only chip manufacturer currently shipping a complete line of Lexmark MS/MX chips compatible with the new LW71 firmware from 10 October 2018. UII says it is also the only chip manufacturer offering...
by stefanie | Oct 15, 2018 | World Focus
In a letter from the Senior Staff Attorney at EFF to the Texan Office of the Attorney General, EFF warns about Epson upgrades that disable third-party ink cartridges. Penned by Mitchell L. Stoltz and dated 10 October 2018, the letter, sent to the Texas AG’s Consumer...
