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Printer Manufacturer Takes Things to A Disturbing New Level With DRM Paper!
The world over, printers are, more often than not, a source of constant frustration. A key factor in this is often seen in the fact that their cartridges contain DRM protections that effectively prevent you from using less expensive alternatives. And, of course, their outright refusal to print a black…
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Canon Sued Over Printers Doing Nothing if They Have No Ink!
I think it would be pretty fair that a printer’s main job is to, well, print. In many aspects, however, people often base their choices on other functionality offered in the product. The ability, for example, to scan documents, and, particularly for businesses, being able to both send and receive…
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Windows 10 PrintNightmare Continues to Plague Microsoft… And Users!
One of the more consistent issues for the Windows 10 operating system over the last year has been updates that have created problems with printers. Since the beginning of the year, however, and the discovery of the PrintNightmare security flaw, Microsoft has had an incredibly tough time in solving the…
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Microsoft Has Now Fixed the Printer Security Bug! (Probably)
In early July, it was revealed that a significant security flaw lay within practically every Windows 10 system. No, this isn’t anything particularly new, as many flaws have been identified in the operating system over the years. In terms of what it represented, however, this was likely one of the…
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Microsoft AGAIN Warns of Windows 10 Print Spool Security Flaw
You may recall that earlier this month, Microsoft issued a formal warning to its Windows 10 users that a major security flaw had been discovered within their ‘Printer Spooler’ service. Although specifics were not given (as you might expect), the short version is that it could potentially be used by…
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Windows 10 Security Update May Cause Printer Issues
Many would argue (with some success) that while the Windows 10 operating system is largely more than decent, there does always seem to be problems when updates are released for it. If you are one of those people, and particularly those of you with some very important printing to be…
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Could You Work In A 3D Printed Office?
When it comes to 3D printing, people can create an assortment of devices from a lightweight electric bike to an entire car, but what happens when you want something a little more spacious? One company has decided to do just that and ambitiously designed a 3D printed office building, something they have…
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Amazing Space Ready 3D Printer Unveiled by NASA
Living in space faces many challenges, such as the availability of critical spare parts. Supply trips to the ISS are somewhat uncommon, so getting a replacement part for a broken piece of equipment is both slow and expensive. NASA’s newest revelation from its research park in Silicon Valley helps to tackle…
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3D-Print Your Own TSA Master Keys
In a not too distant future your average person will be able to print their own door keys thanks to the technique of 3D printing. Which is great news for those who have lost there’s, not so good if some bright spark has created and uploaded the plans so that…
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HP Tackles ‘Ink Anxiety’ With 50% Reduced Costs and Instant Ink Printers
Low-cost printers from HP, Epson, Brother and more all seem like a superb value-for-money proposition but the cold, hard reality is they are extremely expensive to run due to extortionate ink prices. Often, these budget printers are half the price of official replacement ink cartridges and DIY kits are overly…
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Glass 3D Printing Technique Is Stunning
Recent years have seen the technique of 3D printing evolve from a niche concept to a mainstream phenomenon, which in turn has opened up a whole new horizon for product manufacturing. If you thought this was exciting, then be prepared to be blown away as a new development centres on…
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Amsterdam Getting 3D Printed Steel Bridge
3D printing is constantly innovating construction, but a project which is set to begin in two years time in Amsterdam, is really pushing the limits of what we thought was possible. The unique project will not involve any human builders, instead using a six-axis robot that can 3D print molten…
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