Owners of HP printers will occasionally have to deal with clogged ink cartridges, especially if they are light users who may leave their printers idle for long periods of time. Because the ink found ...

123inkt, a Dutch reseller of printer ink cartridges, has accused HP of intentionally sabotaging non-HP ink cartridges via a failure date, pre-programmed in the firmware of some HP laser ink printers.

In early 2026, HP released a firmware update that has put home printers at the center of a debate between sustainability mandates and proprietary ink policies. While EPEAT 2.0 standards now require ...

What changed: HP’s January 2026 firmware update expanded its Dynamic Security feature to block non-HP cartridges on at least 11 models. Why it matters: The update followed stricter EPEAT 2.0 standards ...

Delayed effect of March 2016 software update sees third-party printer cartridges stop working in Hewlett-Packard machines Hewlett-Packard printers have suddenly started rejecting ink cartridges ...

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Hewlett-Packard settled its patent lawsuit with a Kansas City company that refills used inkjet cartridges and resells them to business retail outlets. InkCycle said it has paid HP an undisclosed sum ...

Hewlett-Packard is boosting its effort to effectively recycle used inkjet printer cartridges, Wednesday introducing a new process that manufactures new cartridges from recycled cartridges that are ...

It’s no secret that selling a printer—like razors or video game consoles—is a money losing proposition. Instead, it’s the accessories—the blades, the games, and in this case, the inkjet ...

The Tech Wrangler is a bi-weekly column in which Forbes Vetted Senior Editor Dave Johnson explores the best values in consumer tech. These are not necessarily the least expensive products in their ...