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HP Links iPhones To ePrint
April 14, 2011
The free app allows the Apple smartphone to use the HP ePrint remote printing feature, matching the functionality of an existing BlackBerry app.
Google Cloud Print Gets Eprint Support
April 05, 2011
The Google Cloud printing function previously had no printers that directly supported it. Eprint fills that void but has its own problems.
HP Makes Green SMB Push
March 29, 2011
The vendor announced several green initiatives at a recent conference in San Francisco, some of which are aimed at SMBs.
Tsunami To Crimp Toner Supplies?
March 28, 2011
In the short term, yes, but in the long term things will probably sort themselves out, predicts economist's blog.
How The Other Half Lives (Printer-Wise)
March 24, 2011
A recent briefing with a Sharp executive shows what developments we can expect in the high-end market, some of which may trickle down to the desktop market.
HP Hits Green Product Goals
March 21, 2011
HP promised to cut the energy use of its products 40 percent by the end of this year, and now says that it has already succeeded.
Sharp Shows Smartphone-Like MFP Interface
March 16, 2011
Integral large color touchscreen will let Sharp MFP users adjust scanned material before printing or saving it.
Still Some Flaws In The Ink Refill System
March 14, 2011
The mystery of why refill ink is hard to use leads to the mystery of what the vendors are thinking.
SMB Green Printing Tips
March 11, 2011
Printing green means printing less. As it turns out, there are ways to do that without simply turning off the printer.
Canon Unveils New SMB Laser And Mystery Product
March 10, 2011
New products break no new ground, but one claims to not be a printer when it clearly is.
SeaMicro Breaks New Ground With Atom Server
March 01, 2011
The startup's announcement shows what can be done with a lot of simple CPUs, but what they are doing still may be overkill.
Server Market Continues Triumphal Procession
February 25, 2011
Gartner says the market defied the Great Recession last year by growing 17 percent, driven by refresh cycles. But next year could be different.
OKI Switches To Green Printer Parts
February 23, 2011
By "green" they mean bioplastics, resulting in lower CO2 emissions. Also, things made from them are not immortal, and that's good for the environment.
Xerox Offers Mid-Range SMB Color Toner Printers
February 22, 2011
High-price is justified by high print quality, says Xerox. The jury remains out on that, but the refill toner price is, as usual, no bargain.
Refill Ink Tops Blood On Price List
February 17, 2011
But there are still some things out there that are higher than ink prices per ounce, such as silver, Chanel #5, and gold.
Go Green With Download Services
February 15, 2011
Using courier services to deliver files by hand makes no sense, even if they are too big for e-mail delivery.
Startups Should Not Buy Servers, Says FaceBook CTO
February 11, 2011
In a BBC interview, the executive says most Silicon Valley startups are now using the cloud rather than buying their own hardware.
Samsung Unveils 6 SMB Mono Lasers
February 10, 2011
Three are MFPs, three are printers, and four can use a high-capacity toner cartridge that brings the ink price down to 2 cents per page.
HP Eprint Trouble Continues
February 09, 2011
The services does work, except when it stubbornly refuses to do so. E-mail account configuration may have something to do with it.
SMBs Shopping For Ink Cartridges Must Read The Specs
February 08, 2011
A dry inkjet cartridge triggers an adventure in comparison shopping, leading to various discoveries involving ink prices.
Go Green By Ditching Paper Checks And Invoices?
February 07, 2011
An SMB is more likely to save time than the environment, judging by one accounting SaaS. But saving time is good, too.
16-Core Servers? Do You Mean Hardware Virtualization?
January 31, 2011
Microsoft is reportedly calling for 16-core servers based on simple CPUs as way to save power. Could this spare us from software virtualization?
The Environment Starts With You
January 28, 2011
Misuse of computers can hurt the most important part of your personal environment: your body.
The Dark Side Of Remote Printing?
January 27, 2011
Having a printer that can reach out to the Web means having a printer that a hacker can reach out to. Should SMBs lose sleep over this?
Do You Really Need A Server?
January 26, 2011
A lot of SMBs are apparently deciding that they don't, and firms like Cbeyond are banking on that.