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.

HP printer owners forced to use HP ink and toner cartridges in Europe will receive compensation from the vendor for not adequately informing them about the limitations of the devices they bought. The ...

Last week, on September 13, thousands of HP printer owners were suddenly greeted by an error message when attempting to print, telling them that their ink cartridges ...

Earlier last week HP propagated new firmware to their printers, rendering 3rd party ink cartridges incompatible. The firmware was intentional and not a bug. The printer manufacturer also stated it won ...

The software update caused printers to reject non-HP ink cartridges 20th Century Fox HP has said it will fix a firmware update that made its printers incompatible with third-party ink cartridges. The ...

A problem for people who use inkjet printers is that the price of genuine ink is too high, and many people use third-party ink to reduce costs. A lawsuit has been filed (PDF file) seeking invalidation ...

Expiring messages on instant messaging services is one thing. But an undisclosed "expiring" dates on printers using unofficial ink cartridges? Not that usual. And yet, that is practically what HP is ...

Over the weekend, we reported that Hewlett-Packard had made the unsavory move of essentially bricking scores of third-party ink cartridges that were in use in customers’ printers. HP’s rather brazen ...

HP Australia’s printer customers could be eligible for compensation after the vendor sold 220,000 printers without informing buyers that non-HP ink cartridges may not work in them. The Australian ...