Your Canon fax/copy machine uses a powdered substance called toner to print text and images to a sheet of paper when you receive an incoming fax or copy a document. When the toner runs low you'll ...

With inkjet printer prices so low, and inkjet replacement cartridge prices so high, is it cheaper to replace your printer instead of buying new ink? That’s the debate sparked at Digg’s tech page when ...

To a large extent, the way you use your printer determines how long your toner cartridge lasts. The more you print and the more toner your design choices put on a page, the more frequently you'll ...

Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow. The ongoing shortage means Canon can't find the chips used to distinguish Canon-produced cartridges from those made by other companies. The ongoing chip shortage ...

A hot potato: Printer manufacturers go to great (oftentimes irritating) lengths to ensure hardware DRM policies that can result in heavy expenditure when it comes to replacing a toner cartridge or ...

For years, printers have been encumbered with digital rights management systems that prevent users from buying third-party ink and toner cartridges. Printer companies have claimed that their ...

Printer makers have long used chips to thwart third-party ink cartridge sales and drive you toward their own products, but they're now feeling the sting of those restrictions. The Register and USA ...

It seems the chip shortage has claimed yet another victim. Canon has been sending out emails to its customers, letting them know that changes are coming to its ink and toner cartridges for ...

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