HP has new incentive to stop blocking third-party ink in its printers

Members of the International Imaging Technology Council (Int’l ITC) are calling out HP for issuing firmware updates that ...

HP's ink-blocking firmware may violate new global sustainability rules

EPEAT 2.0, launched in December 2025, expands the criteria for certifying environmentally responsible electronics. It covers five product types – imaging equipment, computers and displays, phones, ...
PC Magazine

HP Updates Its Printers to Only Work With Official Ink Cartridges

HP is causing outrage after releasing software updates that stop some of its printers from printing if third-party ink cartridges are detected. As Ars Technica reports, HP's decision to do this was ...
Engadget

HP OfficeJet printers are bricking following a recent software update

A software update Hewlett-Packard released earlier this month for its OfficeJet printers is causing some of those devices to become unusable. Since about the second week of May, the HP support forums ...