Ink-cartridge chips in Canon products serve several purposes. These uses include preventing the installation of third-party ink cartridges in Canon printers, and ...

The global semiconductor shortage has disrupted production across the board. Although one would expect the impact of this short supply of chips to be limited to only consumer electronics, the crisis ...

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 ...

The Canon printer error E05 shows up mainly when the ink cartridge is dirty, not installed correctly, or not compatible with your printer. The dirtiness is usually a ...

Canon inkjet printers use ink cartridges that are equipped with a special chip that reports when a cartridge is low or out of ink. One hindrance to this technology for many businesses is the fact that ...

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 ...