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HP Printer Drivers 2.8, Epson Printer Drivers 2.9 out the door

Early Friday, both HP and Epson released updated printer driver s for Apple’s Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 operating systems. HP Printer Drivers v.2.8 OS X and Epson Printer Drivers v.2.9 OS X The HP Printer Drivers 2.8 includes the latest scanning and printing software for HP and Epson devices for Lion and Snow […]

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HP to end webOS development, spin off computer business and focus on software/services

Even the mightiest can fall. Or be forced to radically restructure. According to Bloomberg, Hewlett Packard, the world’s largest PC maker, has announced plans to spin off its PC business and scrap its recently acquired webOS smartphone and TouchPad tablet business to focus on software and services. Per the report, HP “has been aiming to […]

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Recently published Apple patents describe steps towards driverless printing for Mac OS X, iOS devices

In a pair of recent filings, Apple proposed methods that would eliminate the necessity of printer drivers in order to streamline the printing process for users of its Mac OS X and iOS devices. The first of the two patent applications, entitled “Walk-Up Printing Without Drivers,” reveals methods of circumventing the printer driver requirement when […]

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Apple releases updated Mac OS X 10.6 drivers for HP, Samsung and Brother printers

On Wednesday, Apple released printer driver updates for both HP and Samsung printers. The HP Printer Drivers 2.7 update, a 494.47MB download containing the latest printing and scanning software for HP printers, requires Mac OS X 10.6.1 or later or later to install and run and can also be snagged via Mac OS X’s Software […]

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Adobe announce Edge 1.0 HTML 5 creation tool, offers preview for free

Sometimes you have to transition to the next thing. Per Adobe’s blog, Adobe has released a free public preview of Edge, a new motion and interaction design tool that lets users build Flash-style animated Web content using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Edge is planned for commercial release sometime next year and is designed to work […]