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• HP to compensate Aussie customers after third party ink cartridge block

  HP Australia sold 220,000 printers in the local market without informing customers that non-HP ink cartridges may not work in them.

• HP reports strong first quarter results

  HP, which houses the hardware business of former Hewlett-Packard Co, reported a better-than-expected revenue and profit in the first quarter as the company sold more personal computers and printers.

• Hacker hijacks thousands of publicly exposed printers to warn owners

  A hacker forced thousands of publicly exposed printers to spew out rogue messages in order to warn their owners about the risks of printer hacking.

• HP shutting down default FTP, Telnet access to network printers

  The aging FTP and Telnet protocols are considered unsafe, and HP has decided to clamp down on access to network printers via those protocols.

• HP offers US$1 billion for Samsung's printer business

  HP has a plan to offset its declining printer revenue: Buy the printing business of Samsung Electronics.

• U.S. State Department moves to block 3D-printed gun plans online

  U.S. State Department <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-06-03/pdf/2015-12844.pdf">announced new proposed rules</a> that would effectively make it illegal to post blueprints for 3D-printed guns online.

• How 3D printers made a motorcycle, skis and snowboard

  When it comes to 3D printing, the general public is likely unaware how far the technology has come from the days when making figurines and trinkets was about all many believed the machines could do.

• Dell aims new printers at the Cloud

  Dell is taking its printers to the Cloud as people increasingly use smartphones and tablets to access remote documents.

• GE 3D prints a working RC jet engine

  General Electric <a href="http://www.gereports.com/post/118394013625/these-engineers-3d-printed-a-mini-jet-engine-then">this week revealed</a> that it has completed a multi-year project to print a working jet engine.

• Rocket maker for NASA and the Air Force to begin 3D printing parts

  <a href="http://www.ulalaunch.com/">United Launch Alliance</a> (ULA), the company that makes rockets for NASA and the U.S. Air Force, plans to 3D print more than 100 flight-ready components for its next-gen model of rocket.

• HP aims for more prints from laser printers with new cartridge

  Hewlett-Packard is bringing significant advances to its laser printers so more prints and savings can be squeezed out of a single cartridge.

• 3D circuit-board printer a smash hit on Kickstarter

  A 3D printer that dispenses conducting ink to create circuit-completed boards has garnered nearly five times its $70,000 crowdsourcing goal.

• Chinese company reveals 3D printed buildings

  It might not exactly sound appealing to live in, but a Chinese company has constructed two buildings using a 3D printer that recycles industrial waste to form new building material.

• Hands on with MakerBot's 3D printed wood

  3D printing has lost its novelty value a bit, but new printing materials that MakerBot plans to release will soon make it a lot more interesting again.

• XYZprinting unveils $349 3D printer, hi-res machine

  3D printer start-up <a href="http://us.xyzprinting.com/us_en/Home">XYZprinting</a>, which has built a reputation around affordable consumer-grade machines, announced today two new models, including an entry-level product priced at just $349.