tech:

taffy

Samsung, HP Partnership Lets You Print From Your Phones

hp_printer

HP and Samsung are partnering to let users print from their mobile devices. You can now print from the recently launched Galaxy S 4. A firmware upgrade to the Samsung Galaxy S 3 and Note 3, coming later this year, will enable built-in, wireless printing compatibility.

The embedded solution from HP and Samsung requires no setup, tools, drivers or network configurations to adjust on the phone. Printer settings and options include duplex printing, color, orientation and paper type, among other things.  

Users can print in two ways: by automatically connecting their Samsung mobile device and HP printer on the same local network via Wi-Fi, or by using HP technology via wireless direct print.

“Customers continue to look for ways to print from their smartphones and tablets,” said Stephen Nigro, senior vice president, Inkjet and Printing Solutions and Graphics Solutions Business, Printing and Personal Systems Group, HP.  

The print solution is compatible with nearly 200 HP printer models across the HP inkjet and HP LaserJet printer portfolios. The built-in print button will be available on many applications of the Samsung mobile devices, including: Email Client, Android Browser, Photo Gallery, Contacts, S Note and Polaris Office.

Just in

Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone — The Verge

Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users, writes Tom Warren. 

Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it — The Verge

President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to divest the app within a year, writes Lauren Feiner.

IBM to acquire HashiCorp for $6.4B

IBM and HashiCorp have entered into an agreement for IBM to acquire HashiCorp, a provider of infrastructure and security management products, for $6.4 billion.