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Hewlett-Packard's new line of "e-All-In-One" printers allow consumers to print whatever they find on the Internet, even when they're away from the home or office printer. Starting price, $99.

Printer giant Lexmark has been successfully reinventing itself by focusing on the premium printer market. Now, it's expanding into the software business by purchasing Perceptive Software, an enterprise content management company, for $280 million in cash.

The tech giant reported healthy earnings that beat Wall Street estimates. The results are the latest sign that consumers and companies are increasing spending on computer products. The maker of computers and printers also raised its 2010 outlook.

I'm not one to encourage our readers to purchase products that have, as they say on The Story of Stuff, a very short planned obsolescence date. On the other hand, I'm not one to suggest that our readers fall into the trap of printers: the manufacturers get you with cheap upfront cost and rather...