[/caption]Apple has announced that it is releasing a beta version of its new AirPrint wireless printing for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. This beta release will only be available to members of Apple's iOS developer program. AirPrint will be included for free in iOS 4.2 software update which will be released in November. AirPrint allows you to print through Wi-Fi, without the need to install drivers or software. HP's existing and new upcoming ePrint enabled printers will be the first to support printing directly from iOS devices. Other companies' printers will most likely soon follow.
"AirPrint is Apple's powerful new printing architecture that matches the simplicity of iOS, no set up, no configuration, no printer drivers and no software to download. IPad, iPhone and iPod touch users can simply tap to print their documents or photos wirelessly to an HP ePrint printer or to a printer shared on a Mac or PC," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
HP may see an increase in their ePrint enabled printers' sales this holiday season due to the software release.
The executive vice president, Imaging and Printing Group, Vyomesh Joshi, is very pleased that Apple has chosen HP as the first printer lineup to be supported by the iOS release.
AirPrint may even boost the iPad's popularity with business people when it supports wireless printing. Previously, the iPad didn't let users print, making it a drag for people who made, saved, and edited documents on their iPads.
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When AirPrint is fully released, it will work with iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod Touch--second generation and later. That means if you've got a relatively up-to-date Apple iOS device, you will soon have printing.
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