Apple Inc., in an apparent bid to bolster the printing services of its Mac OS X operating system, has acquired both the source code and author of the unix-based CUPS modular printing solution.

The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) has been part of Mac OS X since Jaguar (Mac OS X v10.2) was released. Now CUPS is officially part of Apple, according to CUPS creator Michael R. Sweet. “In ...

We previously noted that CUPS, Mac OS X's built-in printing architecture (which will not allow you to access printer settings unless a root account is enabled with a password) may not recognize the ...

3-D printers are still too expensive for most people to own. A number of cafes, like this one in London, now offer 3-D printing and design classes along with the caffeinated beverages on the menu. Now ...