On November 24, Apex Microelectronics, Ninestar’s chipmaking subsidiary, announced that it is first to market with replacement chips for Canon’s BCI-330 and BCI-331XL families of inkjet cartridges. These are brand-new cartridges that Canon introduced in October of this year in Japan in the PIXUS TS8350. According to Canon Japan’s website, the PIXUS TS8350 is a