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Hewlett-Packard Co. took steps on Monday to allow printing through the Web from any type of device.

The world's biggest printer seller (NYSE:HPQ) said it plans to add an e-mail address for all its printers so users can send files from computers and mobile phones to printers or store them "in the cloud" for later printing.

The Palo Alto company said it plans to sell tens of millions of Web-connected printers by the end of next year.

It introduced four Photosmart all-in-one printers that include new ePrint software and have the new Web storage and printing capabilities. The devices start at $99.

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) also said on Monday that it is working with HP on software that will let users connect to Google Docs, Photos and Calendar directly from their printers.

Others said to be working on ways to connect to their content directly through printers rather than computers are Facebook Inc. and Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

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