That invisible fix is a trick Microsoft adopted in late 2011 from Google, which has long pushed auto-updates to Chrome with no user interaction.

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All models are WiFi Ready with an optional adaptor for a wireless connection to home networks, streaming content services, BD-Live content and over-the-air, auto-notification of firmware updates.

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Users will also get automatic updates to Flash, via the browsers own auto-update feature, Upson wrote.

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Your actively shared links, photos, and status updates probably reach much higher than 16 percent of your friends, while more inane auto-generated posts about new friendships, wall posts, and articles you read may only be seen by your closest buddies.

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