Thus, Nintendo has upset the conventional console hardware upgrade cycle (a refresh of every 4-5 years).
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Hardware should get an upgrade as well through a premium system with a 9.2-inch, 720p display.
"I know our games are famous, or notorious depending on your point of view, for encouraging people to upgrade their hardware, " he says.
Organizations are on the verge of a Windows 7 upgrade and a hardware refresh on desktops as well.
But perhaps most interesting of all is that Samsung will now give its customers the ability to upgrade their TV hardware with what they call a Smart Evolution Kit.
These mainstream Disney titles should offer further incentive to upgrade to home 3D hardware.
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To use the microP2 card adaptor, a firmware upgrade of current P2 hardware is required and a fee will be charged.
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For new PC buyers, Windows 7 is still a fairly new OS. But Windows Vista proved to be so bad (and so draining to weak hardware) that people were eager to upgrade.
But even with the potential for productivity gains from newer technologies, it's tough for many enterprises to stomach the prohibitive costs of a companywide upgrade to the latest software and hardware, especially during the current economic downturn.
Engineers felt inspired by the guts of the first Mac, and its close ties of hardware and software that have always made it far easier to configure and upgrade.
We'll have to wait to see if there's anything new on the software side, but we can tell you there have been a host of hardware changes, even if they don't amount to a major upgrade.
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Like other computer hardware firms, Apple is having trouble spurring the market back into a strong upgrade cycle.
In the Mac world, where Apple controls hardware, operating system, software, and all my iOS devices, an upgrade can make them all work better together.
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You seem to suggest that the solution is to upgrade its sales staff with a modified incentive plan and improved expertise in hardware, I do not see it working.
As servers age and the need to upgrade becomes more pressing, many of my clients are looking to get rid of their hardware, security and software headaches altogether.
Likewise, Chrome for Google TV will now be on the same six week upgrade cycle as its desktop counterpart going forward, and it'll also now come with support for hardware-based content protection.
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