CDs and provide a software fix in the face of public outrage and threatened lawsuits.
Microsoft has released a temporary software fix for a newly discovered bug in its Internet Explorer web browser.
Ford said this week that it had found a software fix and dealers would start working on the vehicles next week.
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Both companies hastily offered software to allow users to turn the identifying numbers off, but their critics maintain that any software fix can be breached.
Recently, for example, Chrysler notified almost 24, 000 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 owners of a free software fix to dim the light on the gearshift knob.
Autofocus sharpness quirks are a real issue without a software fix, but the Lumia 920 can take photos in low light that would leave an iPhone 5 struggling.
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Thus, trying to fix software patents might cause us to violate our international treaty obligations.
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If you forget the set the white balance on your camera, photo-editing software can easily fix that.
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The company has issued a software update to fix the issue and has offered to replace defective batteries.
It's even testing the ability to fix software-related problems remotely.
Vupen is just one of a number of companies that have created controversy in the security community by profiting from zero-day exploits rather than working with software firms to fix the hackable vulnerabilities they use.
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The problem, however, is that we're still using hardware to fix a software problem.
But many of my calls had some slight echo effect or occasional clipped words, despite a recent software update intended to fix the problem.
Whether you make a software adjustment or physically fix the cameras, fix it for all those that have and all those who will buy your product.
It took the next three years to fix the software.
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The software giant pledged to fix the update but its efforts became more urgent when security firm EEye Digital Security discovered that the crash circumstances could be exploited to run malicious code on that machine.
Ms. Ullman explains that on one occasion in her career as a software engineer she tried to fix some code with what she thought was a tiny change and she succeeded in bringing the whole system down.
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This is a bug, which we plan to fix shortly (see Software Update section below).
Facebook says it uses data from unclicked "Like" buttons only for security purposes and to fix bugs in its software.
The reason the iPhone stores so much data is a bug we uncovered and plan to fix shortly (see Software Update section below).
That ten-month time lag gave the makers of anti-virus software programs time to issue a fix, preventing Chernobyl from spreading as far and wide as last month's Melissa virus - which now looks a harmless prank in comparison.
They also had problems with the digital tape recorder, which were an even more amazing remote fix, but these were more remote control work-arounds to fix hardware issues rather than software patches.
If there is a real threat on the network, Nwokobia and his team can fix it remotely using the software, shutting down rogue access points or boosting the power of their own antennas to jam signals coming from the outside.
Maps are a highly useful feature on a mobile device, but Apple is going to fix the issues with its software, and in any case there are plenty of other apps and websites to turn to for directions for those who want another source.
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According to its own study, Big Blue left 29% of its critical software flaws from the last six months without a fix, more than any of the other nine companies it measured.
This new capacity comes with no extra hardware investments, software licenses to buy, and tech support guys to fix.
John Kim, 29, was on day four at his job at Plumtree Software when the company cofounder Glenn Kelman asked him to fix the firm's demonstration Web site.
John Hagel and John Seely Brown, co-chairs of Center for the Edge, suggest that one of the best ways to pull the C-suite into exploring the use of social software is to point out how it can find and fix expensive operating problems.
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In September 2010 Dallas' Gearbox Software announced it had acquired the game and promised to quickly fix and release it.
Each fix took weeks to craft and would have to be redone for any software upgrades.
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