The firmware update to add HTC Connect is available through a simple network update on the compatible AV receivers or may be uploaded via a USB drive.

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Since Drive is essentially a one-upped version of Docs, it shouldn't surprise you that the Drive app isn't even a separate program -- if you've been using Docs on your Android device already, a simple update is all you need in order to start using the new service.

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Any OTOCAM3 shipped before then can be upgraded to include this feature through a simple firmware update.

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Then along came Twitter and Facebook, and a simple status update was all that was required to share a thought on the Web.

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Meanwhile, in order for Donna to answer a simple status update question from the sales rep, she has to log into an order-processing system, a legacy ERP and a delivery-tracking portal.

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Now that the new standard is ratified, Wi-Fi equipment makers, such as Cisco Systems , Netgear , Apple Computer and others will incorporate the new security features into new Wi-Fi products, and in some cases, may be able to update them with a simple firmware upgrade available from a Web site.

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This issue is getting critical as vendors have jumped all over preliminary specs in order to grab sales by touting "802.11n compliancy, " but a mishmash of implementations that don't always play nice together, as well as the questionable ability of Draft 1.0 products to be upgraded to Draft 2.0 (not to mention the final 802.11n draft) with a simple firmware update, is paving a trail of incompatibility and confusion.

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This update from Apple makes it simple for Apple users to do just that.

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Once identified it is simple to quickly update anti-spam solutions with a list of spam sources that are automatically blocked.

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