How to Use firmware in a Sentence

firmware

noun
  • The firmware chipset is the same as in the PineBook Pro, which should help with that.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In the router’s web dashboard, click on the firmware settings.
    Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 13 June 2018
  • So, Abbott’s came up with firmware to deal with the problem.
    David J. Neal, miamiherald, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Tesla will roll out a firmware update to fix the seat belt chime.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Perhaps most notable is the lack of an easy way to update the firmware.
    Joe Ray, WIRED, 28 July 2017
  • The firmware update is available on all Steam Decks right now.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The firmware update just started rolling out this week.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 22 Apr. 2022
  • First, make sure your Wi-Fi router has the most recent firmware update.
    Patrick Marshall, The Seattle Times, 12 May 2017
  • But there's a problem; should a firmware update fail, users aren't warned.
    Robert Hackett, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Included in the theft, the group claims, are schematics and source code for drivers and firmware.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2022
  • The improvements take the form of both hardware and firmware upgrades.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024
  • With that, the company is now rolling out a free firmware update.
    José Adorno, BGR, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Once received, users will need to update their AVR’s firmware to complete the process.
    John Archer, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The firmware release is scheduled to be sent out sometime this month.
    Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Another thing to keep in mind as well, both the PS5 and the Series X controllers have their own kind of firmware.
    Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The update, designed to ward off hacking, ​was for a type of software known as firmware.
    Peter Loftus, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2017
  • That firmware update is free and will roll out to Xbox Insiders in the coming weeks.
    Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 16 May 2024
  • The app doesn’t seem to have a function for updating firmware, but that is being added soon.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Once set up, with the correct firmware a banner will appear in the Home app telling you that Siri is available on it.
    Christian De Looper, BGR, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Humane has pledged to address some of those bugs with firmware updates.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 May 2024
  • Of course, this isn't the first time people have complained about a firmware update, either.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2024
  • BenQ told me that this approach is for the sake of easier firmware updates.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 19 Sep. 2021
  • That firmware update is expected to be available in the spring.
    Michael Brown, PCWorld, 7 Jan. 2018
  • SanDisk has issued a firmware update, which seems to fix the problem.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The app also managed the process of getting the bike onto my WiFi network to do a firmware upgrade.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The software enables the firmware of the Zone True Wireless earbuds to be updated.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 31 July 2022
  • The firmware update will be available to the public in the next few months but will roll out over the next couple of weeks to Xbox Insiders.
    Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 15 May 2024
  • Again, pop into the settings and look for any software or firmware updates.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
  • The app can be used to customize the touch controls, apply firmware updates and alter the ANC modes.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
  • But only rarely does that kind of vulnerability appear not in the firmware of any particular computer maker, but in the chips found across hundreds of millions of PCs and servers.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024

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