How to Use firmware in a Sentence
firmware
noun-
First, make sure your Wi-Fi router has the most recent firmware update.
— Patrick Marshall, The Seattle Times, 12 May 2017 -
These cryptographic keys form the root-of-trust anchor between the hardware device and the firmware that runs on it.
— Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024 -
The firmware is currently in its second generation, and will soon appear in version 3.0.
— Wired Blogs, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2006 -
Recovering from such an attack requires reflashing the firmware on the affected device.
— Lucian Constantin, PCWorld, 2 May 2017 -
One hides in the firmware of Apple’s Thunderbolt-to-Ethernet adapter and requires someone to plug in that adapter to install the malware.
— Anick Jesdanun, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2017 -
Since details about these vulnerabilities are now publicly available, Asus router owners should install the firmware updates for their models as soon as possible.
— Lucian Constantin, PCWorld, 11 May 2017 -
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 -
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 -
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 company charges a fee for each device using its firmware, creating significant economies of scale as client shipments increase.
— Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 July 2024
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