Have You Done the Necessary Upgrade?

Last week, we celebrated the International Technology Upgrade. The question is: Did you do the necessary upgrade?

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Don’t you find that entrancing? I mean, for a lot of tech consumers out there, an upgrade is a task that is usually treated with apprehension and slight trepidation. If truth be told, an upgrade is very important and it ensures that your gadget is updated to accommodate the new functions that your OS provider offers.

As a matter of fact, Skype, the famous video-chatting service, merged with Norton by Symantec and TomTom in establishing and achieving a goal that is to encourage each consumer to update their software frequently.

The primary objective of this movement is to educate all gadget users on the essence of keeping their software up to date, especially now that some software version updates come for free. This is in response to the growing number of users in America, Britain, and Germany who have been surveyed to not updating their software without the prompts of peers, and opinion leaders. We think that this is all just a case of not letting people know how beneficial a software upgrade is.

Heraclitus- the Greek philosopher- once said that the only permanent thing in this world is change. So how come we don’t recognize the need for it at the right time? That is the question that advertisers must counter in their pursuit to compel people to do the desired action.

According to Yahoo News:

"While women are the main purchasers of technology, they still rely on men to make the updates for them," stated the press release. "According to the study, it seems that men upgrade their computer software more regularly than women when prompted to: 56 percent of men indicated they always update their software when prompted while only 49 percent of women said the same."

For the benefit of everybody, Skype, Symantec and TomTom have provided some helpful tips in making sure that software updates are widely available and the software itself is easily downloadable, provided that it is free. Skype also informs the people via automatic updates. All they have to do is to turn on the default using the most recent version of Skype for Windows and even for MacBooks.

As a smartphone and laptop owner, more often than not, I used to ignore it when my phone notifies me of software upgrades. I also used not to be so amused whenever my OS provider announces a new update. I realized my nonchalance will not only limit the capabilities of mysmartphone. It can also limit me as a smartphone subscriber.

All I can say is that International Technology Upgrade Week or not, we must still understand the value and advantage of grabbing every opportunity to maximize the power of our gadgets like the smartphone. Unless, of course, you want it to be considered a thing of the past in the next few months!

Nonetheless, you can still  sell your old cell phone  at Cash for Smartphones!

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