One factor that may be increasing the demand over the last upgrade cycle is the longer time between hardware updates.

As we know Apple issues regular hardware updates and it will be a game of leapfrog every year.

Future software and hardware updates could include the European Union's GALILEO and China's Beidou navigation system.

With the DS, Nintendo has proven itself the undisputed king of portable gaming, and the company's secret to dominance is simple: constant hardware updates.

Since Apple's most recent hardware updates include support for the latest "low energy" Bluetooth 4.0 standard, we also believe support will show up in the iPhone as well.

Additionally, with the latest software and hardware updates, crowns, veneers, onlays and inlays can be prepared, using different types of ceramic material.

Users came up with ways to fix the issues, while Microsoft offered quiet hardware updates and extended warranties before finally admitting there was a huge problem and pledging over $1 billion to fix it.

The new Thunderbolt interconnect technology is spreading across the Mac product line as Apple rolls out hardware updates--and the Mac mini is no exception.

Proponents claim a high-altitude communications platform, like the Stratellite, could make terrestrial broadcast towers obsolete, reducing the cost and time required for hardware updates.

The GP2X has seen several minor hardware updates, most notably the changes from the First Edition to Normal Edition and the Normal Edition to the MK2.