February\nis Valentine\u2019s Day month, and if you love your Kobo or would love to have a\nbrand new Kindle Paperwhite, this news may be just for you. One news item is\nthat some Kobo devices are due for a critical software update. The other news\nis that Paperwhites are on sale, and the savings are huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kobo Arc Alert<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If\nyou own a Kobo Arc tablet it is urgently due for a long-overdue software\nsecurity upgrade<\/a>. Kobo sends you emails when it is time to do\nan upgrade, but you may have missed that message or forgotten to download the\nsecurity patch. There are also some Kobo Mini e-readers that need the patch. So\nif you use a Kobo, you\u2019ll want to check to see if your device is affected by\nthis new alert. You can visit the Kobo\nwebsite<\/a> help page and follow the instructions to download any\napplicable updates that may be available for your device. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why It Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Without\nstaying current on your software security updates, there is a risk that your\ndevice will no longer function as you expect it to. Your Kobo Arc may not be\nable to complete a factory reset procedure, for example. You may recall that\nlast year we issued a head\u2019s up warning that Barnes and Noble was upgrading its\nsecurity on most of its Nook e-readers. If you didn\u2019t download the security\nupdate or patch in time, then you would no longer be able to use features on\nthe Nook device that required an internet connection. That meant important\nthings like buying e-books or downloading your Nook content. What is happening\nnow with some older versions of Kobo e-readers is similar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Manual Updating<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t\npanic. But you do want to do the download in order to get important security\nprotections and to avoid having to do a manual software patch. If you have to\ndo a manual update, download the Kobo app to your desktop and then go into the \u201cSettings\u201d\narea and click on \u201cAbout,\u201d then \u201cSystems Updates.\u201d Or you can do this manually\njust as a precaution, to check and see if an update is due. If it is, then\nthere should be a message in the Systems Update section of your Settings asking\nyou to complete the update process. You\u2019ll need to have a Wi-Fi connection or\nto do the update through the Kobo app. These updates are intended to help your\ndevice run smoother, faster, and more securely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Out with the Old in with the New<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If\nyou were an early fan of Kobo you may own a device called the Kobo Wi-Fi, one\nof the first products Kobo ever made. They\u2019ve been around now for a decade, and\nKobo is going to stop issuing software updates for them. That means that if you\nhave one of these vintage models, soon it will no longer connect to the Kobo\nbookstore. Rest assured that you won\u2019t lose the books you already bought.\nThey\u2019ll still be in your Kobo library. But Kobo is phasing-out tech support for\nthe old Kobo Wi-Fi. The good news is that you can replace your outdated\ne-reader with a waterproof Kindle\nPaperwhite<\/a> on sale for a limited time at 23 percent off the\nregular price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n