You wont to be looking at this thread there is already one about it http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=374454
Just keep working on your sites. Do not worry about update. When it happens you will get better rank if you worry about site not update.
I learned that in all the sites that I worked with that it just takes time work hard and you will get there. At least you know the day will come soon. just my two cents and my first post
Updates are pretty much 'on the fly' these days.... the Google Dance is dead and we live in the age of 'EverFlux'