How to Make Your PlayStation 4 or Xbox One Faster (By Adding an SSD)

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How to Find Out Which Build and Version of Windows 10 You Have Geek Comic Today's Tech Term Adminispam Adminispam is a slang term used to describe electronic messages (mail or text) from a company’s managers and/or executives that are sent to the majority of the employees even though the messages do not pertain to, or add little value to, the work conducted by most of the employees who receive them. What We're Reading This section contains what we're reading from around the web, along with commentary from our editors. Think of it like your daily digest of the most interesting things online. 5 Reasons 'Star Wars' Spaceships Make Absolutely No Sense The reasons are detailed enough we'd argue it's way more than five years; it's an interesting look at the things we accept about the Star Wars universe. [Popular Mechanics] Why we're going back to the Moon—with or without NASA Although NASA's focus on asteroids and Mars is great, there's a strong argument for returning to the moon. [ArsTechnica] Pandora Will Survive, Even if It Has to Pay More for Music When you listen to a song on the Internet, someone is always paying. And for Internet radio companies like Pandora, those songs could soon get more expensive. [Wired] Google Play Books new blue light filter reduces eye strain The new color-shift filter helps cut down on how much blue light you're exposed to at the end of the day [Engadget] Battery tech isn't keeping up Battery life just isn't keeping pace with level of development seen in other areas of mobile technology, and that needs to change. [The Verge] How to Find out Which Apps are Using Up Storage on Your Apple Watch Your Apple Watch has a total of 8 GB of storage on it, with about 5.6 GB of usable space for apps, music, and photos. If you start running out of room, you can easily check which apps are taking up the most space. Read This Article → How to Make Your PlayStation 4 or Xbox One Faster (By Adding an SSD) Sony and Microsoft chose not to ship the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles with solid-state drives. They went with slower mechanical drives to keep costs down, but you can speed up load times for your console games by adding a solid-state drive to your PS4 or Xbox One. Read This Article → How can Windows 10 Function With as Little as 32 GB of Disk Space? All operating systems require a certain amount of disk space in order to run and function properly, so how are ‘economy model’ laptops able to properly function with the small drives that are built into them? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question. Read This Article → How to Use the Reminders App on Your Mac or iPhone and Never Forget Something Again Macs and iPhones (iPads too) come with a fantastic Reminders app that automatically syncs through iCloud. Here’s how to make the most of this app so you’re never likely to forget something important again. Read This Article → How to Enable and Disable Power Reserve on Apple Watch The battery in the Apple Watch lasts approximately 18 hours, depending on use. If your battery gets too low, you can put the watch into Power Reserve mode so you can see the time for up to 72 hours. Read This Article → What is a “Smart Washer”, and Do I Need One? Just like many of the other Internet of Things appliances that have been slowly trickling into our homes over the past several years, smart washers are a new class of device that can hook up to your smartphone or tablet via an app, and transmit vital data about their daily operation to you in realtime. Read This Article → How to Find Out Which Build and Version of Windows 10 You Have Microsoft has hidden the build number in an attempt to make Windows 10 look always-up-to-date, and there are still different editions of Windows 10 with different features. Microsoft is also still offering both 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows 10, too. Read This Article → Advertisement Download The Ultimate Raspberry Pi eBook Bundle (Over $90 Value) Here's your chance to find new inspiration and to push the boundaries of what you thought was possible with tech. Click here to download