Xbox One’s 500GB HDD swapped for bigger, faster drives, and tested for performance
The Xbox One arrives with a 500GB HDD built-in, and in contrast to the PlayStation 4’s easily-accessed storage, it’s not meant to be accessed or replaced by the user, ever. While we’ll probably leave ours in place to keep from voiding the warranty or risk a ban from Xbox Live, a few folks have already cracked open the console to see what else will fit. iFixit noted during its teardown that there’s an...
Wikimedia is liable for contents of Wikipedia articles, German court rules
The story, “Wikimedia is liable for contents of Wikipedia articles, German court rules,” posted to the wire Wednesday, incorrectly stated in the ninth paragraph the name of the organization to which standard reporting guidelines apply. Read this article: Wikimedia is liable for contents of Wikipedia articles, German court rulesSneaky Snacky Squirrel Game Toys R US
Nokia’s Verizon-bound Lumia 929 shows up again in leaked photo
We’re quickly losing count on how many times we have seen leaks of the Nokia Lumia 929. Still, something tells us Verizon subscribers won’t mind getting as many looks as possible at what’s rumored to be a pretty high-end smartphone. Now, courtesy of a forum member on Windows Phone Central, we’re seeing the Lumia 929 from a slightly different angle than in previous occasions. As a refresher, Nokia’s...
Shoot and Score with ‘Smart’ Basketball
Personal Tech columnist Ed Baig goes hands on with the 94Fifty basketball, which uses Bluetooth and an iOS app to help improve your game. The 94Fifty basketball and app.(Photo: InfoMotion Sports Technologies)Story HighlightsBluetooth basketball has wireless sensors that communicate with iPhoneApp can “coach” you on ball-handling and shootingGoes on sale exclusively in Apple Stores on TuesdayNEW YORK — Nobody is ever going...
US judge throws out Apple location-tracking lawsuit
Remember all the fuss a couple years ago about Apple storing your location data from iPhone 4 handsets and the subsequent privacy lawsuits that resulted? Well, that’s all amounted to nothing for four of the plaintiffs, as their claims have just been dismissed in court by none other than Judge Lucy Koh. She said that those folks failed to show they had relied on any alleged Apple misrepresentations, and suffered no harm in any...
