Seagate intros Kinetic HDD as legacy infrastructure replacement

Arguing that cloud storage models as we know them are "broken," Seagate is plugging away at its Kinetic Open Storage platform with a new HDD option.



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Quick Nexus hands-on, Xperia Z3 purchase, Microsoft Band (MobileTechRoundup show #331)

Kevin visited with Google to get some hands on the new Nexus products while Matt went to T-Mobile and bought a new phone that he likes better than his iPhone 6 Plus at the moment.



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Enterprise tech vendors: Sizing up the next gen field

Our CXO survey shows that the vendor pecking order is being reordered. Here's a look at what emerging enterprise vendors may power your IT stack in the next two to three years.



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Top iOS news of the week: Apple Pay kicked out, too late it's already big

Apple Pay continued to dominate the news this week with several major retailers turning off Apple Pay. Tim Cook says Apple Pay is already the leading NFC payments system.



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Misfit Flash and Technical Tee hands-on: Affordable and convenient life tracking

Activity trackers are important pieces to improving your health. Misfit hit it out of the park with the $50 Flash and it may be my last activity tracker.



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Windows 8/8.1 about to overtake plunging XP, on Netmarketshare's latest numbers

Use of Windows XP fell dramatically last month, while use of Windows 8.1 grew dramatically, according to Net Applications' numbers published at Netmarketshare.com. Is this a fact, an erroneous blip, or a historical correction? You decide…



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Top Android news of the week: Motorola is Lenovo, hot Nexus 6, Android in McDonald's

This week Lenovo bought Motorola, the Nexus 6 sells out in minutes, and Android comes to all McDonald's stores in the US.



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