The Coship X1 is is a premium feeling, water-resistant Windows Phone
Coship BVC is one of a bunch of new ODM partners for Microsoft and Windows Phone and at Mobile World Congress we managed to snag one for a first look. As is becoming less unusual, Coship offers the X1 in two varieties: One with Windows Phone, one with Android. The two are identical in terms of the hardware, just offered with a choice of different software.
This rugged case and holster combo for Galaxy Note 4 is 33% off today
The Seidio CONVERT Combo packs multiple layers of durable protection including a slim hard shell on the inside, a shock absorbing skin, rugged exoskeleton and a custom screen protector. If that wasn’t enough, you can clip it all into the tough swivel holster that comes with it! Yours today for only $36.95
Halo: The Master Chief Collection receives a matchmaking update
Xbox One owners who also have Microsoft’s first person shooter Halo: The Master Chief Collection can download the latest update to the game. This patch is meant to improve, among other things, its online matchmaking features.
Hillary Clinton ran her own email server while in office
Just because Hillary Clinton wasn’t using work email as Secretary of State doesn’t mean she was throwing caution to the wind — if anything, she may have been shrewder than most. The Associated Press has learned that Clinton conducted official business using an email server registered to her home. It’s not clear exactly where the server was or who ran it until 2013 (probably not internet ‘inventor’ Al Gore), but the move gave the politician a lot of control. Since the email was strictly hers, she could decide if and when she turned over messages to the government or lawyers. It may have also let her toughen up security versus off-the-shelf services. If the server was in her house, she would have even had the Secret Service offering physical protection.
With that said, a private email server has its own share of legal and security risks. A Clinton representative tells the AP she followed the spirit of the Federal Records Act, which requires that politicians hand over work-related email, but it’s hard to know if there are any gaps in the record. Also, a personal server doesn’t have a big support network to fall back on if there’s an outage or a potential hacking attempt. However careful Clinton was, others aren’t as likely to follow in her footsteps. Current Secretary John Kerry is depending on his official account, and a bill passed in 2014 requires that government staff forward their work-oriented private email within 20 days. There just isn’t much incentive to run your own account when all your work messages will end up in someone else’s hands.
[Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images]
Filed under: Internet
Source: Associated Press
Another Steam Machine is coming, this one from Maingear
If you thought the Steam Machine news would be limited to Valve’s announcement, well you’re not quite right. Maingear’s back to give the the platform another go with the Drift. What’s in the aluminum box? An Intel i7-4790K processor mated with either an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 or an AMD Radeon R9 290X — both of which are 4K capable. What’s more, Maingear boasts that its Steam OS machine can hold up to 16GB of DDR RAM, a pair of 1TB solid state drives and a single 6TB hard drive as well. Those options alone will almost assuredly drive the price a bit beyond the $849 (!!!) baseline Mainger’s asking.
Perhaps most interesting? It’s in the photo up above: the Drift comes with an Xbox One controller rather than the Xbox 360 controller that most manufacturers opt for. Preorders are open now, and the computers ship with-or-without an operating system this November.
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Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD
Facebook’s Slingshot lets you explore and follow popular user accounts
As much as you’d like to give Facebook’s Slingshot a try, most of your friends still prefer Snapchat, huh? If you don’t mind slinging photos or videos with strangers, the app’s new Explore feature can help connect you to people who do use it regularly. It shows a list of popular users you can follow, so you can finally get to enjoy what the app can do. In case you are one of those popular users and would rather not be hounded by strangers sick of Snapchat, though, simply switch on “Approve Followers” in your settings page. This update also comes with bug fixes and an easier way to follow someone while viewing their entries, and it’s now live for both iOS and Android users.
Filed under: Misc, Mobile, Facebook
Source: Facebook Slingshot
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This HTC One M8 hard case is available in 5 colors and is only $16.95 today!
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These are Android Central’s Top Picks from Mobile World Congress 2015!
The best of what we saw from Mobile World Congress 2015
As we wrap up another MWC, it’s time to talk about the shining gems that we’ve seen this year. Android had a huge presence this year, with several huge announcements along the way. There were things announced here that could easily be the start of major shifts in the mobile market we play in today, as well as incremental but no less exciting improvements to the technology we rely on every day. We’ve seen a ton of new things on the show floor this year, but as is often the case there are a few things that stood out in the crowd, and that’s what we’re going to talk about now.
Here’s a look at what we thing was the best of Mobile World Congress 2015. It’s an exciting list, but perhaps even more exciting is the knowledge that we’re only just now entering the third month of the year. With an opening like this, it’s clear there are going to be fun times ahead.
Monument Valley takes the top prize at 11th annual Mobile Gaming Awards
The popular and critically acclaimed puzzle game won the “Grand Prix” prize for best mobile game of 2014 on Tuesday night as part of the 11th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards.
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