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Otterbox Defender and Commuter GALAXY S 4 case hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 20 May, 2013

We're here in Vegas for CTIA 2013, where the latest and greatest in mobile devices and accessories are shown off to the masses. Things officially get kicked off tomorrow but here at ShowStoppers tonight we ran into Otterbox and quickly got a glance at their new cases for the GALAXY S 4. With it being the hottest new phone, and everyone loving Otterbox we figured a few pictures were in order.

Verizon HTC One reality returns as DROID DNA offer pops up

By Chris Burns
on 20 May, 2013

Today Verizon has once again stoked the fires of possibility for an HTC One as they place the DROID DNA on a social sharing fire sale. This situation could go one of two ways - one, it's possible that the Verizon special event later this week will result in a new color option for the Samsung GALAXY S 4 before its final release in three days. Two - it could be that the DROID DNA is being essentially given away for free now allowing the carrier to make room for the fabled Verizon HTC One.

Student wins science fair with 30-second phone battery charger

By Cory Gunther
on 20 May, 2013

This year at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair a surprising invention from one teen student stunned the crowd, yet only came in second place. What would that be? A new way to recharge a cellphone battery completely in only 20-30 seconds. Sounds amazing right? 18-year-old Eesha Khare from Saratoga California, came in second place with this invention of a supercapacitor that can charge a battery very quick.

Hangouts set to be the future of Google Voice

By Cory Gunther
on 20 May, 2013

When Google announced their new Hangouts service at the Google I/O dev conference last week, their new unified cross platform messaging and video service, the first thought we had was in regards to Google Voice. Would Voice be going the way of Google Reader, or did they have something else planned. Today we're learning that Google Hangouts was designed to be the future of Voice.

Verizon 4G LTE approaching 500 markets milestone

By Cory Gunther
on 20 May, 2013

Today the team over at Verizon Wireless are back sharing more details about their exhaustive and competitive 4G LTE network rollout. Confirming that after a few new markets have launched with LTE today, their numbers have reached an all-time high and they are approaching another milestone. As of today Verizon 4G LTE is available in 497 markets across the US.

T-Mobile Galaxy S III 4G LTE model rumored for June 5 release

By Cory Gunther
on 20 May, 2013

Samsung's new flagship smartphone the GALAXY S 4 might be all the rage right now, but the folks from T-Mobile aren't giving up on the older brother just yet. Some new details have confirmed Samsung and T-Mobile will be releasing a 4G LTE capable budget priced Galaxy S III early next month. Now that T-Mobile has a 4G LTE network, it's time to upgrade all those phones.

Google+ Android app update adding new Photos experience

By Robert Nelson
on 20 May, 2013

Google confirmed 41 new features for Google+ last week during I/O. As of today however, it looks like they have detailed 42. This latest update is for the Android Google+ app and touches on three items -- images, location and the overall stream. Additionally, there was also talk of notifications, profile editing and quicker access to the recently released Hangouts app.

GALAXY S 4 Active images leak showing a ruggedized red device

By Robert Nelson
on 20 May, 2013

We have seen a few leaks related to the GALAXY S 4 Active in recent history. Looking back and we have seen details that suggested a release would be coming in July and that the handset would be heading towards AT&T as the SGH-I537. Time will tell how accurate these leaks end up being, however as of today it looks like a few images have been revealed. The images are offering a look at both the front and back of the handset and have come along with some details in terms of specs.

T-Mobile choosing ISIS over Google Wallet

By Robert Nelson
on 20 May, 2013

Similar to what we have seen with Google Wallet and Verizon Wireless, it looks like T-Mobile has offered a bit of insight in terms of which mobile payment system that will be supporting. Basically, it seems T-Mobile is blocking Google Wallet in support of ISIS. This latest bit comes by way of a recent question that was posed to the T-Mobile help account on Twitter.

Samsung Galaxy S III 4.2.2 update leaks with GALAXY S 4 features

By Robert Nelson
on 20 May, 2013

We saw T-Mobile begin rolling out a Galaxy S III update last week. That update was bringing the handset to Android 4.1.2 with new features to include multi-window, however it looks like that will not be the most recent Galaxy S III update for very long. A Galaxy S III update that is said to still be in the testing phase has recently leaked. This one is Android 4.2.2 with a build ID of JDQ39.