Galaxy Nexus case showdown - TPU vs. Silicon

We know a lot of folks out there want a flexible "skin" case for their Galaxy Nexus. We also know that with so many available, it's often hard to figure out which one is the best. Luckily, you've got AC and Raul to help make the decision easier. Raul dives in and compares the Cruzerlite Androidified TPU case against the CaseMate Droid Creature case -- two very popular choices. 

Check out the video and see Raul's comparison. We don't want to spoil the ending, but you can buy the winner right here. Thanks, Raul!

Source and more discussion: Android Central forums 

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Adam Yauch: Remembering A Beastie Boy's Life And Career

MTV News takes a look back at Yauch's music, spirituality and impact during hour-long special.
By Kara Warner

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch
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With the world still reeling from the news of Adam Yauch's death on Friday (May 4), MTV News took to the airwaves with the one-hour special "Adam Yauch: Remembering a Beastie Boy" to honor the life and impact of the influential artist, one of the founding members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted rap trio.

MTV's own Sway Calloway began the tribute by reading celebrity reactions to Yauch's death from artists including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Travis Barker, Weezer and Jack Black, all of whom expressed feelings of sadness and respect for the influential MC.

"Adam Yauch brought a lot of positivity into the world, and I think it's obvious to anyone how big of an influence the Beastie Boys were on me and so many others," Em said in a statement to MTV News. "They are trailblazers and pioneers, and Adam will be sorely missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, Mike D., and Ad-Rock."

The tribute then turned toward Yauch's indelible impact on the music industry, beginning with a look at one of the Beastie Boys' most famous and critically acclaimed music videos, "Sabotage," directed by Spike Jonze, followed by the group's festive performance of "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)" on MTV's New Year's Eve show in 1986. Other clips featured in the 60-minute special included their 1998 VMA performance of "Intergalactic," the year the group took home the Video Vanguard award, as well as more of their iconic music videos, including "Hey Ladies."

Sway touched on the evolution of Yauch's spirituality throughout his career, which led to his founding of the Tibetan Freedom Concert, the first of which drew influential acts like the Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against the Machine. We dug through our archives to find the Beastie Boys' performance of "Root Down" at the 1996 concert in San Francisco, followed by their star-studded, 2011 VMA-nominated music video "Make Some Noise," which earned Yauch an award for Best Director. The tribute closed with a few more celeb tribute tweets and the Boys' 2004 MTV Movie Awards performance of "Ch-Check It Out."

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President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governer Mitt Romney will go head to head in the 2012 presidential election, as you're probably all too aware, given that this campaign already feels like it's been going on for five years. More »

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Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace: First Look!

Amanda Seyfried plays the titular porn icon in Lovelace, the upcoming biopic about the '70s adult film industry's most famous Deep Throat practitioner.

Amanda took over for Lindsay Lohan after producers cut her loose amid her never-ending legal woes. While Lindsay seemed like a natural fit, this may have been a real blessing in disguise for the film, which co-stars Peter Sarsgaard.

Check out the first Lovelace poster and see why:

Sarsgaard plays the husband who basically forces Seyfried's Lovelace into the industry (heathen), and James Franco even makes a cameo as Hugh Hefner himself.

The film will reportedly deconstruct the glamorous facade of the early porn biz via its rampant abuse of Lovelace, who went on to adamantly oppose her line of work.

Sounds like a must-see, and not necessarily only for its lead actress!

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Benedict Cumberbatch Flattered By Racy 'Sherlock' Fanfic

'I was amazed at the level of artistry; people have spent hours doing it,' British actor tells MTV News.
By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz

Benedict Cumberbatch
Photo: MTV News

British actor Benedict Cumberbatch is so hot right now. He is almost literally in everything, including last year's awards-season favorites "War Horse" and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," the hit BBC/PBS revival of "Sherlock" and two highly anticipated future blockbusters "Star Trek 2" and "The Hobbit."

Cumberbatch fans should be excited to see him reprise his role as the quirky and slightly sociopathic Sherlock Holmes when the second season premieres this Sunday (May 6) on PBS's Masterpiece. MTV News recently caught up with the very busy and talented actor, who attributes the show's success to its "extraordinary" and "very intelligent, very loyal" fans and promised that they won't be disappointed with the action that unfolds in the second season.

Speaking of those intelligent fans, we asked Cumberbatch if he was aware of the extensive collection of creative and explicit fan fiction that has surfaced online since the premiere of the show's first season.

"I am startlingly aware of it," Cumberbatch said with a smile. "I don't go seeking it, but Martin Freeman, who was an absolute luddite on the first series, suddenly came back from New Zealand having done a little radio short drama called "The Hobbit," he came back and he had this beautiful Mac [computer] with him and said 'Hey, look at this Tumblr.' And I said, 'What? Tumblr? What?' He knows more about it than I do and he was showing me some of them. Some of it is really racy, un-viewable even on MTV. It's cool."

The charming Brit went on to say that he is flattered by a few of the depictions he's come across and that he's amazed how much time some fans have put into their work.

"I suppose my bodily proportions are quite flattering. I'm ripped, doing something I wouldn't normally do with my body, or having done to it, involving Watson," he said cheekily. "So that's as far as I'll hit about that one, but it's all there on the Web if you want to find it. I was amazed at the level of artistry; people have spent hours doing it. And there's some really weird cross breeding stuff that goes on. The news got out that I was playing Smaug in 'Hobbit' and suddenly there were lots of dragons with purple scarves flying around so it's crazy, it's crazy."

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