ShopAndroid Daily Giveaway #62: Case-Mate Gelli Case for XOOM, HTC Capacitive Stylus & more

Today's ShopAndroid.com Daily Giveaway will feature the Case-Mate Gelli Case for Motorola XOOM, HTC Capacitive Stylus, Mobi Crystal Case for Galaxy Note, and the Seidio CONVERT Combo for Photon 4G.

After checking out our hands-on videos, drop us a comment and let us know which item you'd like for your Android device.  We'll select one lucky winner at random and announce them next week!

Case-Mate Gelli Case for Motorola XOOM

Using cutting-edge flexible thermoplastic material, the form fitting shape of the Case-Mate Gelli Case absorbs impacts and offers a soft grip. Geometric patterns and shapes create a sense of dimension and flair with the vibrant colors. Lighter and more resilient than silicone and rubber cases, the Gelli is a slim and sleek way to protect your Motorola Xoom.

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European VC Connect Ventures Launches With $22M Fund. Secret Sales Gets The First Helping: $487K

Make way for another VC firm in Europe: Today sees the launch of Connect Ventures, a new London based fund that will focus on seed and Series A stages in European tech companies. It's kicking off with a ?16 million ($22 million) fund, which will be dispersed in investments of between ?250,000 and ?1.25 million ($330k-$1.7m). Led by co-founders Pietro Bezza and Bill Earner, Connect Ventures will be focused on early stage companies in the consumer web, digital media, e-commerce, entertainment and gaming sectors. The first recipient of money from the fund is the London-based private sales site SecretSales, which is getting a ?300,000 ($487,000) investment on top of the ?6.3 million ($10.2 million) round that it got in February from a consortium of investors that included Doughty Hanson, Pantech Ventures and others.

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Will 'Hunger Games' Rule The 2012 MTV Movie Awards?

Leading the pack with eight nominations, the Gary Ross-directed film could replace 'Twilight' as the film to beat.
By Fallon Prinzivalli

Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games"
Photo: Lionsgate

As "The Hunger Games" continues to dominate the worldwide box office, the announcement came Monday that the film is nominated for eight MTV Movie Awards. It leads the list with the most nominations alongside Kristen Wiig's Oscar-nominated comedy, "Bridesmaids."

"The Hunger Games," the first of three (possibly four) films adapted from Suzanne Collins' dystopian saga, is on course to break $400 million in earnings domestically. With break-out performances by the cast, it's no surprise that they're contenders for an array of categories. Entering their first ever MTV Movie Awards, Jennifer Lawrence and company are up for Movie of the Year, Best Cast, Best Female Performance (Lawrence), Best Male Performance (Josh Hutcherson), Breakthrough Performance ("Liam Hemsworth), Best On-Screen Transformation (Elizabeth Banks), Best Fight (Lawrence and Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig), and Best Kiss (Lawrence and Hutcherson).

The fan-favorite category of Best Kiss has Lawrence and Hutcherson up against their biggest competition: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, and Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. With "Twilight" gracing fewer categories, there's a good chance Twihards will be out for blood, vigorously voting for their beloved vampires to make sure they take home the golden popcorn for every nomination. Plus, Robsten has been the reigning champion for the past three years, always teasing that kiss the fans are hoping will finally happen this year. And as this is the last chance for Watson and Grint to nab the award, we may see the Potterheads' determination win out in the end.

This award is anyone's guess, but if we take a look at the figures, "Hunger Games" already has a promising start. As the premiere film in a franchise first made popular by the books, its opening weekend saw bigger numbers than both the first "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" films. We may be on the verge of a new era where fanged teeth and wands are out and bow and arrows are in.

Will we see the same numbers when it comes down to the ultimate award: Movie of the Year? Not only is "Hunger Games" battling it out again with "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part 2," but the category also features two Oscar-nominated films, "The Help" and "Bridesmaids." Katniss and company are going to need to break out more than a few snares to dominate this one. It's a good thing they already have a big army of fans on their side.

With all the money "Hunger Games" enthusiasts have been pouring into its box-office reign lately, it's safe to assume their dedication to will bode well for the actors who play our favorite citizens of Panem. It's anyone's year, but the odds are definitely in its favor.

Do you think "The Hunger Games" will reign at the MTV Movie Awards, or will "Twilight" hold on to the crown? Leave your comment below!

Head over to MovieAwards.MTV.com to vote for your favorite flicks now! The 21st annual MTV Movie Awards air live Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. ET.

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Lil Wayne, Cash Money Settle $20 Million 'Lollipop' Lawsuit

Track's co-producer Deezle, who claimed he wasn't properly compensated, has settled for an undisclosed amount.
By Rob Markman

Lil Wayne
Photo: Hutton Supancic/ Getty Images

The folks at Cash Money Records just saw their pockets get a little lighter after they came to an agreement with longtime producer Darius "Deezle" Harrison. Last year, the New Orleans producer filed a court action for $20 million against Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records claiming he wasn't compensated for his co-production work on Lil Wayne's #1 2008 hit single "Lollipop." TMZ reports that Weezy has finally settled the case out of court.

Deezle produced "Mrs. Officer" in full and co-produced a few tracks off Tunechi's Tha Carter III, including the Grammy-winning "Lollipop." It was Jim Jonsin who served as the chief beatmaker on the song, and he too filed a suit in April 2010 claiming that he wasn't paid proper royalties from the track. Jonsin has since settled his case with the label, and now, according to reports, so has Deezle, thanks to a confidential agreement.

Hitmaker Bangladesh also had issues with the powerhouse label. In 2008 he claimed he wasn't properly compensated after producing "A Milli," another stand-out single from Wayne's triple-platinum Tha Carter III. Bang went on to supply the beat for "6 Foot 7 Foot" for Wayne's Tha Carter IV and claimed to MTV News that there was initially a payment issue with that track as well. In March, however, Bangladesh was happy to report that he and Cash Money put all of their differences behind them.

"We just did some nice business together. They just bought a whole bunch of tracks, that's about it," Bang said. "They gave me a song deal, basically, first song deal I ever had, so shouts out to Cash Money."

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Baby on the Way for A.J. McLean

"Because we love you all so much, we wanted to share with you all, for the first time, something very special," McLean says. "We're having a baby!"

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