Hasta La Gadget!

We saw AT&T open up a registration page for the Galaxy S 4 almost as soon as Samsung’s presentation was over, but now that link is exposing a bit more information. Several tipsters let us know that for customers in certain areas, the website is now showing the 16GB GS 4 available for pre-order in White Frost or Black Mist. Some of the details are visible to all, including that the phone is promised to ship April 30th and has an off-contract price tag of $639 ($199 w/ two-year agreement). Those who can get further in the ordering process report it’s expected to arrive at their homes on or before May 3rd, with two-day shipping. Hit the link below if you’re moved to get your pre-order for Samsung’s latest standard-bearer in as soon as possible.

[Thanks, Stephen, Asim, Jeff]

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Source: AT&T

If you damage the microUSB connector, SIM slot or camera module on Samsung’s new Galaxy S4, you may not need to spend a lot of time or cash swapping in replacements. Of course, you’ll need to get the flagship smartphone in hand before you’re able to damage it, but if you do, repairs shouldn’t be a tremendous undertaking, if today’s teardown video is any indication. According to TechnoBuffalo, which published the clip (available at the source link), the Gorilla Glass screen could be a bit more costly to replace, but overall, the device appears to be quite repairable. US carriers are expected to begin selling the Jelly Bean smartphone later this month, so even though this first undressing isn’t terribly detailed, we should have but days to wait before taking a much closer look.

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Source: TechnoBuffalo

We weren’t kidding about that influx of FCC filings: the Verizon edition of Samsung’s Galaxy S 4, the SCH-i545, has passed through the US regulator’s approval right on cue. The device on display ticks all the checkboxes we’d expect, including LTE on both Verizon’s main 700MHz band and the carrier’s recently acquired AWS frequencies. We also notice HSPA-based 3G, which suggests Big Red’s GS4 won’t be a paperweight when abroad. The filing just leaves AT&T and T-Mobile as the major stragglers in the US; at the current rate, though, they’ll have little trouble getting clearance before they have to fulfill any future orders.

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Source: FCC

Did Samsung’s bizarre GS4 unveiling leave you wanting a little more? Well, as it’s often the case, carriers are already preparing for the handset’s eventual launch, and two US players have now officially opened the virtual doors to those potential buyers. Both T-Mobile and AT&T’s sign-up pages for the Galaxy S 4 are now live, giving the interested folk a way to be kept in the loop as soon as the South Korean firm’s flagship becomes available in each network. Unfortunately, although not surprisingly, pricing and precise availability details are still scarce at the moment — but hey, at least we have some idea as to when we can expect it to hit shelves not just in the US of A but all over the world.

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Via: Talk Android

Source: AT&T, T-Mobile

We’d heard rumors that Swiftkey might have assisted Blackberry on its well-received (and often prescient) BB10 keyboard, but the app maker has now confirmed that its software is behind the Galaxy S 4‘s native keyboard. It’s the first time that the company’s publicly admitted to powering a handset manufacturer’s keys and will sidestep the need for S 4 users to download its standalone app. Though, there’s still plenty of reasons to download the app from Google play if you dig the customization options and themes of the original. Swiftkey’s CTO Ben Medlock said that the keyboard is “at the heart of [Samsung’s] flagship smartphone” and is hopefully just the first of many Android devices arriving with the company’s voodoo already built in. We’ve added Ben’s full statement after the break.

Update: The company reached out to us to clarify that while its prediction engine is at the heart of Samsung’s keyboard it is not Swiftkey in the purest sense. The natural comparison it reached for? Android and TouchWiz.

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