David Ruddock
David's phone is an HTC One X+. He is an avid writer, and enjoys imparting a legal perspective on Android news where it is relevant. He also doesn't usually write such boring sentences.

17
Dec
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[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] Mega-Holiday Lightning Giveaway #3: Win An Archos 80 G9 8GB Classic Or 101 G9 8GB Classic For Doing Almost Nothing

Posted by in 101 G9, ARCHOS, Contests / Giveaways
Last Updated: January 13th, 2012

Another day, another giveaway. Today, we're holding another one of our "lightning" giveaways, which will continue until tomorrow, December 18th at 11:59PM PST. For your consideration, we have two Archos tablets: the Archos 80 G9, and the 101 G9. Both come in the 8GB "Classic" trim and are equipped with TI OMAP4 1GHz dual-core processors, Android 3.2 Honeycomb, and allow for up to 7 hours of video playback. They're both equipped with kickstands as well, so there's no need to go buy a costly tablet folio to enjoy some hands-free video watching. We're giving away one of each model, brought to you by our friends at Archos.

17
Dec
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Toshiba Thrive 7 Review: Less Like The Original Than You Might Think - But That's A Good Thing

Posted by in Reviews, Tablet Reviews, Thrive 7, Toshiba

The Toshiba Thrive and I don't exactly have a great history. And that's probably putting it mildly. In fact, in my first review of Toshiba's first Tegra 2 tablet (yes, I had to write a second one) earlier this year, I panned it so hard that I basically just started textually abusing the poor thing. So, at the behest of commenters and colleagues, I rewrote it. My revised review (here) was a little less harsh, but I'll be the first to admit: I didn't like the Thrive, and after spending even more time with it after the review, my feelings were unchanged.

16
Dec
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[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] InformIT Holiday Book Giveaway #2: Win One Of Ten Copies Of "Android Wireless Application Development"

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways, Development
Last Updated: December 29th, 2011

Our final giveaway today is another of our developer-oriented contests, and we're giving ten copies of the massive programming reference book Android Wireless Application Development by Shane Conder and Lauren Darcey, thanks to our friends at InformIT. Again, we ask that only developers or those interested in learning Android development participate, so that they can start making even more awesome apps for the rest of us.

This contest is now over. Here are our winners, selected at random:
  • Boby
  • Aaron Nw*
  • Dennis F. Heffernan
  • Pedro Pina
  • razorD
  • Stephan Miske
  • Jamison England
  • Bender
  • Rafe
  • James C*

Congratulations, guys - all of you will be contacted for your information in the near future!

16
Dec
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[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] Mega-Holiday Giveaway #3: Win One Of Three Galaxy Tab 8.9 16GB + Three Jamboxes + $25 AMEX Gift Card

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Samsung
Last Updated: January 23rd, 2012

Are you ready for another awesome giveaway? This may be our best one yet (but trust us - we've got some even better ones coming), and once again, it's open to a whole host of countries around the world (we've added a few more EU countries, so check the eligibility list). For your consideration, today we have 3 Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 bundles up for grabs, which include the Tegra-powered Galaxy Tab 8.9, Jambox wireless Bluetooth speaker, and $25 AMEX gift card. Once again, our pals at NVIDIA have put together an amazing prize package for our readers.

This contest is now over.

15
Dec
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[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] InformIT Holiday Book Giveaway #1: Win One Of Ten Copies Of "Learning Android Game Programming"

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways, Development
Last Updated: December 29th, 2011

Our second, and last, giveaway for today is a little more literary than the offerings we've had so far, and really, is pointed more towards those who are looking to get into Android programming and development. So, we do ask that you only enter this contest if you actually want the book, because there aren't many Android giveaways out there aimed at the developer crowd. And don't worry devs, this isn't the only InformIT title we'll be offering as part of our Mega-Holiday Giveaway - it's just the first.

This contest is now over. Here are our winners, selected at random:
  • will Ch*
  • Kapil Sukhyani
  • Juan S*
  • jason f
  • RazorHail
  • Greg Draven
  • Ganzúas
  • Chris M*
  • Lino Barreca
  • sungam

Congratulations, guys - all of you will be contacted for your information in the near future!

15
Dec
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[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] Mega-Holiday Giveaway #2: Win One Of Four Tablets: Either A Sony Tablet S Or ASUS Transformer With Keyboard Dock + $25 AMEX Gift Card

Posted by in ASUS, Contests / Giveaways, Eee Pad Transformer, Sony
Last Updated: February 24th, 2012

Another day, another awesome giveaway. Once again, our truly amazing pals at NVIDIA are providing the Tegra-powered tablet goodies. Today, we're giving away four tablets: 2 Sony Tablet S's, and 2 ASUS Transformers (the Transformers also come with the truly great keyboard docks) - and every winner will also receive a $25 AMEX gift card to purchase some of those sweet Tegra Zone games the day their prize arrives. This is an international contest.

This contest is now over. Here are our winners, selected at random:
  • Tablet S + $25GC: Jessica Leyva
  • Tablet S + $25GC: Mike Brocchi
  • TF + dock + $25GC: Saurabh Luthra
  • TF + dock + $25GC: Martin Ogborne

Congratulations, guys - all of you will be contacted for your information in the near future!

15
Dec
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[Updated: Now With ICL53F] Official Factory Image ITL41D For Verizon Galaxy Nexus Released - Developers Can Now Brick Away

Posted by in Android OS, Development, Galaxy Nexus, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, Samsung, Verizon Wireless

Update: We've also got the images for the newest update to the Galaxy Nexus, Android 4.0.2:

Google Android software engineer Jean-Baptiste Queru has just let loose a factory image of the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, meaning developers now have an official software build to recover from bricks and to tinker with to their hearts' contents. You can find the image, ITL41D, here. The post also indicates more Verizon Galaxy Nexus goodies will be coming later, so we'll keep you updated as more is released.

It should be noted that this is not an image of the OTA update that was released earlier today, ICL53F.

14
Dec
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[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] Mega-Holiday Lightning Giveaway #2: Win One Of Five Of The Sold Out Dead Zebra Android Toy Soldiers For Doing Next To Nothing

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways
Last Updated: December 26th, 2011

We love Dead Zebra's Android figurines - especially when there's a limited edition one up for grabs, like the awesome new Toy Soldier (which is sold out for now, unfortunately). Andrew Bell of Dead Zebra has kindly given us five of these little guys to hand out to hand out to our readers.

This contest is now over. Here are our winners, selected at random:
  • Felipe B
  • Michael Mj*
  • Tschutora
  • Joel Quick*
  • Fandroid

Congratulations, guys - all of you will be contacted for your information in the near future!

Everyone else - keep participating and stay tuned to Android Police so that you don't miss our upcoming giveaway announcements.

14
Dec
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[Updated: Here Is The Winner!] Mega-Holiday Lightning Giveaway #1: Win A Galaxy Tab 10.1 32GB + Logitech Keyboard And Mouse + $25 AMEX Gift Card

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung
Last Updated: December 26th, 2011

Oh, you thought we'd be doing just one mega-holiday giveaway a day for ten days? You thought wrong. Now, we realize the first contest we held today was for our US readers only, so we're going to give the international crowd some love with this one. You can thank our friends over at NVIDIA who are always happy to offer some Tegra-powered awesomeness to our worldwide audience, this time in the form of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 32GB Wi-Fi edition. In addition, our pals at Logitech have tossed in their wireless Bluetooth Tablet Mouse and Tablet Keyboard set to ensure you get all the productivity you can out of that new Tab.

14
Dec
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[LOL Of The Day: Throwback Edition] 2009 PCMag Article Asks "Has Android Already Failed?"

Posted by in Android OS

First off, this is all in good fun. Any intelligent person could draw the conclusions this author did based on what was happening at the time, and with the limited information available about Google's plans for Android. We're posting this because it's funny to look back on it with some hindsight.

Back in 2009, Android's fate was anything but decided in the eyes of the tech journalism world, and many took a dismal view of Google's purchase of the young upstart open-source mobile operating system. What could Google, a website, possibly do with a mobile phone OS? This 2009 PCMag article, titled "Has Android Already Failed?" has some real gems, including speculation that Android is doomed, and, in what is news to us, headed to netbooks:

Android's proponents, including Google CEO Eric Schmidt, now seem to be turning their attention to netbooks.

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