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Nov

[Updated: Here Is The Winner!] Turkey Day Giveaway #2: Win A Samsung Infuse 4G On AT&T For Answering One Simple Question

Posted by Cameron Summerson in AT&T, Contests / Giveaways, Infuse 4G

Last Updated: November 25th, 2011

A few days ago, we received a mystery package from the good folks at RadioShack. Inside the package were three phones - the Samsung Stratosphere on Verizon, HTC EVO Design 4G on Sprint, and Samsung Infuse 4G on AT&T. Since these phones are ours to do with what we please, we've decided to do what we always do when we end up with extra goodies: give them away.

Since we have three phones to hand out, we're going to make each contest quick and dirty. Each one will last for one day, and one day only.

RadioShack's Pre-Black Friday Sale

Before we get into the giveaway details, we want to give a shoutout to the guys at RadioShack.

Nov

[Updated: Here Is The Winner!] Turkey Day Giveaway #1: Win A Samsung Stratosphere On Verizon For Answering One Simple Question

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Contests / Giveaways, Stratosphere, Verizon Wireless

Last Updated: December 7th, 2011

Since we have three phones to hand out, we're going to make each contest quick and dirty. Each one will last for one day, and one day only.

RadioShack's Pre-Black Friday Sale

Before we get into the giveaway details, we want to give a shoutout to the guys at RadioShack.

Nov

[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] Giveaway: Win One Of Ten Copies Of SyncMate For Mac: Expert Edition For Doing Basically Nothing

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Contests / Giveaways

Last Updated: November 21st, 2011

What Is It?

SyncMate for Mac offers up a simple solution for multi-directional syncing of contacts, calendar, music, images, video, SMS messages, and more over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth for Mac users. The Expert edition can handle basically anything you throw at it, including options for autosync, data encryption, and it even offers the ability to mount your device as a disk on your Mac. For more info on SyncMate, check out the official site. Not sure if SyncMate is exactly what you're looking for? No worries -- they offer a free version with limited functionality, so take it for a spin before entering.

Nov

[Update: Here Are The Winners!] Five Trident Kraken AMS EVO 3D Cases Are Up For Grabs - Win One For Doing Next To Nothing!

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Contests / Giveaways

Last Updated: November 23rd, 2011

Yesterday I reviewed one of the most full-featured (and full-priced) EVO 3D cases currently available: Trident's Kraken Adaptive Modular System. If you can afford it, it's a great choice, even if it may be a bit on the hefty side (I recommend applying only the middle part of the case, the "Perseus" layer).

For construction workers, hikers, and other outdoorsy types, it's a dream come true. And even if your job doesn't demand the kind of rough-and-tough case that can withstand anything from a roundhouse kick to a good ol' drop on cement, it wouldn't hurt to win a $45 case for free, would it?

Nov

Creative Contest: Design A Gorgeous Android Police Wallpaper, Win A 16GB Sony Tablet S Or A Philips Fidelio AS851 Stereo Dock

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Contests / Giveaways, S1, Tablets

Last Updated: November 23rd, 2011

Following up on the success of our 404 design and banner design contests, we've decided to run another creative giveaway, graciously sponsored by NVIDIA and Philips. Personally, I think the creative contests are always the best - we get beautiful graphic assets and designs, and our talented readers get a platform on which to showcase their skills and creative abilities. Besides all that, looking through the entries is always a good time.

The Contest

This time around, we're looking for static wallpapers. Specifically, we're looking for well-designed, versatile wallpapers that are clearly related to Android Police - think of it as designing the official AP wallpaper.

Nov

[Monthly Home Screen Challenge, November 2011] Post Your Android Home Screen, Win An Android Police Shirt

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Development, Home Screen Challenge

Last Updated: January 3rd, 2012

Creating an aesthetically pleasing home screen for your phone or tablet has become an art in itself, and an entire ecosystem packed with widgets, themes, wallpapers, launchers, and custom ROMs has built up to support it. Sometimes, it can be tough to find a winning combination of elements to create a beautiful and enduring home screen that provides both form and function.

For this reason, we have decided to open up a call for gorgeous, well-decorated home screens of all shapes and sizes. Each month we will select the very best home screen configurations and completely break them down into their component parts, providing you with all the necessary information to create your own awesome home screen.

Nov

[Monthly Home Screen Challenge] And The October 2011 Winners Are...

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Development, Home Screen Challenge

Last Updated: January 3rd, 2012

There were a ton of excellent entries for our first Home Screen Challenge, and whittling down all the home screens was no easy task. That's why we've chosen two winners this month - Xal and Austin C, who each showed us their own twist on a visually stimulating, yet practical home screen layout. Our winners will be contacted shortly to claim their AP shirts.

As promised, we've prepared a full overview of each of our winning home screens, highlighting each of their elements so that you too can create a home screen design that is both beautiful and functional.

Winner 1 - Xal

Xal submitted both a lock screen and a home screen, both equally stylized and thoughtfully designed.

Nov

[Update: Here Is The Winner!] Apps World Europe Is Happening On November 29-30 In Olympia, London, And We Have A Ticket For One Lucky Dev

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Contests / Giveaways, News

Last Updated: November 12th, 2011

Last month, we gave on dev a free ticket to Apps World North America, which took place on November 1-2 in New York City. Apps World Europe is coming up at the end of the month -- November 29-30, to be exact -- and now we're looking to hook up one lucky EU dev with a way in to conference.

Like previous giveaways, this is for the ticket only. You are responsible for your own transportation, lodging, and any other associated expenses. The ticket is non-transferable, so please, don't enter if you can't go.

About Apps World

Apps World is a series of conferences across the globe all about app developers.

Oct

[Updated: Here Are The Winners!] Book Giveaway #11: Win One Of Six Books Courtesy Of Packt Publishing And The 2011 Open Source Awards

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Contests / Giveaways, Development

Last Updated: November 3rd, 2011

While most of you have heard of Open Source software at this point (I hope you have, anyway), you probably aren't aware that each year Packt Publishing puts on a contest to highlight the best and brightest Open Source projects across all platforms. The contest is currently in its voting stage, ends on October 31, 2011.

The contest features applications in six different categories, including Mobile Toolkits and Libraries, CMS, Most Promising Open Source Project, Business Applications, JavaScript Libraries, and Multimedia Software; with five contenders in each category.

The Giveaway

As such a big supporter of open source software, Packt Publishing has offered to let us give away three print books and three ebooks to six lucky Android Police readers, just for simply checking out the Open Source Awards.

Oct

[Updated: Here Is The Winner!] Giant Giveaway #12: Shadowgun Edition: Win A Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 16GB + Jambox Wireless Speaker + $25 Giftcard

Posted by David Ruddock in Contests / Giveaways, Galaxy Tab 8.9

Last Updated: November 3rd, 2011

We just posted up our review of the brand-new 3rd person shooter Shadowgun, by Madfinger games. Now, thanks to NVIDIA, we're celebrating the release with yet another amazing giveaway. One winner will receive the following:

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Honeycomb tablet
Jambox wireless Bluetooth-enabled speaker
$25 AMEX Giftcard

As always, we'd like to thank NVIDIA for providing us with these awesome prizes to give away to you, our readers. NVIDIA has been an amazing partner and allowed us to conduct so many awesome giveaways that we're not quite sure what we'd do without them. So, without further ado, let's get a little more detailed about the two bigger pieces of the prize pie you'll be entering to win.