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Aug

[Deal Alert] Pre-Order The Samsung Conquer 4G For Free With A New Two-Year Contract From Wal-Mart

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Conquer, Deals, News

When the Samsung Conquer 4G was officially announced, we called it the "most affordable 4G WiMax device to date." That couldn't be more true, because now you can pre-order this device from Wal-Mart without spending a dime -- if you plan on signing a new agreement with the Now Network, that is. Current Sprint customers aren't left out in the cold, either, as you can pre-order this phone for $20 less than it will be on launch day, saving yourself the hassle of dealing with a mail-in-rebate along the way.

The Conquer 4G is a capable 3.5 inch handset with modest midrange specs:

1GHz processor
2GB SD Card Included
3.2MP Rear camera
1.2MP front camera
Android 2.3.x

This handset is set to hit Sprint's shelves on August 21 for $99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate, so this is definitely a deal to advantage of if you're planning picking this device up.

Aug

And The Three Winners Of The Android Police Book Giveaway #6 Are...

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Contests / Giveaways, Development

The 6th Android Police book giveaway is now over, and we've picked the winners. A copy of Android Application Development For Dummies will be shipped to each of the following readers, selected by For Dummies and Android Police, who answered this question:

Why should we pick you to be one of the 3 winners?

bjn714:

I personally do not feel I am worthy of this, but I talked to a psychic and she channeled her energy through my DroidX with CM7 and tells me that I will soon have a Droid Bionic and the Bionic told her that I deserve to write applications for it.

Aug

Reminder: Nexus S Free (With New Two-Year Agreement) At Best Buy In All Three Flavors - Today Only

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Nexus S 4G (Crespo4g)

You've probably been seeing this deal all over the net for the past couple of days, but we still want to make sure that you don't miss out on it. For today only, you can head over to your local Best Buy and grab some stock-Android goodness for absolutely nothing. The best part? This deal is good for any of the three applicable carriers - 3G on T-Mobile or AT&T, or the 4G variant on Sprint.

Need a reminder on the specs of this device? Here you go:

4 inch 480*800 Super AMOLED display
1GHz Hummingbird processor
512MB RAM
16GB built-in storage
5MP rear camera, VGA front
Stock Android 2.3.5
4G WiMax on Sprint

In a world of dual-core devices, the Nexus S is still in a class of its own, thanks to its pure vanilla Android nature.

Jul

[Weekend Poll] Amazon Has Now Given Away More Than 100 Apps - Which One Is Your Favorite?

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Off-Topic, Polls

Last Updated: September 3rd, 2011

The Amazon Appstore has received very mixed reviews since its launch March 22nd of this year, most recently taking the heat from the Apparatus developer, but one thing is for sure - the free app deals it offers daily have become very popular among the folks here in the U.S. I for one religiously check the Appstore every night, hoping to pick up the next best app. Speaking of which...

The Amazon Appstore has now given out more than 100 free apps - some incredibly useful and some outright awful. I'm curious to see today which app deserves the highest marks in your grade book.

Jul

And The Winner Of The 32GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tablet In The Giant Giveaway #4 Is...

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Contests / Giveaways, Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung

Last Updated: August 3rd, 2011

Another week, another great giveaway - our 4th giant giveaway, featuring the 32GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, has beat all past records yet again, with over 7,000 entries via Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. Most people entered using Facebook this time around, followed closely by Google+, and then Twitter. As we always do, we tried to make the giveaway accessible to as many countries all over the world as we could, adding a few more to our regular list. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter!

The 32GB Tab 10.1 is one of the best tablets on the market today (see our review here), and one of you will no longer have to take our word for it, because he'll have it in his hands very soon.

Jul

[New Game] Gameloft Releases GT Racing: Academy Free+ To The Market, In-App Purchases Not Included

Posted by John Thompson in Games, News

Last Updated: July 31st, 2011

Did Asphalt 5 and Asphalt 6 not quite cut it for you when it comes to racing games on Android? Can I not tempt you with N.O.V.A. 2 either? Fear not! Gameloft is back with a new title, GT Racing: Academy Free+, which is available to download right now on the Android Market.

Although the title is free, you will probably have coughed up some money by the time you've finished playing. In-app purchases include XP multipliers and credit packs to buy new cars, of which there are 111. It's probably safe to assume that the in-game models are somewhat cheaper than their real life counterparts, though, so there is a realistic chance that you'll be driving a Ferrari by the time you're done.

Jul

[Deal Alert] T-Mobile Is Offering The LG G2x For Free, But Only For The Next Three Days

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, G2x (p999), News, T-Mobile

One of the hottest phones on T-Mobile, the G2x, has just become subject to one of the best deals that I've ever seen. For the next three days you can score this dual-core beast for absolutely free (after $50 mail-in-rebate) with a two-year agreement directly from T-Mo.

Specs:

4 inch 480x800 LCD display
1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
8MP rear shooter, 1.3MP front camera
8GB built-in storage
Android 2.3.3

If you've been holding out for the opportune moment to upgrade your phone, you better grab this deal while you can - because it doesn't get much more opportune than this.

Jul

[Deal Alert] Samsung Nexus S 4G Free With A New Sprint Contract From Best Buy And Amazon Wireless

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, News, Nexus S 4G (Crespo4g), Sprint

What if I told you that you could cut loose from your current carrier, hop over to Sprint, and snag a Nexus S 4G for free in the process? Would you be down? If so you answered 'yes' to that, then here's your chance, because both Amazon Wireless and Best Buy online are giving this phone away as long as you put your signature on the dotted line saying that you'll be loyal to Sprint for the next two years.

This phone really needs no introduction, but here are the specs anyway:

4 inch 480x800 SAMOLED display
1GHz Hummingbird processor
512MB RAM
5MP rear shooter, VGA can 'round front
16GB on-board storage
Pure stock Android 2.3.x
NFC

Of course, if you would rather just walk into your local Best Buy, go ahead.

Jul

And The Three Winners Of The Android Police Book Giveaway #5 Are...

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Contests / Giveaways, Development

The 5th Android Police book giveaway is now over, and we've picked the winners. A copy of Developing Android Applications with Adobe AIR will be shipped to each of the following readers, selected by O'Reilly and Android Police, who answered this question:

Why do you think developers should build their apps with Adobe AIR instead of using a conventional approach?

Jeff:

I've long thought AIR made sense as a mobile development platform due to its ease of development and cross-platform potential. I'd actually hoped the original iPhone devkit would be AIR, but that would have wrestled away more control than Apple is willing to give.

Jul

[Total Nerdgasm] Total Commander For Android Is Very Real And Functional, With Root Support And Plugins - No Ads And Free Forever

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in App Reviews, Applications, News, Reviews

Last Updated: November 4th, 2011

When we found Medieval Software's new app called Dual File Manager XT yesterday, we jumped on it right away due to its 2-pane support. Ever since the '90s, 2-pane "orthodox" file managers like the Midnight, Norton, Volkov, and most recently Total Commander have been an absolute necessity on any computer I use.

In fact, once I install a Windows OS nowadays, Total Commander is the first program that follows. Those who try 2-pane file managers can't (or rather shouldn't want to) go back to the conventional Explorer-style layouts - the level of productivity they bring is unparalleled.

Total Commander for Android

But let's come back to Android - after we posted the Dual File Manager XT, 2 people (Wr3ck and Martin) brought to my attention the fact that Christian Ghisler, the developer behind my favorite Total Commander, has been actually working on an Android port for quite a while now.