We here at TalkAndroid host a lot of giveaways. We love it, too! Our readers are the best out there, and we like to reward you guys with whatever we can. So, we decided to go ahead and put together a page that keeps you informed on all the contests we have going at any point in time. To check it out for yourself, be sure to hit up http://www.talkandroid.com/talkandroid-contests/ for the full list, and let us know what you think in the comments!
Who doesn’t love a good, easy way to tether? We do, and we’re pretty sure you do, too. Well, lucky for all of us, the good folks over at Tether have released the Android version of their popular tethering app for Blackberry, and it works great. I personally find myself using it constantly on my HTC Evo 4G, and you couldn’t get me to do it any other way.
We love it so much, in fact, that we’ve teamed up with the Tether team to bring you a contest where you can win a copy of Tether absolutely free! The app is always free on the Market, but requires a license code for the full version. So, over the next week, we will be running a contest where 15 lucky readers will get a copy of this great app. Hit the break for the rules, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments below!
Who doesn’t like free phones?! I like free phones! Radio Shack is offering free phones, “with qualifying 2-year agreement and feature”, including the Samsung Intercept the Samsung Transform both on Sprint. The Samsung Vibrant is also available at a discounted price of $49.99 on T-Mobile, again on contract. As expected, Samsung is really hitting it huge in advertising this year!
The sale is for Black Friday, and will begin at The Shack at 5:30am on November 26th through til the 27th while quantities last.
[via Android Guys]
It appears as if Verizon’s upcoming LG Vortex is going to be offered free of charge, well, as long as you buy into a new 2-year contract that is. Ok, so it’s not EXACTLY free. You still have to shell out $100 up front, but you’ll receive a $100 mail-in rebate debit card in exchange for your cold hard cash (or plastic) up front.
This certainly isn’t a shabby free device if you need to renew your contract, but don’t want to spend anything extra. Having Android 2.2 pre-installed is also a pretty sweet element here. The one downside here is the Bingified default search engine, but if you can live with it, The LG Vortex can be yours for the whopping price of $0.
[via Engadget]
As promised, Google is sending out Google TV devices (10,000) to its Google Code web development community members and partners located in the US. This is to help stimulate development for Google TV as it becomes an open-source platform in 2011.
Any developers who are a part of the community and have a valid US mailing address are encouraged to submit by 11:59 pm PST, Thursday November 11th 2010. Should be about 2-3 weeks for delivery.
[via Mobiture Blog]
Best Buy is set to warp up their Free Phone Friday Giveaway today, so if you want to get in on the last action, make your way to the nearest Best Buy! You’ll be able to grab a Motorola Droid 2, HTC Droid Incredible or Samsung Vibrant. These are available free on a new 2 year contract!
[via Best Buy]
The stock instant messenger that comes with most builds of android is great – it does exactly what it’s intended for and does it well, albeit with very few frills. There have been a few little gripes I’ve had with it, like troubles transmitting photos, and having to switch back and forth to the main screen to chat to more than one person.
Canada is getting its fair share of Android attention lately, and Best Buy wants to add to the buzz. They are offering the new Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant for free on a 3 year contract!
The sale runs over this weekend, be sure to check it out!
[via mobilesyrup]
Want to try your hand at winning one of five R2-D2 edition Droid 2s from Motorola? All you need is a Twitter account, residence in the US, and be 18 years old to be eligible to enter.
Simply retweet the following Twitter message before 11:59 CT on October 19 to enter. The winners will be contacted via DM on Twitter on October 20. Hit up the source link below for the official rules, and may the force be with you.
[via Motorola]
Back in 2006 Jack Dorsey created the monster that is now known as Twitter (It was originally just “twttr”), and the site has since grown exponentially to the point where as of June 2010 around 65 million tweets are posted every day. Due to Twitter’s popularity and openness with their API, a slew of applications are available for every format you can possibly think of… but of course we only care about one. Now like every other tech-orientated geek I’ve tried most, if not all twitter apps available on the Android Market. Fortunately as I also have one of the shortest attention-spans known to man, I’m continuously on the lookout for the next best Twitter application… however I always seem to get drawn back to one in particular: Touiteur. » Read the rest