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As far as mobile gaming goes, Android has been fighting an uphill battle, but Google’s make a concentrated effort at the next Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, which covers all the major platforms, including mobile. To win the hearts and minds of attendees, Google’s giving out free droid and Nexus One handsets to paid, early bird registrants attending the Mobile, iPhone, or Indie Games Summits. That’s a pretty sweet deal, especially considering a serious bottleneck for many smaller developers is the simple cost of testing hardware. Getting some of the latest and greatest Android hardware ensures that at least they’ll have the option to work with the platform. iPhone remains the top dog of all mobile app sales, let alone gaming – it’ll be a hard sell for those who have already made their fortunes on iTunes, but those shops who would rather not deal with that much competition might be able to sooner carve out a reputation on Android…
If you’re a developer in San Francisco, you can find out more about the free Android phone promo at GDC here.
[via Android Dev Blog]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
