The dust has finally settled after the big day and we’re finally ready to announce the results of the first annual Android Bowl. We asked you, over the course of a week, to log in and choose your preferred carrier and manufacturer.

To sweeten the pot, we paired with @NVIDIATegra to give away three Transformer [...]]]>

The dust has finally settled after the big day and we’re finally ready to announce the results of the first annual Android Bowl. We asked you, over the course of a week, to log in and choose your preferred carrier and manufacturer.

To sweeten the pot, we paired with @NVIDIATegra to give away three Transformer Prime tablets, along with the keyboard charging docks. The winners of those tablets have been announced already, but this post is about the data. Check out the chart that follows then join me down below for some play-by-play.

While the results weren’t exactly shocking, we had fun watching you guys pick teams and stir up trouble. Almost 1,800 of you showed up to play, leaving comments and sending out tweets for your favorite Android brands.

The carrier rankings were dominated by the big four American carriers, with no other single carrier even breaking 25 players. All of the other choices from our list added up to a 5th place showing, while some of you didn’t exactly fit into our categories (we currently have US, UK, CAN, and AUS).

Manufacturers were even less diverse, with most of the votes falling into just three brands, with Samsung clearly dominating. Is it the amount of products they launch? Or something more special?

One fun stat was that the players from team ASUS had the highest average rank, something I’d attribute to the Transformer Prime currently only being in the hands of an elite group of power nerds.

We had a blast and plan to be back next year with something even bigger and better. Of course if you don’t want to wait a year, you could just stay tuned for something else, as we’ve got a bunch of other giveaways coming up soon.

The Android Bowl is finally over and we are still calculating the results for favorite carrier and manufacturer, but we are proud to announce the winners of the free Asus Transformer Primes from our friends @NVIDIATegra.

Our lucky winners of the first Android Bowl include:

Developer Madfinger Games has been on a roll recently with their hit title Shadowgun, easily one of the best looking Android games to date. The company just released their free add-on, dubbed The Leftover, and now they are hard at work on their free multiplayer expansion called Deadzone.

Today at 2 PM [...]]]>

Developer Madfinger Games has been on a roll recently with their hit title Shadowgun, easily one of the best looking Android games to date. The company just released their free add-on, dubbed The Leftover, and now they are hard at work on their free multiplayer expansion called Deadzone.

Today at 2 PM PST / 5 PM EST, Madfinger CEO Marek Rabas will host a live chat on Gamestop’s Facebook page to answer any questions that you might have. Hopefully he will announce a release date for the Shadowgun: Deadzone beta and reveal what other projects his team is working on.

In addtion, Madfinger games is also running a contest on their Facebook page to give away a free Asus Transformer Prime. Just like their page and fill out a quick form, and you are entered to win.

We will make an effort to join the live chat later today, so we look forward to seeing some of you there. What questions would you ask Madfinger Games about Android game development?

We made it! We’ve had a blast giving you guys devices all month and we’ve finally arrived at our last challenge. My favorite part of the 25 Days of Tegra has been giving prizes to loyal readers, and today we’re taking it to the limit. To claim your last entry, your And Me [...]]]>

We made it! We’ve had a blast giving you guys devices all month and we’ve finally arrived at our last challenge. My favorite part of the 25 Days of Tegra has been giving prizes to loyal readers, and today we’re taking it to the limit. To claim your last entry, your And Me Account needs to be at least a year old AND have a rank of 90 or higher.

We’ve already awarded prizes to our high ranked users and our oldest users, so we figured we might as well combine them for the last challenge. We’ve picked the first two finalists from the thousands of entries during the first two rounds, but today we wanted to say thanks to the old guard with our most exclusive tier yet.

If you meet the requirements, you’ll be able to leave a comment below. If not, please stick around and stay active into the new year. We’ve got a lot more prizes coming and from now on, almost all our contests will require an And Me Account.

If you’ve somehow missed the first few posts, we’re giving away a Transformer Prime, powered by the @NVIDIATegra 3 quad-core processor, along with a keyboard dock. Then along came @Sonos, pitching in a totally rad Sonos system and a Kindle Fire, just in case this wasn’t insane enough already.

I got most of my sappiness out of the way on Day 25, so today I’ll keep it short: Thanks for making our website awesome, guys.

Winner announced

Congrats to our winner, Sean.

First off, we hope everyone had an awesome Christmas. Second, jeeeeez you guys are chomping at the bit to nab this prize pack. Round 1 had almost 2,300 comments, which broke our previous comment record with ease.

Like we said yesterday, we wanted to make sure everyone had a shot at this, so today [...]]]>

First off, we hope everyone had an awesome Christmas. Second, jeeeeez you guys are chomping at the bit to nab this prize pack. Round 1 had almost 2,300 comments, which broke our previous comment record with ease.

Like we said yesterday, we wanted to make sure everyone had a shot at this, so today we’ve got another chance for you to enter. We’ve already selected a single finalist from Round 1, now we’re looking for some company. To enter to win today, you’ll need to send a thank you tweet to @NVIDIATegra and @Sonos.

We won’t tell you what to say or make you tweet something lame, just make sure you include mentions to @NVIDIATegra and @Sonos. These guys hooked us up big time and we want to make sure they know how grateful we are.

Once you’ve sent out your thank you tweet, come back here and leave a comment to be entered to win. We’ll be tracking your tweets with RowFeeder, a rad little service that lets us keep a steady eye on Twitter. From the entries today, we’ll pick another finalist. Tomorrow we’ll post our last challenge and shortly after we’ll announce the ultimate grand prize winner.

If you’d like a bit of help crafting your tweet, try just filling in the blank below:

PS: In case you missed it yesterday, this prize pack includes the following: ASUS Transformer Prime with keyboard dock, a Sonos Play:5, Sonos Play:3, Sonos Bridge, and a Kindle Fire. The entire pack is worth about $1600, making it the biggest giveaway we’ve ever done. Daaaang!

PPS: If you’d like to make things easier and more awesome, don’t forget to make sure that you’ve got your Twitter account linked to your And Me Account, something you can do on the Edit page.

Comments closed, finalist selected

My friends, the big day is finally here! Not only is today Christmas, it’s the 25th Day of Tegra and that means it’s time to blow the roof off this place. Today’s prize pack is easily the biggest we’ve ever given away on the site, featuring the brand new ASUS Transformer Prime with dock, [...]]]>

My friends, the big day is finally here! Not only is today Christmas, it’s the 25th Day of Tegra and that means it’s time to blow the roof off this place. Today’s prize pack is easily the biggest we’ve ever given away on the site, featuring the brand new ASUS Transformer Prime with dock, along with a ridiculous Sonos package that includes a pair of speakers and a Kindle Fire.

The whole package is worth about $1600, not only breaking the record on our previous prizes, but practically doubling them. And with a prize pack so big, we decided to give you three ways to win. Over the next three days (starting now), there will be a new way to win each day. Once we’ve got three finalists, we’ll pick an ultimate grand prize winner.

The Prize: ASUS Transformer Prime with dock, Sonos Play:5, Sonos Play:3, Sonos Bridge, and a Kindle Fire

Today I won’t bother boring you with the specs. I have a feeling you guys already know just about everything there is to know about these devices. The ASUS Transformer Prime of course is the first tablet to feature the new NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. The Sonos Play:5 and Play:3 are the best built speakers your Android will ever love. The Kindle Fire is one of the most talked about tablets of the year. And we’re giving you a chance to win it all.

Sponsor: NVIDIA

Since this is our last giveaway of the year, I feel the need to gush a bit about the folks that made it happen. The guys from NVIDIA (specifically the @NVIDIATegra team), have been one of our biggest supporters over the years. They continually hook us up with rad selections of devices and more importantly they trust us enough to run custom promotions like this one for you guys. They’ve been a great friend to the Android community and we wish them continued success in 2012.

Sponsor: Sonos

My love affair with Sonos began right before my wedding, when they sent me a pair of Play:5 speakers as an early gift (easily my favorite gift we didn’t register for). The Sonos system makes it possible to stream music from your own collection and from just about any internet radio service to any room in your house. The whole thing can be controlled speaker by speaker from your smartphone or tablet, making for the ultimate party (it even kicks up chores and other boring things).

Some of the oldies in the group might recall that Sonos joined us at our SXSW party last year (the guys with the glowing backpacks). @Sonos has been another long time friend of the Android community and swooping in to beef up this last giveaway is just another example of that. Rock on, Sonos.

Contest Rules

This contest is open to residents of the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Each round of entries will be open for 23 hours. We’ll announce the winner on the calendar page and on our Twitter account as soon as we draw.

How to win

To enter to win today, all you’ve gotta do is leave a comment below. If you’re logged in, you’ll be able to comment. Like I said earlier, this is just the first chance to win. Tomorrow we’ll have a different challenge and the day after we’ll have another. We figured traffic on Christmas might be an all-time low and we didn’t want any of our loyal readers to miss out on such a sweet prize pack.

Comments closed, finalist selected

I’ve got some bad news. I’m running out of even remotely clever ways of introducing these giveaways. The good news? We’re still giving away TWO devices today. For day 24 of the 25 Days of Tegra, we’re giving away a Transformer with dock, a Samsung Captivate Glide, and a couple of other goodies direct [...]]]>

I’ve got some bad news. I’m running out of even remotely clever ways of introducing these giveaways. The good news? We’re still giving away TWO devices today. For day 24 of the 25 Days of Tegra, we’re giving away a Transformer with dock, a Samsung Captivate Glide, and a couple of other goodies direct from the hands of tiny elves. To enter to win today simply leave a comment below.

The Prize: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer with dock, Samsung Captivate Glide, Jawbone Jambox, $25 AmEx Giftcard

Highlights of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer include a 10.1 inch IPS LCD display, dual-core 1 GHz Tegra 2 processor, 1 GB RAM, 5 MP rear camera, 1.2 MP front camera, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, and includes the QWERTY keyboard accessory. Like all Tegra devices, this thing comes preloaded with the Tegra Zone for access to a bunch of today’s most awesome titles.

Highlights of the Captivate Glide include a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 8GB of internal storage, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, 8.02.11 b/g/n/ WiFi connectivity, and runs on the AT&T network.

In addition to the pair of devices, you’ll get a Jawbone Jambox speaker, a ridiculously loud Bluetooth speaker in a tiny, sexy package. We’ll also toss in a $25 AmEx giftcard to get you started in the Tegra Zone with a couple of the best tablet games around.

Contest Rules

This contest is open to residents of the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Entries will be accepted for 23 hours after the contest goes live. We’ll announce the winner on the calendar page and on our Twitter account as soon as we draw.

How to win

To enter to win today, all you’ve gotta do is leave a comment below. If you’re logged in, you’ll be able to comment. Think of it as an early Christmas gift from us, to you. In reality, I’m just getting lazy here and I’m far more excited to hang out with family today than write this post.

Winner announced, comments closed

Congrats to our winner, Alexander!

For Day 23 of the 25 Days of Tegra, we’re giving you another chance to win a double helping of device goodness. To enter to win today’s prizes, your And Me Account will need a rank of 80 or higher.

The Prize: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Samsung Captivate Glide, Jawbone Jambox

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For Day 23 of the 25 Days of Tegra, we’re giving you another chance to win a double helping of device goodness. To enter to win today’s prizes, your And Me Account will need a rank of 80 or higher.

The Prize: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Samsung Captivate Glide, Jawbone Jambox

Highlights of the Galaxy Tab 8.9 include an 8.9-inch LCD display, a dual-core 1 GHz Tegra 2 processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, 3MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0.

Highlights of the Captivate Glide include a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 8GB of internal storage, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, 8.02.11 b/g/n/ WiFi connectivity, and runs on the AT&T network.

In addition to the pair of devices, you’ll get a Jawbone Jambox speaker, a ridiculously loud Bluetooth speaker in a tiny, sexy package. We’ll also toss in a $25 AmEx giftcard to get you started in the Tegra Zone with a couple of the best tablet games around.

Contest Rules

This contest is open to residents of the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Entries will be accepted for 23 hours after the contest goes live. We’ll announce the winner on the calendar page and on our Twitter account as soon as we draw.

How to Enter

To enter to win today, your And Me Account will need a rank of at least 80. Like always, And Me Accounts can score points by leaving comments, earning votes on said comments, and generally just being a helpful member of the community. If you’ve got a high enough rank, you’ll be able to leave a comment below. If you don’t, the comment box will be disabled.

Winner announced, comments closed

Congrats to our winner, John! If that’s not you, stay tuned!

I’ve got some bad news. I’m running out of even remotely clever ways of introducing these giveaways. The good news? We’re still giving away TWO devices today. For day 22 of the 25 Days of Tegra, we’re giving away a Transformer with dock, a Samsung Captivate Glide, and a couple of other goodies direct [...]]]>

I’ve got some bad news. I’m running out of even remotely clever ways of introducing these giveaways. The good news? We’re still giving away TWO devices today. For day 22 of the 25 Days of Tegra, we’re giving away a Transformer with dock, a Samsung Captivate Glide, and a couple of other goodies direct from the hands of tiny elves. To enter to win today your And Me Account must be at least 2 years old.

The Prize: ASUS Eee Pad Transformer with dock, Samsung Captivate Glide, Jawbone Jambox, $25 AmEx Giftcard

Highlights of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer include a 10.1 inch IPS LCD display, dual-core 1 GHz Tegra 2 processor, 1 GB RAM, 5 MP rear camera, 1.2 MP front camera, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, and includes the QWERTY keyboard accessory. Like all Tegra devices, this thing comes preloaded with the Tegra Zone for access to a bunch of today’s most awesome titles.

Highlights of the Captivate Glide include a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 8GB of internal storage, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, 8.02.11 b/g/n/ WiFi connectivity, and runs on the AT&T network.

In addition to the pair of devices, you’ll get a Jawbone Jambox speaker, a ridiculously loud Bluetooth speaker in a tiny, sexy package. We’ll also toss in a $25 AmEx giftcard to get you started in the Tegra Zone with a couple of the best tablet games around.

Contest Rules

This contest is open to residents of the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Entries will be accepted for 23 hours after the contest goes live. We’ll announce the winner on the calendar page and on our Twitter account as soon as we draw.

How to win

To be eligible to enter today, your And Me Account will need to be at least two years old. Like we said on Day 4, we wanted to make sure we reserved some goodies just for our OG members.

Today we went really OG. This will be the last giveaway based on account age, so those of you that made it this far can at least pat yourself on the back for crossing the finish line. If your account is more than 2 years old, you’ll be able to leave a comment below. If you’re not quite old enough, just visit us tomorrow for another free device.

Good luck!

Winner announced, comments closed

Congrats to our winner, Ben! If that’s not you, stay tuned!

As we inch closer to the close of the 25 Days of Tegra, we thought it would be fun to up the ante by giving you a chance to win a double device prize pack. To enter to win today’s prize, one of our favorite tablets paired with one of the hottest new QWERTY [...]]]>

As we inch closer to the close of the 25 Days of Tegra, we thought it would be fun to up the ante by giving you a chance to win a double device prize pack. To enter to win today’s prize, one of our favorite tablets paired with one of the hottest new QWERTY slider phones, all you’ve got to do is use your And Me Account to leave a comment below.

The Prize: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Samsung Captivate Glide, Jawbone Jambox

Highlights of the Galaxy Tab 8.9 include an 8.9-inch LCD display, a dual-core 1 GHz Tegra 2 processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB internal storage, 3MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0.

Highlights of the Captivate Glide include a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 8GB of internal storage, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, 8.02.11 b/g/n/ WiFi connectivity, and runs on the AT&T network.

In addition to the pair of devices, you’ll get a Jawbone Jambox speaker, a ridiculously loud Bluetooth speaker in a tiny, sexy package. We’ll also toss in a $25 AmEx giftcard to get you started in the Tegra Zone with a couple of the best tablet games around.

Contest Rules

This contest is open to residents of the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. Entries will be accepted for 23 hours after the contest goes live. We’ll announce the winner on the calendar page and on our Twitter account as soon as we draw.

How to Enter

We’ve got another simple one for you today- all you’ve gotta do to enter is leave a comment below. To do so, you’ll need to be logged in to your And Me Account, but you already have one of those, right? If you’re logged in, you’ll be able to comment. If you aren’t you won’t. Simple!

Winner announced, comments closed

Congrats to our winner, Yehuda! If that’s not you, stay tuned!