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Google gives away hundreds of free Android phones to developers
You got more than a free tee shirt if you chose to attend Google's summer web developer conference Google I/O this year. (Techmeme)The company handed out hundreds of HTC Ions today to eager developers, attendees, and press.
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You got more than a free tee shirt if you chose to attend Google's summer web developer conference Google I/O this year. (Techmeme)
The company handed out hundreds of HTC Ions today to eager developers, attendees, and press. The phone is packed with the Android 1.5 operating system, and a T-Mobile SIM card with 30 days of unlimited data and calls.
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