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Everyone has heard about Google’s Device Seeding Program. (Yes, it’s real.) So in the next few weeks (days? months?) lots and lots of people will be getting a nice 2nd-gen Android device. Except… nobody gets to choose their device. Google will send either a Nexus One or a Motorola Droid, at random. That is somewhat bad news – if you have T-mobile and bought a G1 on a 2 year contract, it will cost a hundred bucks to get out. VZW is (reportedly) even higher.
So what is a hardworking dev to do?
Here is Android Device Exchange to the rescue – hook up with other owners, device-seed recipients, etc and buy, sell or trade your devices!

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Putting together some pieces off the mailing lists, it looks like someone is working on a CDMA “Google-experience” phone. I’ve got your likely specs below. No word on carrier, no blurrycam pics, no FCC filings. Just the hints.

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So the new Android Developer Contest is finally announced (just 9 months late) and it has semi-open judging (via a Market app that appears to be open to anyone.)  But there is some bad news too.

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The NIN iphone app is coming soon to blackberry, which is ok if you have one. But what about the 5th most popular smartphone platform? No love? Well… love. (Course, it’ll prolly cost $5. But at least it will be out. If I had looked a little closer I’d know that the iPhone version is free. So presumably the Android and BB versions will be also. Doh!)

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So the rumours of UK G1 users getting cupcake have been floating around for a few days now. Looks like the truth is about 1,000 people were updated for ‘testing’, but now the wider rollout has started! If you want to jump the line queue, read on..

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According to the Android Developer Blog, you can now get an official prerelease of the Android 1.5 SDK. Just grab a download below the fold and give it a go! (Maybe this is the start of an open development process..? Or, more likely, they’re offering up betas finally. The good news is, it did come out – barely – ahead of the device release.)

Give it a try, post comments about how it works :)

(Update: Find the changelog/highlights below, and download links)

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A lot of noise has been made recently about Android and it’s degree of “openness” (from both sides of the argument.) If you follow me here, or on the lists, or on twitter, etc, you probably already know I have strong feelings on the matter. Although I don’t usually write articles for this site (mostly it is just announcements) I had this one that I didn’t post to the lists. (It got away from me, and was mostly off-topic to the discussion.) I liked it enough to finish it, and so here you go. My take on Android, open source, and how we get this thing from a toy up to world domination.

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Thats right, you heard it here first, the OFFICIAL ADP1.1 image has been released! No leaks, no shady stuff, no Google-employee-only images, btu that actual upstream image.

Updated: OK the directions and such are here now, just to make life a little easier.

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And we’ve got the link! Signed by Google, so you’ll need a stock phone for this one guys.  (JF is already hard at work on his modded version, have no fear.)

RC9 For UK vOfficial (1985 downloads)
* Signed by Google * For Stock Phones Only * Install as update.zip
RC9 For Germany vOfficial (774 downloads)
* Signed by Google * For Stock Phones Only * Install as update.zip

Enjoy!

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Its now possible to downgrade any G1 to a rootable version!  All you need is a micro-sd card (Sandisk may not work) and a windows mobile device (sorry).  From there, you can create a gold card and bam, downgrade goodness!

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