Google Is Giving Free Phones To Developers

Google seems to know what it takes to build a new platform because has been investing a lot in the developer community. Even before Android officially shipped Google kicked off the first Android Developer Challenge. The first challenge awarded 10 teams with $275,000; another 10 teams were awarded $100,000 each, and each of the top 50 finalists received $25,000. The second challenge presented fewer total prizes, with the overall winner being awarded $250,000. Those dollar amounts are pretty good incentive for developers to write Android programs for the contests.