Google offers more than free laptops after all at this years Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, as the company has also given guests who attended key sessions on Android game development a free Nexus S or a free Motorola XOOM – it really depends on whether one preferred to develop for the phone or tablet platform – never mind if some of the folks who received these were not developers at all. The two stock devices will come with Android 2.3 and 3.0 respectively, which means you are not shackled by the restrictions which are usually imposed by carriers. Do you think that portable gaming on the Android platform will arrive at higher levels than before from this year onwards, and will it be able to give the iOS platform a run for its money? If you were wondering just what the big deal concerning the Nexus S is all about, head on here.
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