NASA has the announced the winners of its 2013 International Space Apps Challenge, which opened to submissions back in late April. A total of 770 entries were sent in, and out of them five winners have been selected, one in each of the five categories presented. The winners were selected by judges from the European Space Agency and NASA, as well as partnered organizations. The goal of the contest was to create apps that help with space exploration, among other things.
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Doodle 4 Google 2013 state winners revealed, contest opens to vote
On January 14, Google kicked off its 2013 Doodle 4 Google contest, which sought doodles from students K through 12 across the nation on the theme "My Best Day Ever." The first stage of the contest has reached its end and Google has selected winners from each state, publishing their doodles in each age group and asking the public to vote for the one they like most.
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Netflix challenges developers to improve cloud computing, offers $100,000
Netflix is looking to boost the reality of cloud computing via its OSS, taking it to the next level and helping it realize its potential. How is it doing this? Via its Netflix Cloud Prize competition, which it is using to challenge developers across the world to come up with improvements in secure, reliable, and usable, among other things. There are ten categories in total.
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Doodle 4 Google contest kicks off today, awards $30,000 scholarship
Google has launched its 2013 Doodle 4 Google contest, which invites students K through 12 in the United States to enter for a chance at a $30,000 scholarship. This year's theme? "My Best Day Ever..." The winning student will have his or her drawing displayed on the Google homepage in addition to the scholarship and grant awards.
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Taco Bell offers PlayStation Vita in pre-release sweepstakes
If you can't wait until February 22 to get your hands on Sony's newest portable gaming device, you'll need to set aside some extra time for the bathroom. Your shot at winning a pre-release PlayStation Vita is at the same place where you can buy Fritos-filled burritos. Sony's new partnership with Taco Bell follows the storied tradition of fast food/video game enterprises - we're talking about Burger King Xbox 360 games, Nintendo Zone hotspots at McDonald's, and Kinect promotions at, again, Burger King.
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SlashGear Spotify Invites Now Up for Grabs!
It’s time for Spotify! It’s the streaming music service that everyone is talking about, one where when your in, you’ve got access to thousands of tracks of music, new and old, all from your home computer or mobile device (for a fee of course.) What we’ve had up until this point is a collection of 100 invites we’ve been dolling out on Google+, one by one. NOW what we’ve got is a whole invite page that’ll allow you, your sister, your cousin, your mother, and your estranged uncle to get an invite right away! Check out all the details below!
Spotify Invites Giveaway Courtesy of SlashGear!
The phenomenon known as Spotify is sweeping the nation, and we’re right here to give you a little key to let yourself in to the boat that is the music streaming service. Spotify will give you access to thousands of music tracks on both your computer and your mobile device, and all for a low low monthly price. But what if you just want to try it out for a while? You’ll need an invite! It just so happens that we’ve got that for you right here! Head below for some sweet instructions on how to get in on the Spotify world right this minute!
Tabletpalooza Week 3 : Acer Iconia Tab A500 Giveaway!
The final week for this Tabletpalooza has begun, and it's for a sweet little ditty by Acer! This is the Aceri Iconia Tab A500 and it's stocked with NVIDIA's Tegra 2 dual-core processor for your endless entertainment! This is only one of FIVE tablets we've already given away or are about to give away, the other one of the final two being given away at our sister site Android Community! Travel below, all you daring readers and adventurers, and see what lies in store for you in order to get yourself into this contest for a free tablet future!
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Tabletpalooza Weeks 1 and 2 Winners Roundup : It Could Be You!
It’s that time again, ladies and gentlemen, time to ring the bell for several of our winners in a contest. The contest we’re dealing with right now has a total of FIVE Android tablets in it, each of them packed with a NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor inside. We’ve got two left, and you know what that means: three have already been assigned to winners! Are any of them you? Come inside and see!
Tabletpalooza 2011 Giveaway Week 2 Reminder: T-Mobile G-Slate Giveaway!
We've got another sweet slate coming your way courtesy of our pals at NVIDIA and we've just GOT to let you know that this week ends tomorrow! Get your entries in quick and get in on this contest or you'll be fresh outta luck! What we've got here is a series of tablets, all of them featuring NVIDIA's dual-core Tegra 2 processor and Android for your supreme enjoyment and ultimate having of great times. Tablets are taking the world by storm and we want to give YOU a fabulous vehicle to roll out in for FREE! Check out all the details below!
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SlashGear Free Spotify Invite Giveaway
Well wouldn’t you know it? We’ve got our very own batch of Spotify invites and we’re giving them away to you! For those of you completely out of the loop, Spotify is a music streaming service where you’re able to access thousands of tracks of music from artists new and old, all available from your computer and, if you’ve got a premium account, from your mobile device as well! What we’ve got here is a stash of invites and we want to give them away to you for free! All you’ve got to do is give us a high-five on Google+! (See rules below!) We’ve got ONE HUNDRED invites to give out, ladies and gentlemen, so get to it!
Tabletpalooza 2011 Giveaway Week 2 : T-Mobile G-Slate!
Welcome back, all those of you who didn’t win the first tablet (and yes, we’re still waiting on that reply, winner, so be fast or we’ll have to give it away to someone else!) We’ve got our second tablet up for grabs here on the biggest baddest tablet giveaway of them all: Tabletpalooza 2011! This second tablet sticks with the theme of them all being provided by NIVIDIA and toting a most excellent NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor for gaming and speedy rocking and rolling action. This week’s tablet, the LG G-Slate, also has the ability to take 3D photos and video – ohhh!
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