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Google Takeout now includes Blogger blogs and Google+ pages

Google Takeout — or Takeaway as it seems to be calling itself these days — is the data liberating service of your dreams. Allowing you to export your Google based content should you wish to leave forever, or just want to have a copy for yourselves, the service has been gradually expanding to cover more and more of Google's services in recent months. 

The latest content to come under the liberating front is from Blogger and Google+. Blogger blog posts can now be exported as an Atom Xml file, and Google+ pages can be downloaded as html files with a json file containing the circles for every Google+ page you own. Everything can be taken out, or just individual pages or blogs, it's entirely up to you. 

Source: Data Liberation Front

Ring in 2013 with a new device from Sprint and Android Central!

What better way to start a brand new year than with a brand new phone? We can't think of anything better, so we've gotten in cahoots with Sprint to give not one, not two, but SEVEN lucky readers a shiny new device.

Up for grabs we have:

• 2 – Galaxy Victory
• 2 – Motorola PHOTON Q
• 2 – LG Mach
• 1 – LG Optimus G

Since these are Sprint devices, you'll need to be in the US to win, and the contest is for the device only which means you're on your own for service, accessories, and anything else your heart may desire. As with all of our contests, if you've won a device in the past year from us, you're not eligible to win one of these. Gotta share the goodies with your fellow Android family! Also, one entry per person please. If we catch you trying to be sneaky and entering more than once, you will be disqualified and put on the naughty list.

So, to enter, all you have to do is leave a comment below telling us which of these fine phones you would like and why. The contest will run until just after the new year, with the winners announced on the blogs as normal. Good luck everyone!

Tablet options for kids, Droid DNA discussion [From the Forums]

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• Google Nexus 4 Forums - Nexus 4 8GB – How Much Actual Useable Space?
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Forums - Opened emails return as new mail weeks later
• Droid DNA Forums – Event Nov. 13 in New York City!
• Google Nexus 7 Tablet Forums - Nabi or Nexus 7 for a 6 year old?
• Android Contest Forums - Weekly photo contest — Caption this picture

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Getting used to the Note 2 size, Updates are a reason to buy Nexus devices [From the Forums]

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• Google Nexus 4 Forums - The important thing I feel reviews are forgetting: Updates
• Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Forums -  How is it getting used to the size from a GS3?
• Google Nexus 10 Tablet Forums – Should I get this tablet?
• Google Nexus 7 Tablet Forums - Are screen protectors really necessary?
• Android Contest Forums - Weekly photo contest — the weather

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Nexus 4 Q&A, Galaxy Note 2 battery life comparison [From the Forums]

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• Google Nexus 4 Forums - I have a Nexus 4, you have questions. Fire away
• Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Forums -  Battery life after a full day GN2
• Google Nexus 10 Tablet Forums – Store availability or on Google Play?
• Google Nexus 7 Tablet Forums - Only charges while turned off, any solution?
• Verizon Galaxy Nexus Forums - No Verizon Nexus 4, what are you going to do/get?

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Does Google need a physical storefront? Nexus 10 Tablet thoughts [From the Forums]

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• Google Nexus 4 Forums – Why does Google not have a physical "storefront" for Nexus devices?
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Forums -  "i" crossed out in notification bar?
• Google Nexus 10 Tablet Forums – What do you all think?
• Google Nexus 7 Tablet Forums - Broadcast the contents of phone/tablet to HDTV with a Miracast
• Android Contest Forums - Weekly photo contest — the weather

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Severe, extreme, and amber alerts, Will 8GB suffice on the Nexus 4? [From the Forums]

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• Google Nexus 4 Forums – Will 8GB suffice?
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Forums - Severe, extreme, and amber alerts
• Google Nexus 10 Tablet Forums - Is this even going to be considered?
• Google Nexus 7 Tablet Forums - Backup Nexus 7 to desktop or laptop?
• Android Contest Forums - Android Central's Million Member Giveaway!

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Reading magazines on Nexus 7, Phone functionality is still important [From the Forums]

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• Rumored Device Forums - Nexus 4 better be a good PHONE
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Forums - [Guide] Root SGS3 I9300 on XXDLIB Jelly Bean 4.1
• Google Nexus 7 Tablet Forums - Reading magazines on Nexus 7
• LG Optimus G Forums - Optimus G vs. Optimus Nexus
• Android Contest Forums - Weekly photo contest — Gangnam Style

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Bionic ICS update impressions, What is your favorite remote desktop app? [From the Forums]

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• Rumored Device Forums - New Nexus – Gaming…will Tegra 3 games play well? or better?
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Forums - Collection of fonts for your S3
• Google Nexus 7 Tablet Forums - What is your favorite Remote Desktop App?
• Droid Bionic Forums - Initial Impressions of OTA .246
• Android Contest Forums - [Open] Android Central's Million Member Giveaway!

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No need to move to the LG Nexus, Problems since 4.1.2 update? [From the Forums]

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• Rumored Device Forums - Rumor: No LTE on LG Nexus? Why is that upsetting?
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Forums - Now that it's official, let's discuss it!
• Google Nexus 7 Tablet Forums - Problems since 4.1.2 update?
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus Forums – No need to move to the LG Nexus
• Android Contest Forums - Weekly photo contest — panorama

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