In celebration of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace 3D, Lucasfilm released a Darth Maul Me app onto the Android Market. Since Verizon has a standing Star Wars theme going with their DROID series, they figured it was a good opportunity to hold a contest — for a non-DROID phone!? Well, there is a contest, and up for grabs is 1 of 5 LG Spectrums. All you have to do to win, is follow these simple instructions:

Verizon appears to be on an SD removal kick. We saw them do it with the DROID RAZR and now they’re doing it with the DROID Bionic. You can now grab a DROID Bionic without the extra 16GB microSD card for $99 on contract. This move shouldn’t bother anyone as you can still add your own microSD card should you need the extra storage. At least now, you can catch a break in price on a 4G LTE device that sports a dual-core 1GHz processor and a 4.3″ 960×540 qHD display.

AT&T may be playing catch up when it comes to expanding their LTE network but they haven’t slowed down their roll out. Markets in both Florida and North Carolina were lit up today, bringing the blazing fast LTE speeds to any customer owning a 4G LTE device. Areas affected include:

Any Sims fans out there? The Sims Free Play hit the Android Market today and brings a complete Sims experience for… you guessed it, free! The Sims Free Play allows you to create up to 16 customized Sims as well as:

You never know when you may come across our illustrious Android mascot Bugdroid, and apparently he likes to spend his downtime carving up some powder. Watch him hit the slopes and show us that sometimes you just need to unwind, put the wind to your back and have some fun.