Hottest Android news and rumors for the week ending Nov. 30

Because getting a Nexus 4 is really, really easy, right, guys? Guys?

The most disturbing thing about online shopping, to me, has always been just how easy it is. A couple of clicks, a brief glance at a credit card number, and bang -- there's an order of chicken wings on the way to your door. It's too easy, frankly, as my bank account balance and expanding waistline can attest.

Which is why Google is to be commended for making the process much more harrowing, at least in the case of the Nexus 4. If you haven't heard, the initial production run apparently sold out in about five minutes, ticking off Android fans around the world who weren't quite quick enough on the trigger.

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While the iPhone is back on top, its bigger cousin might have more reason to sweat the competition, according to ABI Research, which released a report on Monday saying that Android devices are rapidly closing in on the iPad in the tablet market.

(Hat tip: TechCrunch)

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Facebook is apparently encouraging employees to use Android devices instead of iPhones, in what TechCrunch is calling a DroidFooding campaign. If this prompts changes for the Android app, I'm all for it.

(Hat tip: TechCrunch, again)

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