What better way to start the year than by getting yourself some free stuff, right? And today, we’re not talking about just any other ‘freebie’. AVAST (Yup, the company known for their anti-virus programs), through Android Police is giving away 10 Galaxy Nexus phones to 10 lucky people anywhere in the world!

The prize, Galaxy Nexus, is a Google Smartphone manufactured by Samsung. It runs in Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), has 16/32GB internal memory, and 1GB RAM. Some of the strongest assets of this phone is probably the 1.2GHZ dual-core processor and the 4.65″ Super AMOLED display with 16M colors. Other cool features include:

• 5MP rear camera (1080p video) with LED flash, 1.3MP front
• Touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection
• Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer sensors
• Supports Adobe Flash
• 1,850mAh (LTE), 1,750mAh (GSM) battery

And like most online contests held these days, you get your chance of winning just by tweeting a couple messages, liking their fan page, and simply promoting them online. Easy, right? So try your luck HERE!

The giveaway starts immediately and runs until 11:59PM PST, Saturday, January 7 after which the winners will be chosen randomly and notified via Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or email.

(via androidpolice.com)

EDIT:

Apparently, they will only be accepting entries from residents of THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, MEXICO, CHILE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, ISRAEL, INDIA, FRANCE, BELGIUM, THE UNITED KINGDOM, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND, SWEDEN, FINLAND, DENMARK, NORWAY, SPAIN, IRELAND, RUSSIA, THE NETHERLANDS, SOUTH KOREA, SOUTH AFRICA, TAIWAN, ITALY, PORTUGAL, SLOVENIA, ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, MALAYSIA, VIETNAM, THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, CROATIA, THE UKRAINE, POLAND, BULGARIA, AND HUNGARY.