RIM seem to be getting more desperate to flog their Playbook tablet. AFter a string of price cuts, Alec Saunders of RIM tweeted yesterday to let Android devs know they can grab a free device by submitting their app by February 13th.

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Could this prove to be a masterstroke in getting Android developers to embrace the Playbook? Or is it just another sad step in RIM’s decline? As bold as the move is, I have a feeling it will be the latter.

Developers can get their hands on the necessary tools at the Blackberry website.