Walking and texting is something many people do on their smartphones every day, for better or for worse, and it’s not going to stop any time soon. There’s been a handful of SMS apps, such as Samsung’s RoadSMS, that let you text and still ...

Six months after its release the LG Optimus 2X on Fido is finally ready for it’s first upgrade from Android 2.2 to Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread. This update is not one that’s being pushed out over-the-air, but instead must be performed with LG’s ...

There’s a new app called ReconAge that was recently released in the Android Market that let’s you take a picture of a face, processes it through some face recognition software and gives you a guess at the person’s age. From the Market ...

There’s already many Android apps for access to Wikipedia and of course Wikipedia’s mobile page, but the Wikimedia Foundation has finally released an official Wikipedia app. The app is fairly bare bones in the initial release, offering of ...

For those of you running Android 2.3 or (hopefully not) Android 2.2, the Google Search app has just been updated with a few new improvements. Included is an updated UI with faster performance, long press to remove search items, country-specific suggestions ...

One of the many improvements in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was the keyboard. Not only did it receive a visual overhaul, but also many improvements were made under the hood. As you may remember, a little over a year ago, Google acquired a little company ...

  The original Motorola Droid might be two years old and there’s dozen of Droid-branded phones since then, but it’s still not forgotten. Verizon is planning on sending out a new update for the device. It’s mostly just security ...

  The official Netflix Android app has been out since May and even comes pre-loaded on many devices. But with the recent wider release to all phones running Android 2.2 or higher it’s become a target for phishing schemes. Symantec is reporting ...

  There’s an update to Google Translate available available now in the Android Market. The new version is 2.2 and it brings a couple big additions. Conversation mode was introduced earlier this year with “speech-to-speech” translations, ...

  Despite the reports of HP Touchpads being purchased with Android 2.2 pre-loaded on them, HP is denying everything. There were even a few videos of Touchpads bought from Best Buy shown off booting into Android, and some of those Touchpads were ...