Run a quick search for “notepad” on Google Play, and you’ll see that there are at least 1,000 apps claiming to fit the bill. The good news is, we’ve taken the time to show you a few notepads that are absolute must-haves, especially for students just getting back into the groove of school. Evernote Evernote …

The newest version of PayPal for Android is out, and it sports a refreshed interface, complete with the “Holo” styling typical of apps designed for Android 4.0 and above. All of the main navigation is at the top, with the familiar dotted menu button sitting on the top-right of the Action Bar. With all of PayPal’s core features now split …

After announcing its intentions to do so a few weeks ago, Microsoft today launches its official SkyDrive app for Android devices. Similar to its sibling apps on Windows Phone and iOS, this newest release lets users access their SkyDrive cloud storage accounts from devices running Google’s mobile operating system. While it was designed specifically with Android 4.0 in mind, the …

While iOS users were today treated to a huge Facebook app update, Android users got a little something as well. With the newest update to Facebook for Android, you can now easily create events from the app, share photos faster with a new upload process, and add photos and emoji to messages. Sure, the Android update is nowhere near as …

With its newly designed user interface, Norton Mobile Utilities makes it a bit simpler to manage your Android device’s performance. The four main modules are all reorganized, and it’s easy to jump into any function, right from the get-go. Related stories Norton now on tablets–and in your wallet Get Norton Identity Safe free for all platforms Norton gets personal with …

Previously available only in its beta form, RealNetworks’ RealPlayer for Android today makes the jump to its full version. The free app offers an all-in-one interface for playing music, watching videos, and viewing photos. The video viewer is pretty standard with its basic playback controls. Meanwhile, the photo viewer steps it up a notch with a slideshow option and even …

The newest update to Google Translate for Android adds Google Goggles‘ optical character recognition (OCR) technology, so you can translate text using only your device’s camera lens. Whereas previously you had to type, hand-write (onscreen), or say your text aloud in order to use the app, this new feature requires none of the above. To use the new OCR feature, …

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If you haven’t noticed, Google Docs for Android has just morphed into Google Drive. Or perhaps more accurately, it has been sucked up by the brand-new file-syncing and file-sharing app. This means that not only does it give you access to all of your old Docs, it also lets you access and store any kind of file in your cloud-enabled …

For almost a year, fast-growing social networking app Path has offered iOS users lenses (photo filters) to spruce up the photos they share. With the tap of a finger, these users have been able to add vintage-looking vignettes or sepia tones to their work, and even purchase premium lenses for about a buck. Meanwhile, Android users have looked on with …