• Question of the night: would you be turned off by a "butterphone" girl? [VIDEO]

  Android fans are a passionate bunch. If you're anything like me, it pains you to watch someone suffering with old Android hardware, especially when you know there's so much better out there. But it's one thing to watch a stranger fiddling around with their HTC EVO 4G on the subway, and another…

• Droid Zap expands send and receive functionality to all, redesigns app in the process

  New 'Zap Zones' still limited to Droid devices, unfortunately Droid Zap, the curiously-named picture and video sharing app announced alongside Motorola's new Droid devices , is opening up to all phones running Android 4.0 and above today. The app makes it (relatively) simple to share…

• [Bonus Round] Zombocalypse Now, Buddy & Me, And Helle

  Welcome to the latest entry in our Bonus Round series, wherein we tell you all about the new Android games of the day that we couldn't get to during our regular news rounds. Consider this a quick update for the dedicated gamers who can't wait for our bi-weekly roundups, and don't want to…

• [New App + Giveaway] TimePIN Secures Your Phone With A Code Updated Every Minute, Easily Fools Thieves And Pranksters, Win One Of Ten Pro Licenses

  Any decent bank heist movie always has one common hurdle for the would-be thieves: a regularly changing access code to the vault, and only one person knows what it is. Haven't you ever wanted that kind of security on your phone? This is now possible with TimePIN, a light-weight app that changes…

• Motorola Expands Droid Zap App To All Android Devices, Adds Zap Zone Photo Syncing For Verizon DROIDs

  Motorola's Droid Zap , an exclusive feature for Verizon's 2013 DROID line, always seemed a bit on the limited side. Maybe that's because only those three DROID phones could actually use the service - other phones could receive photos from nearby users with the Zap app, but only the DROID…

• NYPD already experimenting with Google Glass, is there cause for concern?

  With all the security and privacy concerns surrounding Google Glass, if there's one government agency we thought would be all over the cybernetic eyewear, it's law enforcement. Doesn't come as much of a surprise for us to find out the NYPD has already begun experimenting with the wearable for…

• Word Lens Adds Support For Russian Translations Right Before The Winter Olympics In Sochi

  Those of you lucky enough to be visiting Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Winter Olympics might not have opulent luxuries like floors or potable water, but at least getting around town will be a little easier thanks to the Word Lens app. The developers added support for Russian today, allowing users to…

• Tell us: how does your smartphone factor into your sex life?

  Here at Mobile Nations we like to think of ourselves as being real tech for real people. And we know that in addition to owning smartphones, real people go on dates, send each other photos, have sex, and all sorts of other stuff. The smartphone is playing a greater and greater role in all of that,…

• How to cheat at Flappy Bird for Android

  Victory is just a root away God I hate this game . I just want it to be done so it can go away. Hats off to the developer who figured out how to make a few dollars from endless frustration and a couple hours of coding, but Flappy Bird needs to die. It hit me this afternoon — the best way to stop…