• Verizon's LG G Pad 8.3 tablet gets a minor software update

  Verizon Wireless is currently rolling out a small software update for its version of the LG G Pad 8.3 tablet. It won't update the device to Android 5.0 Lollipop but it does address a few minor issues with the tablet.

• Dictionary.com updates free and premium Android apps with new features

  The Dictionary.com free and premium apps for Android have both been updated to version 5.0 in the Google Play Store . Both versions include a visual redesign and a new Word of the Day quiz widget, but the ad-free premium version includes a bunch of other new additions.

• Xiaomi reportedly raising over $1 billion in new round of funding

  A new report claims that Xiaomi is raising over $1 billion in a new funding round that could be finalized as early as Monday. The latest influx is supposedly led by All-Stars Investment, run by former Morgan Stanley analyst Richard Ji.

• Android Wallpaper: Over the river and through the woods

  Over the river and through the woods, to Grandfather's house we go!" This poem was originally written about Thanksgiving, but it works just as well this time of year. Our wallpapers this week are all about the river and woods.