According to an HTC patent filed back in 2011 and a new device design discovered by Patent Bolt, it appears HTC is working on a handheld PMP device to rival the ever dominant iPod Touch. With companies like Philips, Sony, and Samsung all failing to chip away at the iPod Touch’s domination, I guess it couldn’t hurt to give HTC a chance. This new device combined with the new Google Play model could give this HTC device a fighting chance but I wouldn’t put my money on it.

Gameloft is at it again with their newest action packed sandbox thriller, Gangstar Rio: City of Saints. Set in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, you’ll experience a carnival of carnage with 60 varied missions, a wide range of weapons, and dozens of destructive vehicles. It’s bloodshed in Brazil, with bazookas, bribery, and a beach full of thong bikinis.

You know those “awesome new features” ASUS was teasing, looks like their Italian fratelli have spoiled the surprise. They’ve gone ahead and spilled the meatballs on features such as Face Unlock, notification controls from the lockscreen, and more. The full list includes:

Owners of the HSPA+ version of the Galaxy Nexus, GSM Nexus S, and Xoom Wi-Fi should be noticing Android 4.0.4 hitting their devices sometime this evening. The update, which just began rolling out earlier this afternoon, brings stability improvements, better camera performance, smoother screen rotation, improved phone number recognition, and more. Google announced the update on their Google Plus page, earlier this afternoon.

Evernote is by far one of the best productivity apps in the Market Play Store, and even though they’ve won numerous awards, they’re continually looking for ways to improve. That’s why their latest update isn’t just your run-of-the-mill bug fixer and includes quite a few new features.