Attending CES can be a wild and daunting experience. This major technology trade show features more floor space than 35 American football fields, and it’s quite easy to become lost among the sea of exhibitor booths. Since this is a technology show, there will of course be ways of using various technologies to help chart your way and stay up-to-date with what’s going on. This year’s official CES app for Android is just what you’ll need and features many useful tools such as:

Koushik Dutta is well know in the Android community for creating the indispensable Clockwork Mod tools used by over a 100,000 people. It seems he’s at it again — this time bringing us a ClockworkMod tethering app that neither requires root or a separate costly plan from your carrier. Many individuals share the common belief that they should be able to use the data they pay for however they wish, whether using it for your mobile phone or computer. This app will allow you to do this without fear of being blocked as it is undetectable to carriers (your data allotment still applies and is tracked by carriers).

If you’re often typing odd words — such as your huggybeartoodles email moniker you’ve had since grade school — chances are, they’re not in your user dictionary. Adding words to your user dictionary allows for the word to be recognized once you’ve typed a couple letters, saving you from typing the entire thing out each time. This can both save time and avoid embarrassing auto-corrects that have your friends deleting your contact info faster than you can type an apology. Today, I’m going to show you a couple simple and easy ways to add a word to your user dictionary. Once you’ve learned these simple and easy steps, you will have an indispensable tool for increasing typing productivity while saving precious thumb energy. Below you will find instructions and a brief video on how to add a word to the user dictionary in Android.

Sega has announced its next installment of the popular side-scrolling classic Sonic the Hedgehog. After receiving award-winning success with Sonic the Hedgehog 4 episode I, Sega has listened to user feedback and is proud to announce episode II. Episode II features all-new character animations, a reworked physics engine, expansive storyline, and a familiar furry sidekick. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 episode II is set to hit the Android Market sometime in 2012 and will feature support for mobile devices powered by the NVIDIA Tegra mobile processor, including an enhanced version for Tegra 3 devices.

comScore remains a leading source for measuring key mobile trends, and their latest report is giving me a sense of deja vu. If we look at the results from the three month period ending November 2011, it’s safe to say that not much has changed. Samsung still remains the top OEM with 25.6 percent of U.S. mobile subscribers (up 0.3 percentage points), followed by LG with 20.5 percent. RIM finished last out of the top 5 with a 6.5 percent share (down 0.6). As for mobile OS platforms, I bet you can guess who’s leading.