In a world where the written word is all but forgotten, Google has introduced a new way to search using an old technique called handwriting. Aptly named Handwrite, Google’s new features allows users to use their fingers or styluses as a means of “handwriting” search queries. It’s actually more like doodling, but we’ll give them an E for effort.

After hitting the App Store a few days ago, Asphalt 7: Heat has finally screeched its way into the Google Play Store. Gameloft’s latest Asphalt installment claims to be the fastest, most visually stunning edition of the famed Asphalt series yet. With a full set of features, and a $.99 price tag, users will enjoy:

When the international Samsung Galaxy S III received an update that removed the universal search feature, everyone assumed it was done as a precautionary measure resulting from the ongoing legal battles here in the US. Turns out is was “inadvertently” removed and Samsung has promised to bring it back in a few days with an update.

If you’ve been following up on the Black Hat conference going on in Las Vegas, you may have heard about how NFC can be used to execute malicious code on an Android device. While the hack, demonstrated by security researcher Charlie Miller, does expose an issue with the way Android should handle NFC commands, it’s likely to result in more good than it is actual harm.

Google continues its series of introductory videos for new users looking to become acquainted with Android and the Nexus 7. Their latest video is a bit shorter than I would prefer but I guess the general idea is to show off a few of the awesome Google apps that come standard on the Nexus 7 (and most every other Android device).