Even though, most if not all of you spend half of you day on Facebook and Twitter, Google still remains the number one web brand according to Nielsen report. Facebook is  second and Yahoo came in at surprising 3rd.

From today to January 5th, all Gameloft paid apps will be sold for $0.99 at the Android Market; that is a big saving. Most of Gameloft’s application are pretty pricey, but are of top quality. Asphalt 6 for example usually goes for $6.99. The apps include the following:

• Asphalt 6: Adrenaline
• Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus
• N.O.V.A. 2 HD, Order & Chaos Online
• The Adventures of Tintin – The Game

If you have being waitiing, this is a perfect time to download a good number of Gameloft apps for a great price. Complete list of Gameloft’s apps here.

For all of you Verizon customers, the era of free online and over-the-phone payment is over. The company will begin charging customers a $2 fee for making payment online or over the phone. According to a leaked memo, the new $2 fee will allow Big Red to “continue to support these bill payment options.” Customer can avoid this fee by setting up online autopay. It will be interesting to see if customers can make a fool out of Verizon like Netflix.

Yes, the patent war is still going on. In the last episode, the International Trade Commission issued a ruling that certain Motorola products infringe on only one of the software maker’s patents. However, the same administrative law judge found no infringement of six other patents that Microsoft had claimed infringed on its intellectual property. Motorola seemed satisfied. Scott Offer, Motorola General Counsel, said the company is pleased with Tuesday’s ruling.

As to that one patent, Offer said that it relates to how mobile devices process meeting requests via email.

HTC Corp has begun testing new phone models that work around technology cited in a patent lawsuit won by arch-rival Apple Inc, and HTC’s chief executive voiced optimism over the company’s ability to meet challenging market conditions.

Speaking to media at the company’s Taiwan headquarters on Wednesday alongside Google Inc’s senior vice president of mobile, Andy Rubin, CEO Peter Chou said that the company would be working with Google to protect itself from “unfair” means to stop innovation.

“This industry should not allow one company use its powerful weapon to stop other innovation and take it all…this is not fair,” Chou said, declining to elaborate on how the company would protect itself.

HTC was found to have infringed one of four patents Apple had centered its case on, that leaves the way open for both camps to continue their competition in the courts.

Meanwhile the company stocks continues to grow.

Most Android devices users are always looking for new and easy ways to root their phone, tablet, and everything else that runs on Android OS. If you are among them, say hello to the latest creation of one of the XDA developer, known as HTC Super Tool v2, this bad boy roots a number of devices including:

Evo Design 4g
Evo 4g
Evo 3d
Evo Shift
G2
MT3Gs
MT4G
MT4Gs
Inspire
Sensation
Incredible
Wildfire S
Amaze

For more information go over to the thread here.