Obtanium is a must-have app on my Android phone. Here are the essential Android apps I install and update through it.

Obtaining Android apps outside of the Google Play Store can be a mixed bag. While Android offers the flexibility to install most apps, you must be cautious about where you get these files.

Google plans to roll out a web interface for the Android Market that will let you discover new apps, and install them to your phone by clicking a single button. In advance of that feature, Google ...