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"This definitely falls under the "now why didn't I think of that?" category. Ever had your phone battery die while en route to an important party or event, only to show up to a bunch of pretty upset people, wondering where the heck you've been, and why couldn't they get a hold of you? Last Resort has you covered so this kind of mishap doesn't happen again."

I can't say that I've ever been there, done that as I have a near compulsion to charge my phone but there are those who sometimes forget to plug their phone in over night. I can see how this program would be very useful if your phone were about to die, especially if it were in your pocket and you didn't realize it was happening. Last Resort can be setup to send any number of text messages to any number of contacts at the battery level of your choosing between 8% - 2%. I think my message would be something along the lines of "Oh crap, my phone is about to die. Email me if you need anything." Any readers out there who don't have an obsessive compulsive charging disorder think this app is just what they need?

"Hear that thunderous roar off in the distance, growing louder (and more frightening) as it persists? That is the sound of excited Android users emailing us to inform their fave gadget site that Google has just sent users an update to that little embarrassing SMS bug..."

It appears that Google is aware of and is in the process of fixing two text messaging bugs that have been annoying users. One bug will show a different received text message from the one that the user selected, while the other bug will send the text message to a different person than intended recipient. Both are irritating, but the second bug could possibly be disastrous if you accidentally send that racy text message to your boss!