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International roundup: HTC One and Galaxy S4 rumors, new LG phones confirmed and an early Xperia Z launch

As Phil mentioned in this week's column, the next two weeks in the smartphone world are going to be particularly crazy. We've got events from HTC and Sony next week, and Mobile World Congress starting the following weekend. (And we have a feeling March is going to be even more action-packed.)

So in the run up to these events, there's been plenty of international news to report from all the major manufacturers. Head past the break to find out what's been stirring these past seven days with the rumored HTC "One," Galaxy S4, Optimus G Pro and Sony Xperia Z.

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International roundup: HTC One, Optimus G Pro, Three’s LTE plans and a pink Galaxy Note 2

We're two weeks out from Mobile World Congress, and just over a week away from learning what HTC's been cooking up for its 2013 flagship device. That means there's plenty of international Android news to talk about this week, as we await the arrival of new devices from some of the biggest manufacturers around.

Starting with HTC, we've heard a couple of interesting rumors doing the rounds this week surrounding the company's upcoming "M7" flagship phone. Earlier in the week UK blog Pocket-Lint claimed to have details of new image sensor technology at work in the phone's camera. If the reports are to be believed, HTC's next big thing will pack a new 4.3-"ultrapixel" setup that uses a multi-layer image sensor, with one layer for each primary color. Supposedly this new tech will produce more accurate colors and superior fine detail, though as with any new camera tech, we'll have to wait to get our hands on it before we know for sure. (In the meantime, HTC's teasing a "new sound and camera experience" this year, so it sounds like there may be something to these rumors.)

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Apps of the Week: NFL ’12, Ulysse Speedometer, Aquarium Calculator and more!

It's the first apps of the week roundup of February, and we tried our best to get some great picks for you this week. We've got a couple of useful tools and some fun games to try out, with a couple others sprinkled in as well. Check them out after the break and see how we did this week.

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Android Central 122: The CES hangover, ridiculous Nexus rumors

Thing 1: CES postmortum

• Keeping CES in perspective
• Every Android Central CES video in one convenient post
• NVIDIA News Roundup from CES
• Mitts on with the almighty Android oven
• Sony Xperia Z hands-on

Thing 2: Nexus news

• AT&T offering $100 credit for signing 2-year contract with HSPA+ Nexus 7
• Official Nexus 4 wireless charging orb appears at Norwegian retailer, Feb. release slated Nexus 7 docking station seemingly sold out at ASUS UK
• LG Mobile France director talks Nexus 4 supplies, Optimus G Euro launch
• LG Korea: No problems with Nexus 4 supply
• Why the Nexus 4 production rumors were bullshit

Thing 3: Other things

• Lode Runner Classic hits Android
• Carbon (the Android Twitter app) may yet live on
• Updates start to push for Samsung's Exynos exploit

NVIDIA News Roundup from CES

If the Tegra 4 processor, Project Shield and NVIDIA Grid caught your eye during CES, I wouldn't blame you. Having sat in the front row for the press conference prior to CES, I can attest to the fact that great things are coming from the company in the first half of 2013.

With that in mind, I've wrapped up all of the NVIDIA news in one place. Hit the quick links below for the best NVIDIA news and announcements from CES 2013:

• Relive the NVIDIA CES press conference in its entirety
• NVIDIA announces Project Shield
• NVIDIA Project Shield official unveiling video
• NVIDIA Project Shield photo gallery
• Hands on with NVIDIA's 'Project Shield'
• NVIDIA announces Tegra 4 processor with 4G LTE
• NVIDIA announces their cloud platform, say hello to NVIDIA Grid
• First look: NVIDIA Grid gaming server on an HTC One X

For more on NVIDIA, be sure to keep it locked @AndroidCentral and @MobileNations. However, I also encourage you to follow @nvidiategra and @nvidia… and keeping an eye on the NVIDIA Blog may not be a bad idea either

Round-up: Android games on holiday sale

Happy holidays, everyone! Got some time off and looking to unwind or get away from the Christmas chaos? There a bunch of solid Android games that have steep price cuts, and we've rounded some of them up for you here. Go on, treat yourself to a few – you deserve it. Of course, if you spot anything else that's on sale, don't be shy about dropping a comment!

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Daily news roundup: December 10, 2012

Mondays are always busy, and it's nice to have a place to catch up on the days events in one tidy little blog post. That what these daily roundups are for, letting you see what you missed and letting me read all through it again to think about what it all might mean. Good times for everyone!

More app updates than you can shake a stick at

• Nook Video UK launch announced with UltraViolet support
• Pandora launches fully in Australia and New Zealand
• Official Twitter app updated with photo filters
• Instagram update brings new filter, performance improvements
• Youtube app updated with new 10-inch tablet layout

Industry news

• Another week, more LTE locations for AT&T
• Android revamps in-app purchasing
• Payment processor Bango bringing carrier billing to Google Play
• T-Mobile 1900MHz HSPA+ now live in Seattle, Atlanta and Minneapolis
• Intel ready to shrink mobile SoC circuitry to 22 nanometers

Devices, accessories, and various sundries

• HTC One X+ (AT&T) Review
• Sony Xperia E + E Dual get priced in Europe
• Playing around with clip on lenses: Part 1
• T-Mobile pushing update to the HTC One S, but you might not need it

The best editorial content

• Start your week with the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!
• Monday Brief: T-Mobile gets the iPhone, BlackBerry 10's Hub, the Nokia Lumia 620, and more!
• The 2012 Android Central Awards – voting is now open!
• This week's sidebar poll: Are you gifting an Android device to someone this holiday season?

Good night folks. Morning comes early!

Daily news roundup: December 6, 2012

We bring you all the news that's fit to print is how we roll here at AC. Never mind that we don't actually print anything, we still bring as much news as can be fit into one day. Today was no exception, and here is what you might have missed out on.

Hardware news

• Archos' €149.99 game pad
• LG Optimus Vu comes to the UAE
• Nexus 4 buyers getting shipping notices
• Installing the Nexus 4 SIM card
• Nexus 4 bumpers begin shipping in the UK
• A look at Samsung's premium suite for the Galaxy S 3
• New accessibility features coming to the Kindle Fire

Software news

• Finger-on with SwiftKey Flow
• Tasks updated with new lock screen widget
• Snapseed now available for Android
• Soundcloud updated
• WordTag is a great new game
• Elements Battle is a great new RPG

Big business

• HTC talks about their money
• Google+ Communities are live
• Amazon's Appstore grows 500-percent in just a year
• Spotify and Metallica get together 
• Sony's new tool will flash software to unlocked phones
• T-Mobile investing 4 billion in LTE; rolls out 1900MHz 3G in more markets; will stop subsidizing handsets in 2013

Daily news roundup: November 30, 2012

A place where all of the day's news is gathered for easy reading. Kick back and see what you might have missed.

Carrier news

• Consumer Reports rates Verizon the best carrier
• C Spire kills unlimited data

Software news

• Samsung Galaxy Advance to get Jelly Bean
• Sega's Jet Set Radio come to Android
• Star Wars Angry Birds updated again
• Samsung and Peel make the second screen better
• Nexus factory images updated for 4.2.1
• A look at Android File Transfer for Mac
• Google Navigation live in Mexico
• And a look at Android Wireless transfer

All about devices

• Pioneer receivers get HTC Connect support
• Verizon's Galaxy Note 2 now on the shelves
• A look at the new Sharp Aquos
• Nexus 4 meets sales restrictions from eBay

Daily news roundup: November 28 2012

New phones, special deals, news from carriers, great  apps — you name it and it happens just about every day in the wide world of Android. We know that you can't spend every minute glued to your screen to keep track of it all, so here are highlights of the day all wrapped up and easy to read.

Software everywhere

• QuickBooks Mobile optimized for tablets
• Google Play Books — now with pre-orders
• Angry Birds Star Wars getting an update
• Adobe Photoshop Touch finally works on 7-inch tablets
• Google Drive gets a big update
• Chrome for Android gets an update
• Sailboat Championship looks like an awesome game
• Amazon Appstore now big in Japan

Carriers and manufacturers in the news

• Vodafone discounting phones on PAYG plans
• Verizon Galaxy Note 2 comes out Nov 29
• EE bumps up the data cap
• HSPA Nexus 7 now available from 3
• HTC gets a new marketing chief

Devices 

• CM 10.1 nightlies for the Nexus 4
• A look at the Motorola Electrify 2
• 32GB Nexus 7 drops to £179 in the UK
• Jelly Bean leaks for the OG Note

Tomorrow, we get to do it all over again! See you then.