Daily news roundup: March 3, 2013

All the news that's fit to blog

Today was quite a day in the world of Android: Google, Mozilla, and Samsung were busy shaping the browsers of tomorrow, we got a firsthand account ofHTC'scamera strategy, new phones were announced while old ones were updated, and multiple heavy-hitter apps got updates while new ones premiered. If you missed any of today's news, now's the time to get caught up.

App launches and updates

• 3DMark graphics benchmark app arrives on Android
• Agenda Calendar for Android gets long-awaited widget
• Rovio to launch mobile app for Angry Birds Friends
• Tasks update brings multi-app integration, better usability
• Twitter for Android updated with UI overhaul
• Google+ update adds better cover photo editing, fixes bugs
• Wallaby: Get the most out of your credit card rewards
• Chrome for Android gets password and auto-fill sync in latest update
• Google Play Sound Search now available in the UK
• Shadowgun: DeadZone 2.0 update hits with loads of new features
• Google Maps brings navigation to 9 new countries in Europe and Africa
• Google Search update adds new card functionality, improved search results

Devices and accessories

• Updated Nexus 7 with new screen and Qualcomm CPU coming in July, says Reuters
• Chinese HTC One variant spotted with microSD slot, dual SIM capabilities
• Samsung announces Galaxy Star and Galaxy Pocket Neo
• AT&T updates Galaxy S4 pricing, will offer 16GB model for $200
• AT&T's LGOptimusG getting its Jelly Bean update today
• 'HTC First' Facebook phone UI pictured in leaked shots
• ASUS teases Transformer Pad Infinity Android 4.2 update today
• Canada's Telus gets the HTC One on April 19
• New Nexus 4 accessories debut on Google Play
• Sony Xperia ZL goes on sale in Germany
• Droid Bionic Jelly Bean soak test invites rolling out now
• LG Optimus G Pro now available in Japan

Industry news

• Samsung and Best Buy bringing 'Experience Shops' to 1,400 stores
• AT&T rolls out LTE to 14 more locations
• Mozilla, Samsung team up on 'Servo' next-gen browser engine
• Imaging head explainsHTC's4-megapixel decision
• Looking back on one full year since Instagram for Android launched
• Google forks off WebKit to create new rendering engine 'Blink'; will power Chrome and Chrome OS

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