Android Central international round-up - Feb. 5, 2012

It's been another eventful week for Android news around the world. We've seen phone announcements, on-going legal skirmishes between Samsung and Apple, and confirmation that we won't see the Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress later this month.

We also delivered our list of top European smartphones for the UK and Europe, and gave you the chance to win a HTC Sensation XL just by proving your superior Android knowledge.

Here are a few highlights from the past week in international Android developments --

Features

• The best UK/European Android Phones - As of Feb. 2, 2012
• Win an HTC Sensation XL with HyperBees, Android Central and HTC

News

• Sony Ericsson announces Billabong partnership, Xperia Active Billabong Edition
• HTC Flyer available once again at reduced price in the UK
• White HTC Sensation coming from Mar. 1
• Apple expands patent claims against Samsung in Australia
• German court rejects Apple bid to ben sales of Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Nexus
• Samsung Galaxy S Advance available in the UK from Feb. 6, priced at £350
• Japanese carrier to stop sending push notification ads
• UK retailer withdraws Transformer Prime, blames 'faults' and stock availability
• Samsung: No Galaxy S II successor at Mobile World Congress
• LG Optimus L3 emerges in Sweden, appears to be new entry-level offering
• Samsung offering personal engraving for Galaxy Note in South Korea
• Samsung Galaxy Note launching on TELUS and Rogers in Canada
• T-Mobile UK launches new price plans, offers unlimited data that's actually unlimited

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