Android Central Podcast 112: Going back to the Google playground

Invites have arrived for an Oct. 29 Google event in New York City. Plus, HTC finally unveils the long-rumored 5-incher it's been hiding. And a whole slew of your e-mails and voicemails.

Thing 1: Google brings us back to the playground

• Google: Oct. 29 in NYC, the playground is open
• Google adds Wish Lists to Google Play Store
• Buy Google Play credit directly from the Google Play web store
• Google Play seller support coming to India
• Google Q3 2012 earnings released prematurely, revenues and operating income down
• Official Google Calendar app launches on Google Play
• Android 4.1.2 OTA now rolling out for Google Play Galaxy Nexus devices, here's your download link

Thing 2: New hardware

• HTC J Butterfly with 5-inch 1080P screen makes its way to Japan
• HTC J Butterfly video round-up
• ASUS Padfone 2 announced - quad-core phone/tablet dockable with LTE

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

• AT&T LG Optimus G review
• Action Launcher, from the developer of Tweet Lanes
• Softbank confirms 70 percent acquisition of Sprint worth $20.1 billion