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Daily Roundup: Xperia Z1 Compact review, Facebook Paper and more!

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

Facebook unveils Paper for iPhone

Earlier today Facebook introduced yet another news aggregator into the world. Dubbed Paper, this (as of now) iPhone-only app promises a distraction-free layout with curated news from well-known sites and "emerging voices." Follow the link for more information.

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact review

Sony's new Xperia Z1 Compact smartphone might be smaller than the original Z1, but its internals are nearly identical. Starting at £440 in the UK, this handset brings the same waterproof housing, 20.7-megapixel camera and quad-core 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 chipset as its older sibling. Click through for our review.

Lenovo's Motorola deal and American manufacturing

Lenovo's swift purchase of Motorola raises many questions about its footprint in the smartphone marketplace. But what about Moto's employees? Click on through as Engadget's Terrence O'Brien breaks down how the deal could affect Moto's US manufacturing.

Satya Nadella, senior vice president of research and development for the online services division for Microsoft Corp., speaks during a Microsoft Search Summit event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. Microsoft Corp. updated its Bing search engine today, aiming to build on U.S. market-share gains last month as it chases Google Inc. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Satya Nadella reportedly the next Microsoft CEO

Microsoft has yet to announce a successor to previous CEO Steve Ballmer, but if a report from Bloomberg is true, Microsoft Cloud VP Satya Nadella might be next in line. Follow the link for more.

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