Alex Wagner

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Alex Wagner

Editorial Director of News and Content for PhoneDog Media. Arsenal, beer, video games. Can be followed on Twitter at @alw. I participate in the Amazon Associates program, which means I may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links.

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BlackBerry Bold 9900 on T-Mobile begins receiving OS 7.1.0.205 update

We've already seen the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 get updated to OS 7.1 on Sprint and Verizon, and now it looks like we can add another carrier to that list. According to the folks at CrackBerry, an...

Android the choice of first-time smartphone buyers in Q4 2011, Apple takes top smartphone maker spot

Today the folks at The NPD Group let loose their findings on sales in the U.S. smartphone market during the fourth quarter of 2011, and it looks like both the Android and iOS crowds have something...

Sprint website offers details on iDEN tower reductions

Sprint has said in the past that it's planning to phase out iDEN as part of its Network Vision project, and now the carrier has put together a website for Nextel users to let them know when it plans...

HTC Ville surfaces again in new batch of leaked photos

Last week we were treated to a brief video that offered up a tour of the HTC Ville, a device that'd previously only been shown in a leaked render. The clip was made private shortly after we first...

Samsung Galaxy S III rumored to be landing in May with quad-core processor, 7mm thick body

The Samsung Galaxy S III may not be making the trip to Mobile World Congress later this month, but that doesn't mean that there won't be plenty of rumors concerning the device to keep us busy until...

Nokia officially intros white Lumia 800

Many folks are waiting patiently for more details on the Lumia 900 from Nokia, specifically when it'll be launching and how much it'll cost when it does, but in the mean time the Finnish firm has...

Motorola DROID Bionic soak test reportedly in the pipeline

Good news for Motorola DROID Bionic owners this weekend, as word has begun circulating that a soak test for an impending Bionic update is in the works. According to a report out of Droid-Life,...

Sony files for trademark to "Xperia Sola" name

Time to add another name to the "Mysterious Unannounced Products" list. It's been discovered that Sony/Sony Ericsson has filed for the trademark to the name "Xperia Sola," with the company reserving...

Android 4.0.4 update for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus leaks out

Looks like a nice mid-weekend surprise has surfaced for Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners. The story goes that one Galaxy Nexus owner over in the Android Central forums recently got an unexpected...

Motorola asking for 2.25 percent of Apple sales in return for patent licensing deal

Much of the legal news we've heard over the past month or so has involved Apple and Samsung, but lately the battle between Apple and Motorola has been making headlines. The latest bit of news out of...

Best Buy to offer free flip cover case with Samsung Galaxy Note pre-orders

Thinking about pre-ordering a Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T when reservations for the device start on Sunday? Best Buy has an offer that you may be interested in. The retailer announced today...

Latest Android distribution numbers show ICS on one percent of devices, Gingerbread growth continues

It's that time of the month once again, folks: time to take a look at the distribution of the different versions of Android on devices accessing the Market! As usual, this data is based on the...

Verizon Galaxy Nexus, other CDMA devices removed from Google developer support pages

It's been discovered that the Verizon Galaxy Nexus (known by the codename "toro") has been removed from Google's developer support page, along with the Verizon Motorola XOOM (aka "stingray") and...

Some refurbished Motorola XOOM tablets not totally wiped, sold with old user data in tow

Did you buy a refurbished Motorola XOOM from Woot.com between late September and early December last year? Then you may want to check your inbox, as Woot has been sending emails out to buyers...

Motorola Atrix 2 software update now available for download

Heads up, Motorola Atrix 2 owners! Several folks are reporting that a new update, version number v55.13.25, is in the process of making its way to the Atrix 2. Motorola has posted the details of...

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