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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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Unannounced Sony Xperia handsets teased in new photo

See that photo up there? That may look like a big ol' mess of Sony Ericsson-branded handsets, but according to the folks at Xperia Blog, there are a few unannounced goodies hidden within the shot....

Samsung working to increase smartphone battery life in 2012

Battery life has always been a hot topic in the world of smartphones, but as the displays on phones keep getting bigger and 4G connectivity becomes increasingly prevalent, the issue has been gaining...

RIM said to be interested in selling itself to Samsung [UPDATED]

Rumors of RIM selling part or all of itself are making the rounds once again today, with the latest report suggesting that Samsung may be in the lead in the race to buy the BlackBerry manufacturer....

HTC working to remove Carrier IQ from its Sprint devices

Sprint said last month that it planned to begin disabling the Carrier IQ software found on its devices, and now HTC has confirmed that it's working with Sprint to remove Carrier IQ from its devices...

Purple Motorola DROID RAZR landing at Verizon on January 23rd

When Verizon outed the purple Motorola DROID RAZR at CES, it opted to only share some of the device's availability details, saying that it'd be priced at $199.99 on contract but not revealing any...

RIM reportedly planning to launch new 7-inch and 10-inch PlayBooks this year

It's been a while since we've heard anything about new BlackBerry PlayBook hardware, but a new report has surfaced claiming that RIM is prepping not one, but two new PlayBook models for release in...

Apple hits Samsung with new German lawsuits involving smartphones and tablets

Time to add another lawsuit to the seemingly endless list of court cases between Apple and Samsung around the globe. Today it's been revealed that Apple has hit Samsung with a suit in Germany, where...

Apple rumored to be unveiling "GarageBand for e-books" tool this week

Last week Apple sent out invites to an event that it'll be holding this Thursday and, although the company revealed that the broad focus of the gathering will be education, the fine details of its...

Verizon no longer activating Alltel devices on its network

Verizon's been happily activating any legacy Alltel devices on its network ever since it swallowed the smaller carrier up several years ago, but if you wanted to bring your favorite Alltel handset...

Some Samsung Galaxy Nexus owners encountering random reboots

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been pretty well-received since it burst onto the scene last year, bringing with it a large HD display and the latest and greatest version of Android known as Ice Cream...

ASUS: No plans for 3G Transformer Prime, original Transformer ICS update in approval process

Bad news for those of you that are waiting for that 3G-enabled version of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime that we heard about earlier this month, as ASUS has apparently come forward to say that...

HTC Rezound treated to an early Ice Cream Sandwich build thanks to leak

When HTC first introduced the world to the Rezound back in November, the Taiwanese firm confirmed that although its new handset was shipping with Android 2.3, an update to Android 4.0 would be...

Nokia Lumia 900 may become available to other carriers later this year

The Nokia Lumia 900 impressed quite a few folks when it made its debut at CES, but the device was repeatedly described as being an AT&T exclusive, much to the disappointment of anyone not...

White Samsung Galaxy Nexus shows off its new paint job for the camera

Samsung's already given snow white makeovers to the original Galaxy S II and its American counterparts, so it only makes sense that the company would do the same to the Galaxy Nexus. This pale Nexus...

Federal agency finds that LightSquared's LTE network would cause GPS interference

LightSquared's been running into some issues with its plans to build out a 4G LTE network that's integrated with satellite spectrum for some time now, as there are concerns that it could cause...

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