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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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U.S. Cellular to launch a handful of LTE devices this year, starting with a tablet

U.S. Cellular has been talking up its forthcoming 4G LTE network for some time now, but up until today, the carrier had yet to dive into any details about what kinds of devices it'll be releasing in...

Samsung Replenish Gingerbread update now rolling out

Earlier today Google revealed that the number of Android devices accessing the Market with Gingerbread has grown to 55.5 percent of all Android products. Exactly how that number will look next month...

MetroPCS to offer Samsung Android handset with mobile TV service later this year

We've yet to see mobile television really take off, despite the attempts of several companies to make mobile TV services popular. However, it looks like MetroPCS is ready to give mobile TV another...

Newest Android version chart adds Ice Cream Sandwich to the mix, Android Market home to 400,000 apps

Hey Android fans, how does starting your Wednesday morning off with some percentages and figures sound? Good? Alright then, let's dive in. First up, Google has updated its Android version...

Pantech Element tipped to hit AT&T next week with LTE and a waterproof body

Looks like the HTC Jetstream and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 will soon be getting a new LTE tablet brother on AT&T's shelves. A new leak has revealed the Pantech Element, an 8-inch Android tablet...

HTC Radiant Windows Phone render leaks out ahead of AT&T debut

The Nokia Ace/Lumia 900 has been the AT&T-bound LTE Windows Phone that's gotten the lion's share of the headlines as of late, but this morning it's a different rumored device that's in the news...

Android 4.0 devices now required to contain "Holo" theme in order to have Android Market access

Big news on the Android development front this event, as Google has announced on its official Android Developers Blog that all devices running Ice Cream Sandwich will need to include the "Holo"...

Samsung Galaxy S won't be seeing a "Value Pack" update

Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab owners have been on a bit of a rollercoaster the past couple of weeks. First, Samsung said that neither device would be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich due...

Samsung Galaxy Note rumored to be headed for Sprint

There have been a couple of different leaks pegging the Samsung Galaxy Note as being AT&T-bound, but if a new report is to be believed, the 5.3-inch phablet could be headed to a second U.S....

LG Optimus 2 surfaces on LG's website

Shortly after the LG Optimus One was unveiled, variants of the Android device began hitting a variety of U.S. carriers in the U.S., offering a device with respectable performance for an affordable...

ASUS: Transformer Prime Ice Cream Sandwich update coming January 12th, bootloader unlock in the works

Looks like today is a good day to be an ASUS Transformer Prime owner, as the company has not only confirmed that an update to Ice Cream Sandwich is coming soon, but that a tool to unlock the tablet'...

RIM may oust Balsillie and Lazaridis as chairmen of the board

Many folks would likely agree that, between things like name-related lawsuits and less than stellar PlayBook sales, the year of 2011 wasn't exactly kind to RIM. However, a new report has suggested...

Nokia Ace / Lumia 900 specs leak, 4.3-inch display and 8-megapixel camera reportedly on board

The Nokia Ace has been the focus of a couple of different leaks over the past week, and today we've got another to add to the pile. A new report out of Pocketnow claims to have the lowdown on the...

T-Mobile confirms "New Year, New Phone Sale" for this weekend

It was just last night that we first got wind of T-Mobile's upcoming "New Year, New Phone Sale," which will see all of the carrier's smartphones and some mobile broadband devices have their net down...

Wi-Fi-only HTC Flyer begins receiving its update to Honeycomb

Both the GSM HTC Flyer and Sprint's WiMAX-enabled EVO View 4G have been bumped up to Honeycomb over the past month or so, and today it's the Wi-Fi-only Flyer's turn to get a taste of the proper...

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