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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HTC EVO View 4G Honeycomb update now available

Looks like HTC EVO View 4G owners are getting a nice little year-end surprise from Sprint. What is it, you ask? Why, just an update to Honeycomb. Sprint has updated the EVO View 4G's support page to...

Sony Ericsson LT28at tipped for AT&T with 4.55-inch 720p display, 13-megapixel camera

If you're an AT&T customer that's in the market for a new high-end Android smartphone, you may want to pencil "Sony Ericsson LT28at" into your list of potential devices. According to a listing...

Verizon Galaxy Nexus update to adjust signal strength indicator

Earlier this week, Verizon confirmed that it's prepping an update for the Galaxy Nexus to address the signal strength issues that some have been seeing, and today the carrier has detailed just how...

Motorola, T-Mobile explain their use of Carrier IQ software

Last week we saw several companies respond to Senator Al Franken's inquiries about their use of Carrier IQ, and today we can add two more to the list: Motorola and T-Mobile. First up, Motorola...

Amazon Kindle Fire 6.2.1 update rolling out, packs performance tweaks

Own a Kindle Fire? Then you'll probably want to download the 6.2.1 update that's rolling out now. Amazon has detailed the update on its official Kindle Software Updates page, explaining that 6.2.1 "...

Symbian Belle now known as Nokia Belle, update coming in February

Remember the Symbian Belle update that Nokia has said is due to begin arriving early next year? It's still coming, but now it's got a slightly different name. Nokia has revealed that Symbian Belle...

Sony Ericsson expects Ice Cream Sandwich updates to kick off in late March/early April

Just a month after Sony Ericsson confirmed that several of its Xperia-branded smartphones would be bumped up to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the company has now given us a timeframe on when we...

Cricket flips the switch on its LTE network in Arizona

Today's a big day for Cricket and its parent company Leap Wireless, as the carrier has announced that it's chosen this fine Wednesday to flip the switch on its LTE network. Cricket's first LTE...

Verizon hit with another major data outage [UPDATED]

Having problems checking a Twitter feed on your Verizon handset while enjoying a bowl of cereal this morning? You're not the only one, as Verizon's network seems to be down for users across the...

Andy Rubin announces that over 700,000 Android devices are activated daily

Interested in an update on just how quickly your little green robot is growing, Android fans? Tonight Andy Rubin took to his Google+ account to give us the freshest figure, saying that there are now...

Amazon reportedly considered buying RIM over the summer [UPDATED]

Between things like having to rename BBX to BlackBerry 10, poor BlackBerry PlayBook sales and the news that BB10 handsets won't be coming until late in 2012, it seems safe to say that RIM's had a...

ITC rules that Motorola infringed on one Microsoft patent

Hot on the heels of news of a U.S. International Trade Commission ruling stating that HTC infringed on an Apple patent, the ITC has now decided that another Android manufacturer has infringed on a...

Google puts Nexus S Ice Cream Sandwich update on hold for some

Just four short days after the Nexus S began getting an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a post from a Google employee on the company's official Mobile Help Forum mentions that the update...

T-Mobile myTouch 4G, myTouch 4G Slide each getting a software update

Boy, December is shaping up to be the month of T-Mobile software updates. Over the past few weeks we've seen the Sensation 4G, Amaze 4G, and Galaxy S II receive updates, and now its time for the...

Verizon's recent spectrum deals to be examined by Department of Justice

As I'm sure many of you have noticed, Verizon's been on a bit of a spectrum shopping spree as of late, agreeing to drop $3.6 billion on AWS licenses from the cable group SpectrumCo as well as...

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