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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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Apple going after Samsung over alleged patent infringement on cases for Tab 10.1 and phones [UPDATED]

Think that the battle between Apple and Samsung in Australia is over now that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has finally been allowed to go on sale? Think again! At a court hearing in Australia today, Apple...

Details on AT&T and T-Mobile break-up fee, UMTS roaming agreement surface

News broke yesterday that AT&T had decided to abandon its plans to acquire T-Mobile, resulting in AT&T being forced to pay a break-up fee to T-Mo parent company Deutsche Telekom totaling $4...

Samsung Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note to see Ice Cream Sandwich in Q1 2012, other products to follow

Today we can add another handful of devices to the "Definitely getting Ice Crem Sandwich" list, as Samsung has announced several of its Galaxy-branded smartphones and tablets will be getting a bump...

Motorola DROID RAZR, Casio G'zOne Commando software updates detailed by Verizon

Verizon announced earlier today that it's working on a fix for the Galaxy Nexus's signal strength issue, but that's not the only Android handset in Big Red's lineup that'll soon be treated to a...

ITC rules in favor of Apple in patent case, hits HTC with import ban [UPDATED]

Over the weekend we mentioned that the International Trade Commission was set to hand down a ruling today on a patent case between Apple and HTC, and this afternoon that's precisely what we got. The...

AT&T decides to drop its plans to acquire T-Mobile [UPDATED]

Well, so much for that. AT&T announced today that it and Deutsche Telekom have agreed to drop the proposed acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T that was announced earlier this year. The news...

Check out AT&T's Season of Gifting!

If you'd go out and ask a stranger what season we're currently in, you'd be told that we're currently in the last legs of fall. That's not the only season that's we're in the thick of, though! Also...

Verizon acknowledges Galaxy Nexus signal strength problem, says that an update is coming

Plenty of folks excitedly rushed out to throw their cash at Verizon when the Galaxy Nexus finally launched at the end of last week, but that excitement was tempered for some folks that ran into...

Eric Schmidt says "tablet of the highest quality" due in the next six months

In the market for an Android tablet? You may want to hold off for a while if you can, as Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has apparently teased that a high-quality slate is coming in the not...

HTC Fireball name, Motorola DROID 4 launch date teased by a pair of Verizon leaks

Earlier this morning, we learned about a new HTC-made Android handset that's reportedly headed for AT&T's shelves as the Congressional. Now it's time for the Verizon folks to get in on the...

HTC Elite with Android, LTE Windows Phone reportedly headed for AT&T next year

Last month saw a trio of new HTC smartphones dubbed the Edge, Ville and Zeta churned out by the rumor mill, and today we've got two more devices to keep an eye out for. First is the HTC Elite, an...

White Samsung Epic 4G Touch for Sprint surfaces in leaked press shots

So far we've seen both AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and T-Mobile's Galaxy S II get white makeovers, and now it looks like Sprint's Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch is next in line for a new...

Huawei Mercury lands at Cricket today, priced at $250

  Today Cricket's smartphone lineup got itself a new high-end handset in the form of the Huawei Mercury, a device that we first heard about back in June when it was known as the Glory. Available...

AT&T's talks of potential T-Mobile asset sale reportedly falter

Over the past month or so, we've watched AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile hit a few stumbling blocks, leaving many to wonder what AT&T might be planning in order to help save the deal...

BlackBerry 7.1 update for Sprint Bold 9930, Torch 9850 now available

Several owners of the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 on Sprint have been getting an over the air bump to BlackBerry 7.1 over the past few days, an update that brings with it mobile hotspot...

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