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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: ThunderBolt Gingerbread update expected to be returning "soon"

Wondering where your Gingerbread update is, HTC ThunderBolt owners? We don't blame you after your long-awaited, oft-rumored helping of Android 2.3 was unceremoniously yanked due to a voicemail bug....

Samsung Exhibit II 4G dummy poses for the camera again, is ready for its close-up

Late last week we were treated to a batch of photos showcasing some upcoming T-Mobile Android smartphones, including the Samsung Exhibit II 4G. The images were nice and all, but the Exhibit II 4G...

Motorola DROID RAZR outed by teaser site ahead of tomorrow's event

Earlier today Motorola launched a special teaser page to get us excited for its shindig with Verizon tomorrow. However, it looks like Moto's big surprise may have been revealed a tad earlier than it...

ITC judge rules that Apple didn't infringe on patents in HTC complaint

Most of the Apple-related legal news that we've gotten as of late has had to do with one of the many legal tiffs between the Cupertino firm and Samsung, but today an International Trade Commission (...

CTIA, FCC team up to unveil plan to help fight bill shock

Ever open up your cell phone bill and think, "I used how much data last month?!" If so, you're not alone. That's why the CTIA today announced an initiative that'll see it teaming up with major...

RIM to offer a selection of free apps to make up for service outage

BlackBerry users across the globe were left with intermittent, or completely broken in some cases, access to services like BBM and email last week due to a major outage that stretched out over...

iPhone 4S sales surpass four million in first weekend of availability

Late Friday afternoon, all three U.S. carriers that offer the iPhone 4S shared with us just how well Apple's new smartphone had been selling in its first day of retail availability. Now Apple has...

LG DoublePlay official for T-Mobile, packs a pair of touchscreens and Android 2.3

The LG DoublePlay has snuck online a couple of times in the past week, but today T-Mobile completed the DoublePlay news triple play by officially announcing the Android-powered slider. As you could...

Verizon struck by 4G LTE network outage

Are you a Verizon customer having some data issues on this fine Sunday evening? If so, you're not alone. Our friends at VZBuzz have gotten word that Verizon's experiencing a 4G network outage...

RIM outs the BlackBerry 7-powered 9380, 9790 on its official developer blog

RIM has announced quite a few new BlackBerry 7-powered smartphones so far this year, ranging from the entry-level Curve 9350/9360/9370 up to the Bold 9900/9930. It looks like folks in Waterloo aren'...

New Android Ice Cream Sandwich Gmail, email, and calendar widgets leak out

Google is going to finally unwrap Android Ice Cream Sandwich next week at an event in Hong Kong, but for those of you that just can't wait until the 18th, some images of the new Gmail, email, and...

Siri made to run on an iPhone 4

If you ask Apple, the only way to use its new Siri voice command system is to buy an iPhone 4S (which might be harder than it sounds right now). That decision hasn't totally sat well with iPhone 4...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus, HTC Rezound priced at $299.99 on new Verizon MAP list

And the Galaxy Nexus leak train just keeps on rolling. After seeing the device pop up in Verizon's Device Management system last night, both it and the HTC Rezound (aka Vigor) have appeared on the...

T-Mobile myTouch, dummy myTouch Q, and others infiltrate T-Mobile stores

myTouch, myTouch Q Earlier this month, T-Mobile introduced the new myTouch and myTouch Q and touted both devices' ease of use, but T-Mo stopped short of giving up any availability details on the pair...

iPhone 4, iPhone 4S break Sprint's record for best single day sales [UPDATED]

Today's a big day for Apple and iOS, not only because of the iPhone 4S launch but also because it marks the first time that an iPhone is available on Sprint. That milestone also led to a big day for...

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