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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 Hero S, Wildfire S, and Flyer all landing at U.S. Cellular next month

U.S. Cellular may have just launched the Motorola Electrify, but that doesn't mean that it's just going to sit around and wait before pushing another new Android device out the door. Today U.S....

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 confirmed to be coming to T-Mobile

Ready for a new tablet option, T-Mobile folk? Good, because the official T-Mobile Twitter account just confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be making its way to Magenta. That's about all...

HTC ThunderBolt Gingerbread update now rolling out to users

HTC ThunderBolt owners, your helping of Gingerbread has finally arrived. Verizon has confirmed on its Twitter account that Android 2.3 is now rolling out to hungry customers everywhere, although, as...

Amazon Kindle Fire revealed, features Android on a 7-inch display and $199 price tag

There's been no shortage of rumors and speculation surrounding the Amazon Kindle Fire ever since we first learned about the device exactly one year ago, but today all of that came to an end as the 7...

LG Esteem hits MetroPCS with 4G LTE and Android 2.3 in tow

It wasn't even a week ago that the most of the details on the LG Esteem made their way online, and now all of that has been made official by the folks at MetroPCS. Available now for $249 after a $...

Sprint to launch Direct Connect push-to-talk service, Kyocera DuraMax on October 2nd

If you count yourself among the group of push-to-talk (PTT) lovers out there, then October 2nd is going to be a pretty big day for you. That's the date that Sprint plans to flip the switch on its...

LG Optimus Slider for Virgin Mobile outed by Best Buy

It's been a while since Virgin Mobile customers have had a new Android phone with a physical QWERTY keyboard to fawn over, but a new page over on the Best Buy website shows that that could well be...

Nokia N9 begins shipping out to MeeGo enthusiasts across the globe

Been eyeing the Nokia N9 since its debut earlier this year? Then you'll be pleased to hear that the first (and possibly only) MeeGo smartphone meant for consumer consumption is now shipping out to...

T-Mobile makes the HTC Radar 4G official, announces HD7 Mango rollout

Yesterday T-Mobile officially announced availability details on both the HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II, and today the folks at Magenta are keeping the good news coming, this time for Windows...

HTC ThunderBolt Gingerbread update details posted by Verizon

Yesterday HTC promised that the Verizon ThunderBolt would still be getting an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread this month, but it stopped short of actually giving up an exact start date for the...

Sprint to launch a 4G LTE network in early 2012?

Sprint has long been rumored to be making the jump from WiMAX to LTE for its 4G network, but a new report claims that the Now Network will finally be making the switch early next year. According to...

Apple sends out invites for iPhone event on October 4th

Clear your schedule for October 4th, folks, because Apple just sent out invites for an iPhone-related event on that very date. The gathering will be held at Apple's campus in Cupertino, Calif., and...

Sprint has no plans to drop unlimited data, says CTO Stephen Bye

Last week, Sprint confirmed its plans to place a 5GB cap on its mobile hotspot plan beginning October 2nd and, despite the fact that the carrier pointed out that its phone data plans would remain...

Microsoft adds Windows Phone 7.5 Mango details to "Where's my phone update?" page [UPDATED]

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is finally just about here, folks. If you needed any more evidence of that, you only need to take a peek at Microsoft's own "Where's my phone update?" page, which now lists...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 launching October 2nd, Galaxy Player 4.0 and 5.0 following on October 16th

Samsung originally unveiled its mid-sized (for its lineup, anyway) Galaxy Tab 8.9 at CTIA way back in March of this year, but today the company finally announced when the slate will be going on sale...

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