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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Google acquiring Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion [UPDATED]

Well this is a bit of a surprise. It's been revealed this morning that Google has agreed to buy Motorola Mobility, the part of the Motorola that's responsible for all those Android smartphones and...

HTC Holiday flaunts its stuff for the camera [UPDATED]

Well what do we have here? The device you're looking at above and below is said to be the HTC Holiday, an Android-powered handset whose render and spec list originally leaked waaay back in mid-May....

Pantech Apache passes through the FCC with Verizon LTE support in tow

Interested in getting a peek at what could be one of Verizon's next 4G LTE smartphones? Of course you are. The device you're looking at above goes by the name Pantech Apache (model number ADR8995)...

BlackBerry Bold 9930 hitting Verizon direct fulfillment on August 15th, in stores August 25th? [UPDATED]

Wondering when you're going to get in on the Bold 9930 and BlackBerry 7 action, Verizon customers? If a leaked screenshot posted by CrackBerry forum member "Chennylou" is to be believed, the wait is...

Samsung Infuse 4G due to get Android 2.3 Gingerbread this month

Last week we saw the HTC Inspire 4G finally get its Gingerbread update, and afterward we were left wondering which AT&T Android phone would be next in line for an update to 2.3. It seems we may...

HTC Ruby specs leak, 4.3-inch qHD display and 1.5GHz dual-core processor on board

It was just under a week ago that we were finally brought face to face with the mysterious HTC Ruby for T-Mobile, but today we've already got the beginnings of a spec list for the Android-powered...

AT&T says in FCC filing that it only needs $3.8B for LTE expansion, not T-Mobile [UPDATED]

We've seen several entities come out against AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile since the deal was announced back in March. Now it looks like the company that may end up doing the most...

BlackBerry leak bonanza: Sprint 9330 and 9850 photos leak, AT&T 9900 to lose NFC support?

Today's been a busy day for BlackBerry fans, with the emergence of Curve 9380 photos and the cancellation of the WiMAX PlayBook, and now we've got a few more leaks to whet your 'Berry appetite....

HTC Bliss earns its FCC stamp of approval

Today the HTC Bliss, the new Android phone that's reportedly going to be targeted toward women, took an important step in it's pre-release lifecycle today: it passed through the FCC. Carrying the...

Sprint no longer plans to offer WiMAX BlackBerry PlayBook [UPDATED]

If you've been eagerly anticipating the arrival of the WiMAX-enabled BlackBerry PlayBook on Sprint, your wait has finally come to an end. No, the 4G tablet isn't available starting today; the reason...

BlackBerry Curve 9380 poses for a pair of photos

RIM recently made several new BlackBerry 7-powered smartphones official, including the Torch 9810 and 9850, but as any dedicated 'Berry fanatic knows, there are still a few devices that RIM has yet...

Samsung to fight European Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban at August 25th hearing

Earlier this week we saw a German court award Apple a preliminary injunction against Samsung and the Galaxy Tab 10.1, banning Samsung from distributing or advertising the slate throughout most of...

Apple to hold fall media event on September 7th? [UPDATED]

Apple is widely expected to unveil the new iPhone 5 at its usually iPod-focused media event this fall, and today we've got a potential date for you to circle — with a pencil, of course — on your...

Acer Iconia Tab A100 squeezes Honeycomb onto a 7-inch screen, starts at $329.99

Lovers of the 7-inch tablet form factor haven't yet had the chance to get excited about an Android Honeycomb device, but today Acer has finally catered to those users' desires. You're looking at the...

T-Mobile confirms G-Slate Android 3.1 update rolling out now, 200MB plan overages coming August 14th

Ready for a fun game of Good News, Bad News: T-Mobile Edition? First up, the good news: T-Mobile just announced that the G-Slate's over the air update to Android 3.1 has begun rolling out. It's a...

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