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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Android Ice Cream Sandwich spotted running on a Nexus S

Well what do we have here? You're looking at what are reportedly the first screenshots of Ice Cream Sandwich, posted by the folks at Android Police and RootzWiki. There's no version number to be...

Windows Phone Mango set to arrive on September 1st?

Hungry for a taste of Mango? You may not be waiting much longer. According to a report out of Pocket-lint, Microsoft will release Windows Phone Mango on Thursday, Septemeber 1st. This date was...

Possible HTC Vigor, LG Revolution 2 spec details emerge

Do your ears perk up when you heard the names "HTC Vigor" and "LG Revolution 2?" If so, then you'll be glad to know that sources speaking with Droid-Life are reporting that builds of both devices...

FCC announces plans to begin accepting 911 text and photo/video messages

Last year we heard that the FCC was looking into a way to begin updating the 911 system to accept text messages, photos, and videos in addition to the traditional phone call. It looks like the FCC...

HTC invests $300M in Beats Electronics, first Beats-integrated HTC devices coming this fall

Not that this announcement came as much of a surprise to anyone that followed the news cycle last night, but today HTC revealed that its "major news announcement" is a partnership with Beats...

Samsung SGH-i927 makes an FCC pit stop, likely on its way to AT&T

And the FCC parade continues. Hot on the heels of the discovery of HP's 7-inch TouchPad Go tablet inside our favorite government agency, the Samsung SGH-i927 has also been spotted getting the green...

HP's 7-inch TouchPad Go tablet passes through the FCC

Time to cross another mystery off the list. It seems that a new HP tablet has been spotted passing through the FCC, and as you can see up above, the device in question carries the name "TouchPad Go...

BlackBerry Bold 9930, Torch 9850 hitting Sprint on August 21st

Earlier this month, Sprint announced that it would be offering the BlackBerry Bold 9330 and Torch 9850, saying that both devices would be coming this fall but opting not to get into launch date or...

HTC DROID Incredible no longer slated to see an update to Gingerbread?

Last we heard, the HTC DROID Incredible was scheduled to get an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread before the end of the second quarter this year. Obviously that never actually happened, leaving many...

HTC planning a "major news announcement" for tomorrow morning [UPDATED]

Well, this is interesting. HTC just sent out an alert letting us know that it'll be making a "major news announcement" tomorrow morning. The announcement will be made by HTC CEO Peter Chou via...

Kyocera Echo Gingerbread update starts rolling out once again

The Kyocera Echo began getting its update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread back on August 1st, but at the time, there was one small problem with the new software: it was bricking handsets left and right....

HP TouchPad price permanently reduced by $100

Been on the fence about picking up an HP TouchPad since its launch last month? This news may finally push you over the edge: HP today announced that it's permanently slashing the price of both...

AT&T planning to launch its first 4G LTE smartphone near the end of 2011

Excited about the impending launch of AT&T's 4G LTE network and the high-speed devices that are sure to come with it? Hopefully you're ok with using a hotspot or laptop dongle to hop on AT&T...

Apple hits Motorola with suit in Europe over design of the XOOM

Yesterday we saw a German court award Apple an injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, blocking sales of the tablet across most of Europe. It's been revealed that the Tab 10.1 isn't the only...

T-Mobile to begin charging overage fees on 200MB data plan?

T-Mobile's 200MB data add-on has been a great option for those of us that aren't obsessively checking Twitter and cruising websites day in and day out, especially since customers that exceeded the...

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