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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LG Optimus B, LG Q, Motorola Sunfire, and Samsung Chief pop up in Sprint ID

Sprint ID is normally meant to help customers easily customize their Android handsets, but it seems that the application is also good for teasing unannounced products if you know where to look in it...

Motorola to begin unlocking bootloaders later this year, as long as the carriers are cool with it

Last month HTC announced that it would no longer lock the bootloaders on its Android phones in the future, much to the delight of Android tinkerers everywhere. Months after Motorola declared that...

Apple begins offering unlocked iPhone 4, pricing starts at $649

Nearly a full year after the iPhone 4 originally launched here in the U.S., Apple has finally made an unlocked GSM version of its newest handset available. Customers interested in picking up the...

Apple: Samsung's request for access to the iPhone 5 and iPad 3 is harassment

Apple may have settled its long-standing patent dispute with Nokia earlier this morning, but the Cupertino firm's legal battle with Samsung is still going strong. The most recent development in the...

Apple and Nokia settle patent dispute, Apple to pay ongoing fees

And just like that, a patent battle between Apple and Nokia that's been going on for years has come to an end. Nokia announced in the dead of the night that it and Apple have entered into a patent...

T-Mobile Father's Day 2011 promo officially announced

Good news, T-Mobile customers! After last month's leak that teased T-Mo's 2011 Father's Day sale, all of the details of the promotion have been made official by Magenta in the dead of the night....

Sprint to introduce new tablet data plans alongside the HTC EVO View 4G?

Sprint will be launching its first 4G-enabled Android tablet in the HTC EVO View 4G later this month, and with the arrival of its first WiMAX slate, the No. 3 carrier is rumored to also be...

HTC 7 Pro making its way to U.S. Cellular on June 14th

U.S. Cellular recently added the HTC Merge and LG Genesis to its smartphone lineup, but if Windows Phone 7 is more your cup of tea, it'll soon have you covered there, as well. The carrier just...

Motorola Milestone 3, aka the non-U.S. DROID 3, stars in an early preview

Feel the need to gobble up every bit of Motorola DROID 3 news in preparation of the device's rumored July launch? Then you'll definitely want to sink your teeth into this latest batch of details....

HTC Desire II, Wildfire S appear in U.S. Cellular's inventory

Last week U.S. Cellular proclaimed that it would be launching seven new Android phones during the remainder of 2011, with two of those handsets coming from the folks at HTC. U.S. Cellular didn't...

Motorola DROID 2 Global Gingerbread update finalized, testing starts this week?

Last month, a Motorola employee promised that the DROID 2 Global would be getting an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread by the end of the third quarter or sooner. Now it looks like Moto may be...

Virgin Mobile may prefer stock Android, but it doesn't care for rooting

Last week, Virgin Mobile made a big impression on the hearts and minds of Android purists everywhere when it said that vanilla Android was the way to go. Some of that love for Virgin Mobile may be...

Motorola DROID 3 appears on Gameloft's website, July 7th tipped as possible launch date

The Motorola DROID 3 may not be official just yet, but that hasn't stopped the device from starring in a number of leaked images and videos. Today the next member of the DROID family is back in the...

Next generation iPhone enters final testing stage ahead of September launch?

There have been a number of reports claiming that the next generation iPhone, currently being referred to either as the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5, will make its debut in September, several months later...

T-Mobile G2 joins the discontinued club

Time to pour one out, folks. The T-Mobile G2, successor to the first Android phone ever, has been discontinued and will no longer be stocked by T-Mo stores. This news comes from a leaked screenshot...

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