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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Samsung SPH-D600 to be known as Conquer 4G when it arrives on Sprint

Sprint's Samsung SPH-D600 has been the subject of a few leaks in the past, with the most recent coming in the form of a pair of photos that appeared at the tail end of last month. All that time,...

HTC Flyer spotted in the FCC with support for T-Mobile 3G

Good news for all of you T-Mobile customers in the market for a new tablet: the HTC Flyer was just spotted passing through the FCC with support for the 1700MHz band that T-Mo uses for its 3G data....

BlackBerry Torch 9850 currently slated to hit Sprint in August?

Earlier this month, a photo of a Sprint inventory sheet revealed that the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 (aka Monaco) would both be heading to the Now Network. The document showed that, while...

AT&T Galaxy Attain breaks cover on Samsung's Facebook page

Neither Samsung nor AT&T has announced that the Galaxy S II would be making its way to Ma Bell's shelves, but it seems that Sammy's Singapore division may have just outed the device on its...

iPhone 4S/5 once again tipped to have CDMA and GSM powers

There have been several reports claiming that the iPhone 4S/5 will pack both CDMA and GSM connectivity when it debuts, allowing Apple to create one handset that could be sold on both AT&T and...

Vizio's Android-powered VIA Tablet slips into the FCC

Way, way back in January, the folks at Vizio announced plans to release an Android-powered phone and tablet combo, but information on both devices has been fairly scarce ever since. That changes...

Apple legal filing describes Amazon's Appstore as "inferior"

Time for another chapter in the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Amazon over the former's trademark on the term "App Store" and whether or not it infringes on the latter's "Appstore" for...

Virgin Mobile prefers "the true Android experience" on its devices

Yesterday Sprint and Motorola unveiled two new Android phones: the Photon 4G for Sprint and the Triumph for Virgin Mobile. One of the immediately identifiable differences between the two handsets is...

Apple recalling some Verizon iPad 2s due to duplicate MEIDs

Bad news for anyone that has ordered a Verizon iPad 2 or was planning on picking one up from Apple soon: reports have been flying in that a number of VZW iPad 2's are being recalled by Apple....

Google prepping an Android messaging service similar to iMessage, BBM?

Earlier this week, Apple unveiled iOS 5 and iMessage, a BlackBerry Messenger-like service offering free messaging along with read and delivery receipts available to all devices running the latest...

MOTOBLUR name being abandoned by Motorola

It's the end of an era. After there was no mention of Motorola's MOTOBLUR skin to be found in the announcement of the Photon 4G yesterday, a spokesperson for the company has confirmed that Moto will...

Sprint to introduce shared data plans on June 12th?

Hot on the heels of news that Sprint will be extending its instant rebate promo through next month, a leaked memo has revealed that the No. 3 carrier will soon introduce shared data plans. According...

Sprint instant rebate promo extended through July 23rd?

Way back near the end of March, Sprint confirmed that it would begin offering instant rebates on its phones and other devices for a limited time. Sprint's never said how long the promotion would...

U.S. Cellular to launch seven Android phones, a Windows Phone 7 device, and two tablets this year

U.S. Cellular may have just released the HTC Merge and LG Genesis, but don't think that that means the carrier will be resting on its laurels any time soon. Today U.S. Cellular announced that...

AT&T providing free Wi-Fi access to 20 New York City parks

Spending time outdoors at a park is a great way to unwind. However, at some point you may find yourself at a park with a desire to look up a random fact (i.e.: how many degrees away from Kevin Bacon...

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