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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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HotelTonight raises $3.25 million in funding to continue work on its hotel-booking app

HotelTonight is a relatively new iOS app, having just launched in January, whose purpose is help you find a last-minute deal on a hotel room on the same day that you're looking for one. The company...

Nexus S for AT&T nearly ready to be released?

The Nexus S has already made its way to both T-Mobile and, more recently, Sprint, and now it looks like the GT-I9020A could be hitting AT&T's shelves in the near future. We've already seen an AT...

HTC Merge finally coming to Verizon tomorrow?

Well folks, it looks like tomorrow may finally be the day. After months and months (and months) of leaks and rumors, the HTC Merge may finally be launching on Verizon. The folks over at Droid-Life...

Motorola DROID X2 dummy units begin filtering into Costco

Motorola's DROID X2 may not be official yet, but you wouldn't know that judging by how many times its leaked as of late. Tonight we've got another X2 spotting to whet your appetite, this time in the...

HTC Trophy sneaks onto Best Buy's website, still not official

And the HTC Trophy leaks continue. Over the past week or so, we've seen Verizon's first Windows Phone 7 device put on display at Best Buy, have its press images leak, and even get a rumored launch...

ViewSonic's ViewPad 7x leaks with a 7-inch display and Honeycomb in tow

Most of the Honeycomb tablets we've seen so far have been a tad on the large side, like the 10.1-inch Motorola XOOM and the nearly 9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. If you prefer your slate to come in...

Android Market getting new app discovery tools and a visual overhaul

A lot of focus at Google I/O today has been put on Chrome, Chrome OS, and Chromebooks, but Google's given a bit of attention to Android as well in the form of some big changes being made to the...

Nokia N9 passes through the FCC with support for both AT&T and T-Mobile

It's been a while since we've heard anything about Nokia's Meego-powered N9, but today the handset, also known as the RM-680, was spotted getting approval in the FCC. Once thought to be cancelled,...

Motorola XOOM Android 3.1 update detailed, rolling out to WiFi-only XOOMs in the coming weeks

During the first keynote of Google I/O yesterday, it was revealed that Android 3.1 and its resizable widgets would begin rolling out to Verizon's version of the Motorola XOOM later in the day. Today...

Sony Ericsson Android-powered Cybershot smartphone appears in leaked photos

Interested in ditching your dedicated digital camera for a smartphone that can take some quality photos? Sony Ericsson may have just the device for you, if the image above is the real deal. What you...

T-Mobile planning to launch a tablet named SnapPad?

Ready to take part in a tablet-related mystery? Of course you are. Here's the story: T-Mobile was recently spotted filing for the trademark to the name "SnapPad," which the USPTO request shows will...

New Nexus device could arrive before the holidays are up

Google finally made Ice Cream Sandwich official earlier today during its I/O keynote, and the announcement of a major revision of Android got some folks wondering if we'll see a new Nexus device...

HP TouchPad, Pre 3 both launching in June? [UPDATED]

HP originally introduced the TouchPad and Pre 3 way back at the beginning of February and said that both devices would be arriving sometime this summer. Unfortunately, we haven't gotten any more...

Google teaming with carriers, manufacturers to guarantee speedy Android updates [UPDATED]

Google's already made some big announcements at the first day of its I/O conference, including the unveiling of Ice Cream Sandwich, but there was one thing in particular that should excite just...

Google unveils movie rentals, Music Beta for Android

Following up on Google's announcement of Android 3.1 and Ice Cream Sandwich earlier this morning, the folks from Mountain View also unveiled a couple of new media services for use with Android....

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