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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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Isis to begin mobile payment trials in Salt Lake City next year

Yesterday we learned that Sprint will be launching its own NFC-based mobile payment solution later this year, despite the fact that AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile were all teaming up on a system of...

Rumor: iPod touch with capacitive home button and 128GB of storage leaks

Last year, the iPod touch gained a front-facing camera so that it could join the iPhone in some FaceTime fun. This year may see the full-touch iPod's face get another new feature, although this time...

Verizon iPhone 4 users experience fewer dropped calls than AT&T iPhone 4 users, survey reports

The arrival of the Verizon iPhone 4 was big news for all of the folks that endured years of rumors and speculation, just for an iPhone that wasn't on AT&T's network. It's also been big for those...

T-Mobile's 4G HSPA+ network grows by another 10 markets

Less than a month ago, T-Mobile expanded its HSPA+ network into five new markets across the country. Today their 4G coverage is growing again, but this time 10 new cities will be feeling the high-...

T-Mobile set to unveil new unlimited promo plan on April 13th?

Remember that cheaper unlimited plan for T-Mobile that we told you about way back in the middle of February? Well, after running into a bit of a delay, it appears that the discounted offering is...

SouthernLINC announces nationwide Push To Talk services

Hey, you. Yeah, you, you Push To Talk fan. We've got some news that you may way to pay attention to. The team at SouthernLINC announced today that it's launching nationwide PTT services as well as...

BlackBerry Bold Touch, BlackBerry Touch star in leaked tutorial videos

We've seen glimpses of some of RIM's more anticipated upcoming BlackBerry devices in the past, but those have always been still images. Of course, video is always better than a photo when it comes...

Kyocera Katsura is an Android-powered tablet with a gaming focus?

Kyocera will be launching the dual-screened Echo on Sprint later this month, but now we've already got another one of the company's Android-powered products to look forward to. What you see in the...

Sprint planning to launch NFC payment system later this year

Time to add another name to the growing list of companies adopting near-field communication tech. Kevin McGinnis, Sprint's vice president of product platforms, recently revealed that his carrier is...

Sprint responds to recent LTE, WiMAX speed test findings

At the tail end of last week, we told you about a test done by BTIG Research analyst Walter Piecyk, which found that Verizon's LTE network was dramatically faster than Sprint's WiMAX network in New...

Verizon-ready Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY stops by the FCC

There's still no word on exactly when we can expect the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, aka the PlayStation Phone, to arrive on Verizon's shelves outside of a vague "early spring" window, but we are one...

AT&T confirms changes for one-year, no commitment handset pricing

Looking to pick up a new AT&T handset soon, but hate signing two years of your mobile life away for a subsidized price? ATT has confirmed that it's increasing the cost of buying a device with a...

T-Mobile G2x sees its retail packaging leak out

T-Mobile's G2x still doesn't have an official release date, but a new leak has shown that its launch can't be too far off. Our friends over at TmoNews were handed the image you see above, which...

Sony CEO confirms Honeycomb tablet coming before summer is up

There have been rumors flying lately that Sony may be planning to enter the Android tablet market soon, but now the company's intentions have been made clear. Sir Howard Stringer, CEO at Sony, has...

HTC Merge, Samsung Gem spotted on Verizon's website before they're announced

Evidence of an impending Verizon-branded HTC Merge has slowly been mounting over the past several months, and today we got another piece to add to the pile. Searching for "HTC Merge" on Verizon's...

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