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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Google partnering with credit card companies for big NFC push?

Although companies like RIM and Google are taking steps to make near-field communication more prevalent in the mobile realm, the tech isn't exactly widespread just yet. According to a report from...

HTC Flyer destined to hit T-Mobile's shelves, leaked ads suggest

So far, HTC's Flyer tablet is destined to appear on both Sprint with WiMAX capabilities and at Best Buy in a WiFi-only flavor. If that's not enough for folks interested in picking up the device,...

Rumor: HTC DROID Incredible scheduled to get Gingerbread before Q2 is up

Boy, this is just a Gingerbread kind of weekend, no? First we heard that the DROID X may receive the update next week, then came news that it actually may not be happening, and yesterday an HTC...

iOS 5 coming this fall with a focus on cloud-based services?

After there was nary a peep on iOS 5 at Apple's iPad 2 event earlier this month, rumors sprang up claiming that we'd finally get a preview of the next iteration of iOS sometime next month. If a new...

HTC EVO 3D to gain a kickstand thanks to official case

Sprint unveiled the HTC EVO 3D at CTIA last week to mostly positive initial reactions, but for all of the high-end specs included in the device, there was one thing missing that many of HTC's other...

Nook Color destined to get Android 2.2, Flash, and more in mid-April update

Barnes & Noble's Nook Color has always been a bit more of an eReader than an Android slate — unless you decided to hack it, anyway — but thanks to an update coming next month, the Nook Color...

HTC rep: ThunderBolt to get Android 2.3 in Q2

The HTC ThunderBolt may have only been launched a little over a week ago, but its update to Android 2.3 may be right around the corner. One TBolt user recently reached out to HTC about an issue he...

Motorola DROID X Gingerbread update not coming next week after all?

Yesterday a rumor claimed that the Motorola DROID X could be updated to Android 2.3 as soon as next week, but now it looks like DX owners may still be left wondering where their Gingerbread is when...

WiFi-only Motorola XOOM goes on sale early at some Staples locations

Motorola's WiFi-only XOOM isn't set to launch until this Sunday, the 27th, but don't tell that to Staples. It's been revealed that some Staples locations have gone ahead and put the WiFi-only...

Nokia unveils Pure, a new typeface to be used in revamped ads and interfaces

Last month, Nokia announced that they would be adopting Windows Phone 7 for use on their hardware, and today the Finnish-based firm has announced that they'll soon go through another big change....

Apple makes iOS 4.3.1 available to the masses

Earlier this week, a rumor claimed that iOS 4.3.1 would be along in a week or two and, well, here it is. Apple just made iOS 4.3.1 available to the GSM versions of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS, as...

iPad 1 knocked down to $300 at some Verizon locations

If you're in the market for an iPad and missed out on AT&T's iPad 1 deal last week or just didn't feel the need for a 3G-enabled model, the folks at Verizon have a deal that may interest you....

HTC Inspire 4G's HSUPA-enabling update gets FCC approval [UPDATED]

Along with the Motorola Atrix 4G, HTC's Inspire 4G is one of the handsets that AT&T advertises a "4G" but actually isn't enabled to access HSUPA. We're expecting both the Atrix and Inspire to...

LG Optimus C now available on Cricket, more Android devices coming soon

LG has launched a variant of their Optimus One smartphone on just about every carrier around in the past months, and now they can add another operator to that list. Cricket has begun selling the LG...

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 due to get Gingerbread later this year

We thought that when Sony Ericsson updated the XPERIA X10 to Android 2.1 last year, that was the last Android OS update that the aging X10 would ever see. It appears that SE has had a change of...

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