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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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Apple exec hints at cheaper iPhone

Along with the iPad 2 and iPhone 5, a cheaper iPhone has been one of the more oft rumored Apple devices as of late. We first heard speculation of a more affordable iPhone in the middle of this month...

LG promises at least a one-level upgrade for Optimus devices

Buying a new smartphone can be a tricky affair, especially when you're choosing a mid-range or low-end device. After all, you'd like to choose a phone that'll see at least an update or two before...

Rumor: HTC ThunderBolt ready to be shipped to Verizon stores

The saga of the HTC ThunderBolt has been fraught with delays and alleged battery life issues, but the evidence of an imminent end is building. First up, we have tipster black_man_x tweeting that "...

Verizon-branded HTC Trophy photographed in the wild

The other day, we heard a rumor that Verizon's launch of the HTC Trophy would be coming at the end of March, and today we've got more evidence that the device is real and is just around the corner....

Rumor: iPad 2 to get a white paint job

Apple's big iPad event is only a couple of days away, and today we've got an entirely new spec that may make it into the next iOS tablet: a white color scheme. As you can see up above, the folks...

Apple testing iOS pattern lock screens on internal apps?

iOS users have long only had one option, a passcode, if they wanted a lock screen that was more secure than the standard "Slide to Unlock" option, but a new leak has revealed that Apple may be...

RIM rep: PlayBook can run Android apps

We've heard a couple of times in the past that RIM may be working on getting Android apps to play nice with the PlayBook, and the ShopSavvy devs even reported that a few BlackBerrys were spotted...

Apple's "Places" trademark filing hints at social networking service for iOS users

Apple may not have had much success with Ping, their music-based social networking service, but a new patent has revealed that they may be getting ready to give social networking another go. On...

Nokia teases new Symbian UI on an N8

Nokia might have recently adopted Windows Phone 7, but that doesn't mean that they can't still do a little tweaking to Symbian, too. The photo you see above was snapped at a recent event in China...

HTC DROID Incredible 2 makes an appearance in Verizon's systems

When HTC unveiled the Incredible S at MWC, they were, unsurprisingly, pretty tight-lipped when it came to U.S. launch information. It turns out that the device may be coming sooner than we thought,...

Leaked iPhone 5 part confirms larger, edge-to-edge display?

Earlier this month, we heard a rumor claiming that the next-gen iPhone would feature a larger display, and today evidence of that claim may have come to light. As you can see up above, a supposed...

HTC ThunderBolt delays due to poor battery life?

By now, the HTC ThunderBolt has had about a dozen different release dates and is currently "delayed" until either March 3rd/4th or March 10th. Along with the launch date, both the price and reason...

HTC Aria Android 2.2 now available for your consumption

Boy, AT&T sure is on a Froyo roll. First up they rolled out Android 2.2 to the Samsung Captivate, then the Dell Streak, and today the HTC Aria is getting a scoop of its own. Just as promised,...

Nexus S Android 2.3.3 update brings screen color temperature change

The Nexus S is in the process of getting updated to Android 2.3.3, which brings with it a fix for the device's random reboots as well as enhanced NFC capabilities. We've learned today that another...

Verizon Wireless CEO talks iPhone 4 sales, says Apple LTE devices will happen

The other day, we heard one analyst claim that the iPhone 5 will come to market without any kind of LTE support. That doesn't mean Apple won't eventually adopt the technology, though, and today...

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