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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Verizon iPhone 4 death grip issues confirmed by Consumer Reports

Last summer, Consumer Reports was unable to recommend AT&T's iPhone 4 due to its "death grip" antenna woes. Fast forward eight months or so, and the same thing has happened to Verizon's version...

Bank of America to begin testing NFC-enabled BlackBerrys

We've seen several upcoming near field communication-enabled BlackBerrys leak recently, but if you'd rather just give your current 'Berry some NFC rather than wait around for the new models, Bank of...

Rumor: HTC 7 Trophy coming to Verizon in late March

Sprint just made the HTC Arrive official and gave it a March 20th launch date, but those of us on Verizon are still waiting to find out when we can get a Windows Phone 7 fix. If a new rumor is to be...

HTC Merge official, arriving on "multiple" North American carriers this spring

While the ThunderBolt has certainly been the most-rumored HTC handset as of late, the Merge was the subject of quite a bit of speculation late last year. Things surrounding the Merge have been...

HTC ThunderBolt leaks show another possible launch date, $299.99 price tag

The HTC ThunderBolt may very well hold the record for most rumored launch dates for a handset, which includes most of February and is now stretching into March. Yesterday we saw a random Best Buy...

T-Mobile Q4 2010: More 4G users, but fewer customers overall

It may have taken T-Mobile a little longer to report their Q4 2010 numbers than it did for their competitors, but today they're finally here, ready for your consumption. During the final quarter of...

iPad 2 rumors continue ahead of March 2

We're slowly inching closer to March 2nd and the unveiling of the new iPad, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that more rumors about the device are seeing the light of day. According to sources...

iPad claims 93% of Q3 2010 tablet sales

Apple is prepping to unveil the next-gen iPad next week, but a new report shows that many consumers have been pretty content with the current model. According to some statistics from ABI Research,...

Rumor: Some BlackBerrys already using Android apps

We've heard rumors of the possibility of BlackBerry devices running Android apps a couple of times in the past, but there's never been any evidence of that. At least not until now. The folks over at...

Motorola XOOM's required data plan cut

XOOM day is here, folks, and today we've got news that may make picking up Motorola's new tablet even more difficult to resist. Originally, we had heard that Verizon would require all XOOM buyers to...

Samsung Captivate Android 2.2 update now available for download

Good news, Samsung Captivate owners! Your Android 2.2 update has finally arrived, right on schedule. Ready for some bad news? It's available for download through Samsung's Mini Kies software, much...

Samsung Epic 4G Froyo update halted amid data connectivity, microSD issues

The Samsung Epic 4G finally got its Android 2.2 update earlier this week, but now it seems that anyone that didn't already get upgraded are going to have to wait even longer for their taste of Epic...

HTC Aria Android 2.2 upgrade arriving tomorrow, Feb. 25th

Yesterday, AT&T said that the HTC Aria's update to Android 2.2 would be coming "very soon," and they weren't kidding. ATT just announced that Froyo for the Aria will be made available tomorrow....

Rumor: iOS 4.3 hits golden master, could arrive by next week

Apple has steadily been releasing betas of iOS 4.3 since the middle of last month, and now a report claims that the golden master version is ready to go. According to a source speaking with BGR,...

HTC ThunderBolt now launching in early March, says one Best Buy [UPDATED]

The HTC ThunderBolt launch saga continues today, as another Best Buy location has given up some info on the handset's potential launch date. The Roseville, CA Best Buy tweeted earlier this morning...

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