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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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Android 3.0 Honeycomb won't be coming to phones [UPDATED]

Is Honeycomb coming to phones? There's been a lot of will it-won't it speculation on the subject, but now it appears that we've got the final answer to that very question. Speaking with PCMag,...

Motorola CLIQ XT will not be upgraded beyond Android 1.5

Not long ago, we heard that the Motorola CLIQ XT's upgrade to Android 2.1 had been pushed back, unlike the Wal-Mart version of the XT which was to remain at Android 1.5. I'm sure you can guess where...

Motorola Atrix 4G landing at AT&T on March 6th for $199.99 [UPDATED]

There's been plenty of speculation lately surround Motorola's Atrix 4G and all of its launch details, and now we've got another unconfirmed rumor to add to the pile. According to the Wall Street...

Rumor: iOS 4.3 and Personal Hotspot for AT&T iPhones coming soon

Ever since the Verizon iPhone was spotted with iOS 4.2.5 and a Personal Hotspot app in tow, we've been wondering when AT&T's iPhone would get the same treatment. After yesterday's announcement...

XPERIA Play commercial leaks, gives Andy some opposable thumbs

The XPERIA Play is one of the leakiest devices we've seen in a long time, and today that trend continues. A new 30-second commercial featuring the XPERIA Play has surfaced courtesy of Droid NYTT,...

Verizon to begin throttling data speeds of heaviest users

If you're a heavy data user on Verizon, you may want to consider cutting down on your usage a bit, otherwise you'll be facing some seriously slowed speeds in the future. According to a document...

Rumor: HTC Pyramid is a 4G, 1.2GHz dual-core Android for T-Mobile

If you were a little underwhelmed by HTC's new 4G devices, the ThunderBolt and Inspire, you probably wouldn't be in the minority. If a new HTC-related rumor is true, though, a device codenamed...

Nokia Appitype survey helps you learn what kind of smartphone user you are

As smartphones have increased in popularity, so has the popularity and usability of the little pieces of software that we use to get things done, pass the time, etc. Each application on a user's...

HP/Palm releases "Think Beyond" teaser to hype up their Feb. 9th event

HP/Palm's big webOS event is only a week away, and the company is really drumming up the hype for the shindig. After sending out a couple of invites, today the company published a short teaser to...

AT&T launching Mobile Hotspot app on Feb. 13th, adding 2GB to tethering plans to celebrate

AT&T's tethering plan has long allowed for a mere 2GB of data use which, if you're even a moderate user, isn't really enough to last an entire month. Luckily, the carrier announced today that...

Verizon to charge $29.99 for unlimited 4G LTE data initially?

We've seen rumored pricing for just several of the LTE devices that Verizon has in the pipeline, including the ThunderBolt and DROID Bionic, but the question on everyone's mind is just how much the...

Android Market Web Store is live, in-app purchasing coming soon

During its Honeycomb presentation today, Google took the time to unveil the all new Android Market Web Store alongside all of Android 3.0's new features. The new store, which can be found right here...

Google demos Honeycomb UI, Video Chat, and more at Android 3.0 event

Today Google held its Android 3.0 event, where the company gave us more details on their new tablet-focused OS as well as some other surprises. First up, the company used a Motorola XOOM to demo new...

Yahoo! Mail found to be the source of Windows Phone 7 data leaks

We originally heard claims of Windows Phone 7 devices mysteriously sending out huge chunks of data almost a month ago, and now the culprit has finally been revealed: Yahoo! Mail. The company issued...

The Daily for iPad finally arrives, brings in-app subscriptions to App Store

There have been rumors of iOS subscription-based billing for newspapers and magazines for a while now, and today it was announced that The Daily will be one of the first publications to take...

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