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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Samsung i9023 spotted in the FCC, may be a new Nexus S with Android 2.4

Well, well, well, what's this?  A Samsung device with the model number GT-i9023 just passed through the FCC with T-Mobile 3G compatibility, and its outline bears a little more than a passing...

BlackBerry Dakota photo and specs emerge

BlackBerry fans, heads up: there's a new sheriff in town.  What you're looking at up above is the fabled BlackBerry Dakota, the device that's supposed to merge a touchscreen with the traditional...

Rumor: Apple going buttonless on next iPad and iPhone

Earlier we learned that iOS 4.3 beta 1 brought several new 4 and 5-finger multitouch actions to the iPad, and now there may an explanation as to why these new actions showed up randomly.  According...

Verizon confirms it's ending New Every Two, early upgrades

We told you around a week ago that Verizon was planning to give its New Every Two policy the axe, and now they've confirmed that that is indeed the plan.  Speaking to the Wall Street Journal,...

Rumor: Samsung holding back Vibrant Froyo to boost Vibrant 4G sales

Hey everyone, I don't know if you noticed or not, but Samsung's Galaxy S phones still don't have Android 2.2.  Sammy said recently that they're still running tests to ensure a simple upgrade, but...

U.S. Cellular kicks off a buy-one-get-one-free sale on all Androids

It may only be the middle of January, but it's certainly not too early to begin your Valentine's Day shopping, am I right?  Good thing for you, then, that U.S. Cellular is kicking off a buy-one-get-...

Apple pushing iOS 4.3 beta 1 out to developers now [UPDATED]

Just this morning we heard rumors about iOS 4.3 and how it'll likely bring Personal Hotspot functionality to all iPhone users, and now the first beta of that very bit of software has arrived.  Apple...

Motorola Alpha leaks, is destined for use on T-Mobile's airwaves

Last night we saw the 21.1Mbps-ified Samsung Vibrant 4G for T-Mobile leak out, and now another device headed for Magenta has snuck onto the Internet.  As you can see above, a Motorola-made device...

Sony Ericsson learning from 2010 to make 2011 better

Now that the year 2010 is gone for good, many companies are taking a step back to examine what they did last year and how they can improve in 2011.  One such outfit is Sony Ericsson, who recently...

Sprint promises "another industry first" on February 7th

Hot on the heels of Verizon's big event yesterday in New York, Sprint has announced that it'll soon be hosting a shindig of its own.  The presentation is slated to kick off at 6 PM EST on February...

Best Buy "Buy Back" aims to future-proof your shiny new gadgets

A couple of weeks ago, information on Best Buy's new "Buy Back" program leaked out, promising an easy way for the gadget-obsessed to upgrade to the latest and greatest whatever.  Now that the...

Microsoft trying to fight Apple "App Store" trademark

There are a number of different application market names spread across all of the platforms around, but one of the longest-running storefronts may soon have to change its name.  On January 10th,...

All iPhones to get Personal Hotspot in iOS 4.3?

Yesterday the Verizon iPhone was finally announced, as I'm sure you all know, and along with support for Verizon's CDMA network, it sported another new feature that we've never seen on an Apple...

Samsung Vibrant 4G leaks with 21.1Mbps HSPA+ and Froyo

We originally heard about the Samsung Vibrant Plus just about a week ago, but now the handset is the star of a much more fruitful leak.  Thanks to our friends over at TmoNews, we now know that the...

Rumor: Nokia planning to unveil 4G smartphones at MWC

Nokia has been kind of quiet lately compared to most other handset manufacturers, which we can blame CES for, but a new rumor suggests that the Finnish company is going to make waves at Mobile World...

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