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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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Ice Cream Sandwich to follow Honeycomb in Android naming scheme

Yesterday we brought you a rumor that claimed that Ice Cream could be coming to cool us down some time this summer, but now it looks like one part of the rumor has changed.  We've been referring to...

Virgin Mobile's Samsung Intercept Froyo update gets dated (kind of)

When we reported about the Samsung Intercept getting updated to Froyo last month, many of you wondered when Virgin Mobile's version of the handset would get the same treatment.  Today we finally...

Rumor: Android-powered INQ Cloud Touch is a Facebook phone

There were rumblings of a Facebook phone way back in September 2010, and now it looks like that very device may have just appeared on the Bluetooth Special Interest Group website.  Earlier last year...

Apple said to be prepping Verizon iPad, too

Now that Verizon is finally offering a CDMA iPhone, that means that a CDMA-compatible iPad can't be far behind, right?  It certainly seems that way, as Francis Shammo, CFO at Verizon Communications...

Samsung plans to sell 60 million smartphones in 2011, will unveil Galaxy S2 at MWC

Not too long ago, Samsung was trumpeting the fact that they sold 10 million Galaxy S phones in 2010.  Today, however, they've got an even more impressive statistic to share with us.  It turns out...

Will the iPhone come to Sprint?

As expected, Verizon used their event today to announce the availability of the iPhone on their network, ending AT&T's exclusivity of the device that has been in existence since the original...

Verizon iPhone 4 official, launching on February 10th

Today one of the longest-standing tech rumors has finally come to an end.  At Verizon's event today in New York City, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam announced that his carrier will indeed begin offering...

Microsoft looking into Windows Phone 7's mysterious data usage

About a week ago, we heard several reports of Windows Phone 7 users mysteriously sending out large chunks of "phantom data," even when a WiFi connection was available.  It may have taken the company...

Samsung Fascinate maintenance update begins rolling out

Guess what, Samsung Fascinate owners?  You're getting a software update!  Guess what else?  It's not Froyo!  You probably saw that coming, though.  Anyway, the i500.DL09 update for the Fascinate...

Sony Ericsson promises prompt updates for the XPERIA Arc

Sony Ericsson unveiled the svelte XPERIA Arc at CES last week but, while many of us were excited about the handset, we were even more intrigued by the fact that it said it was running Android 2.4. ...

Froyo manages to sneak onto over half of all Android phones

We're still in the early stage of January, meaning that it's time to take another look at the monthly Android OS distribution numbers!  This time, the numbers cover the two weeks running up to...

Samsung SCH-R910 sports Froyo and MetroPCS 4G connectivity

MetroPCS doesn't have the largest selection of Androids right now, but a new leak has revealed that they'll soon be adding to their lineup in a big way.  What you're looking at here is the Samsung...

HTC myTouch 3G Slide Froyo update gets delayed

Yesterday we learned that the remaining myTouch 3Gs, the 3.5mm and Fender editions, would finally be upgraded to Android 2.2 beginning this Wednesday.  Unfortunately, myTouch 3G Slide owners aren't...

Motorola Atrix 4G and DROID Bionic put up strong Quadrant numbers

We've seen the specs revealed for Motorola's upcoming dual-core DROID Bionic and Atrix 4G, but let's be honest: what we really care about are the benchmarks.  Luckily, both handsets have been put to...

Android Ice Cream launching this summer?

Android 2.3 has only been out a month and we're still waiting for Honeycomb to arrive, but a new rumor suggests that the next version of Android will arrive sooner than some may expect.  According...

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