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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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RIM posts Q3 2010 results, manages to beat several estimates

RIM may be falling behind the likes of Android and iOS in the smartphone race, but you wouldn't know that by looking at their just-released Q3 numbers.  Beating Wall Street estimates, RIM managed to...

HP trademark filings may hint at upcoming Palm devices

We've already got a number of potential webOS devices to keep track of, and now we may have three more thanks to HP.  The company filed for three new trademarks on December 10th, and they all happen...

LG B leaks with an impressive display and a crazy-thin body [UPDATED]

Now that the LG Star has been made official with the name LG Optimus 2X (although it's not planned for the U.S. just yet), we need a new unannounced LG-made Android phone to drool over, right? ...

Windows Phone 7 Marketplace now has over 4,000 apps available

Windows Phone 7 is still pretty young compared to most of its competitors in the mobile space, but when it comes to the number of applications available, Microsoft's OS is already doing pretty well...

Rumor: Samsung Intercept getting Android 2.2 starting tomorrow

The Samsung Intercept probably wouldn't be one of the first devices that springs to mind when you ask someone which Android phones would be updated in the near future, but a recent leak shows that...

Android market share predicted to surpass iPhone in Feb. 2012

Depending on who you ask and when you ask them, Android could be dominating iPhone in the U.S., or it could be the other way around.  According to the folks at ad network Chitika, Android is still...

Dell Venue Pro ships to at least one lucky customer [UPDATED]

We know that Dell is having some problems shipping out the Venue Pro to eager customers, but it looks like there are a few of you out there that will be getting your Windows Phone 7 handset sooner...

Exclusive: Best Buy freezes sales of DROID 2 Global and DROID Pro [UPDATED]

Many of you are headed to Best Buy tomorrow to pick up a Nexus S, and when you get there, you might notice something strange with the Verizon section: the DROID 2 Global and DROID Pro are missing. ...

HTC EVO 4G getting maintenance update to fix bugs, add apps

Ever since Google unveiled Gingerbread a couple of weeks ago, many Android owners have been waiting (im)patiently on the edge of their seats, wondering just when the update would come to their...

Verizon evaluating which handsets will get Gingerbread

Motorola's DROID, which is one of the few Android phones graced with a completely stock build of the operating system, also happens to be one of the first handsets that gets updated to new versions...

Windows Phone 7 getting major "Mango" update in August/September?

Windows Phone 7, which has only been available in the U.S. for around a month, hasn't received any kind of OS update yet, but there have already been a couple of big updates rumored to land early...

T-Mobile and Nokia Siemens back Long Term HSPA Evolution as new 4G standard

Everyone knows by now that T-Mobile, rather than make the move to LTE or WiMAX, has opted to brand their growing HSPA+ network as "4G," leaving many to wonder what Magenta would move to after...

HTC Scorpion appears on Gameloft compatible devices list

It's been quite a while since the HTC Scorpion has appeared in the news (June, to be exact), but here we are in December and the Scorpion is making its presence known again.  On the Italian version...

HTC Merge spotted once again, this time at Verizon LTE demo

The HTC Merge has been quite a mystery, teasing us several times over the past month while managing to avoid Verizon's store shelves.  Today we've got another video of the Merge for you to feast...

U.S. Cellular to offer "All Phones Free"

U.S. Cellular offered some great deals on handsets during the week of Black Friday, but just in case you've postponed your holiday shopping until now, USCC's got you covered.  The carrier...

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