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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Andy Rubin: 300,000 Android phones activated every day

Andy Rubin certainly hasn't tweeted much, but when he does make use of his Twitter account, it makes people stand up and pay attention.  The latest bit of knowledge dropped by Rubin is that there...

BlackBerry PlayBook stars in lengthy, high definition walkthrough

So you've watched all of the BlackBerry PlayBook videos to date, but haven't been impressed just yet?  Perhaps this 10-minute demo video will push you over the edge.  The folks over at BGR got to...

Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 push notification limit

Rumors have been flying lately about a limitation on the number of apps that can use push notifications on Windows Phone 7, and now Microsoft has come forward with the official word on the matter. ...

HTC confirms that Gingerbread is coming to "some" phones

Now that we know that there aren't any minimum spec requirements for Android 2.3, many Android users are wondering if their particular handset will get called up to join the Gingerbread Club.  While...

Survey shows Android users gobble up the most data

We've already seen that Verizon customers consume more data than iPhone users, but that report excluded BlackBerrys and studied all VZW users rather than focus on specific OSes.  A new report from...

Texas Instruments unveils dual-core, 1.5GHz OMAP4440 processor

Whenever a new phone appears, one of the first things that many of us ask is just what kind of processor is powering the device.  Next year, the answer to that question could very well be the Texas...

Motorola DROID FRG83D update now rolling out in phases

The Motorola DROID may have been released over a year ago, but Verizon and Motorola certainly haven't forgotten about it.  Arguably one of the devices responsible for Android's success, the DROID...

Sprint CEO: No tiered data, but multiple device data plans may be coming

Tiered data has been infiltrating the wireless industry for some time now, with both AT&T and Verizon making the switch to tiered offerings.  Because those two moved to data tiers, many have...

Verizon experiences 3G network issues, says everything is fixed now

Usually when we hear of a network outage, it only occurs in one or two portions of the country, but this morning Verizon is experiencing network troubles that are much worse.  Reports have been...

HTC Knight, aka EVO Shift 4G, leaks once again, rumored to launch January 6th

Sprint customers looking for a new Android device have been aching for more information on the HTC Knight/EVO Shift 4G, and I'm happy to report that their day has finally come.  The Knight was the...

Nokia X7 photos leak with AT&T-branding in tow

We don't see a ton of Nokia smartphones get picked up by a major carrier here in the U.S., but a new image shows that the quad-speaker-sporting Nokia X7 will buck that trend.  Famed mobile...

LG: Optimus devices not getting Gingerbread because it requires 1GHz chip [UPDATED]

Excitement surrounding Android was at an all-time high yesterday when Google finally unveiled Android 2.3, and now everyone wants to know when their particular handset will be upgraded to the latest...

Microsoft: No new Windows Phone 7 designs for years [UPDATED]

By now, we're all well aware of the strict spec/design requirements that Microsoft has set for devices running Windows Phone 7.  While it's nice to know that we we're won't be surprised (in a bad...

PlayStation Phone set to launch in March 2011?

It was only a little over a month ago that the PlayStation Phone was initially revealed, and now we've seen the gaming-centric handset from just about every angle possible.  What we still aren't...

LG Optimus U landing on U.S. Cellular December 13th

We've know that U.S. Cellular would be getting its own LG Optimus device ever since the Apex debuted last month, but today the carrier finally announced details on the device's release.  The LG...

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