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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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Verizon lighting up new markets with LTE every month, unsure about smartphone data pricing

Verizon's LTE network is live, but many customers are waiting for smartphones capable of accessing Verizon's 4G before getting in on the new, speedy network.  One big question surrounding those...

Analyst: BB Torch sales have been solid, several new 'Berrys coming next year [UPDATED]

Ever since the BlackBerry Torch was released, people have been wondering exactly how well RIM's first touchscreen/slider QWERTY has been selling.  Initially, sales looked somewhat slow, but...

LG and VMware come together to bring virtualization to Android

Virtualization for computers is nothing new, but how would you like to do something similar on your phone?  LG and VMware are coming together to do just that with Android, and possibly other OSes....

Rumor: iPad 2 shipping from Foxconn in February in time for April launch

Last night saw Andy Rubin demo a prototype of a Motorola-made Android tablet for the crowd at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference and set Android fans' hearts aflutter.  If you love tablets but would...

Motorola Honeycomb-powered tablet prototype shown off by Andy Rubin [UPDATED]

It was rumored that Andy Rubin would announce Gingerbread at the D: Dive Into Mobile event today, but Google took care of that announcement for him today.  Rubin didn't show up empty-handed, though...

Sprint: Leaked Android 2.2.1 for Epic 4G was a "test build," don't install it

Many users jumped at the chance to install the leaked DK28 build of Android 2.2.1 for the Samsung Epic 4G this weekend, which is understandable considering how antsy all of the Galaxy S owners have...

HTC 7 Trophy coming to Verizon in January?

So we know that the Windows Phone 7-powered HTC 7 Trophy will be coming to Verizon some time next year, but no one knows exactly when that'll be.  A short post over by Paul Thurrott at Windows Phone...

Software keyboard coaxed out of webOS 2.0 with a bit of hacking

We've heard about a software keyboard for webOS once before, much to Palm's chagrin, and now it's popped up once again in webOS 2.0.  Thanks to a bit of hacking, the full-on, Palm-developed software...

Rumor: Verizon may pay Apple to keep iPhone away from Sprint and T-Mobile

Back when the original iPhone was released, Verizon wasn't interested in it thanks to Apple's strict demands concerning the device.  It's expected that the long-awaited Verizon iPhone will finally...

Sprint phasing out iDEN in 2013, planning multi-billion dollar network upgrades

We've heard Sprint say that they were planning to phase out their iDEN network a couple of times in the past, but the company wants you to know that they really, really mean it.  Today Sprint...

MetroPCS launching an LTE Android phone as early as February 2011

Verizon is planning to launch LTE-capable handsets as early as February 2011, but now it looks like they won't be the only one doing so.  MetroPCS CEO Roger Linquist told investors recently that his...

Rumor: Nexus One getting Android 2.3 right now [UPDATED]

We were just wondering which handset would get the update to Android 2.3, but it looks like the answer may already be here.  There are a number of reports going around saying that Gingerbread is in...

Android 2.3, aka Gingerbread, finally arrives with a multitude of improvements [UPDATED]

It may have taken a couple of tries, but it looks like one of the Gingerbread release rumors was dead-on.  Today Google revealed Android 2.3, better known as Gingerbread, and detailed the...

Nexus S official, goes on sale December 16th [UPDATED]

The Nexus S has leaked more times than we can count, but the handset is finally official.  A product page for the Nexus S is now live on Google's site, and the full spec list is as follows: 4-inch...

AT&T is the worst U.S. carrier according to Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports had a problem recommending the iPhone 4 back in July, and now it seems that the comparison group isn't fond of the iPhone 4's carrier, either.  In their latest carrier rankings,...

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