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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Verizon 4G LTE details revealed: launching Dec. 5th, plans start at $50 for 5GB [UPDATED]

Verizon scheduled a press conference today to announce details on its upcoming LTE network, and now all of the info has finally come to light.  On December 5th, Verizon will flip the switch on their...

Nielsen: iOS edges out BlackBerry as top platform in U.S., iOS and Android most desirable

Nielsen just released their report on the U.S. smartphone market for the month of October, and boy are the results interesting.  Of all of the cell phone owners in America, 29.7 percent of them are...

RIM sues Kik for alleged patent infringement

The cross-platform messaging service Kik has seen its popularity explode as of late, offering a service similar to BlackBerry's BBM to iOS, Android, and BlackBerry owners.  RIM hasn't been as...

PlayStation Phone spotted being used in the wilds of Greece

It's been a few days since the PlayStation Phone has been in the news, but today the device has made its presence know in a big way.  Spotted somewhere in the lands of Greece, the PlayStation Phone...

Motorola Olympus poses for a MOTOBLUR-filled photo shoot

Usually when a phone leaks, we get all kinds of photos of the thing being used in the wild before we learn when it'll actually launch.  Things have been different with the Motorola Olympus, though...

Samsung attempts to relieve Galaxy S GPS woes with "GPS Restore" app

It's no secret that Samsung's Captivate and Vibrant have suffered from GPS problems ever since launch, and many users have resorted to ROMs and other hacks to remedy the situation.  Today Samsung...

Motorola finalizing split on January 4th, 2011

We've known it was coming for some time now, but today Motorola has finally set the date for when it will split into separate companies.The company sent out a press release today that it will...

Acer confirms that it's planning to work with Windows Phone 7

Dell, HTC, LG, and Samsung are all aboard the Windows Phone 7 train, so who's going to be the next manufacturer to join them in working with Microsoft's new mobile OS?  Acer's CEO Gianfranco Lanci...

HTC Merge continues to leak, now appearing in magazine ads

With all of the times that the HTC Merge (and its accessories) has leaked, you'd think that the device was available in stores nationwide.  Unfortunately, that's not the case, although it wouldn't...

T-Mobile set to introduce new international calling and text plans on Dec. 8th

GSM carriers like T-Mobile and AT&T are a haven for globetrotters who need to use their handsets just about wherever they may go, and now T-Mo is aiming to make those travelers even happier. ...

Venue Pro spied on Dell's site, said to be shipping on Dec. 14th for $149.99

We've been waiting for some time now for the Dell Venue Pro to be widely available (that is, outside of the six or seven Microsoft stores around the country), but it looks like we won't be waiting...

Nexus S spotted hanging out in the wild once again?

(Editor's Note: The original image is no longer available on Picasa, and has been removed from this post at the owner's request) Let's face it: we're all desperate to get our hands on a Nexus S, but...

BlackBerry 8980 gets outed by the FCC

After the BlackBerry Bold 9780 launched here in the U.S., we were left with one less leaked 'Berry to obsess over.  Another device from RIM has appeared to take the 9780's place, though, as the...

Verizon detailing 4G LTE launch plans at press conference tomorrow [UPDATED]

We've all been wondering exactly when Verizon was planning on flipping its LTE switch in the 38 planned markets, especially since they promised to do so by the end of the year, which is almost here...

LG Star shines in a new batch of leaked photos [UPDATED]

The LG Star leak from a couple of weeks ago definitely made us salivate, but it also left us wanting more, like an actual look at the device in use.  Thankfully, more photos of the Star in the wild...

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