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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"Massive" Windows Phone 7 update planned for January? [UPDATED]

While Windows Phone 7 has generally been pretty well-received so far, some users are lamenting the fact that some major features, like multitasking and copy/paste, are still missing from the OS. ...

Tablet popularity surge causing research firms to lower PC sales forecasts

We all know that the tablet market is becoming pretty huge and, with all of the new tablet devices coming in the next few months, it's only going to get bigger.  With all of this growth, someone has...

Rumor: Pre 2 and Pixi 2 launching on Verizon "soon"

The Palm Pre 2 is available right now to all of us GSM users here in the U.S., but anyone that prefers a little CDMA flavoring with webOS is still out of luck.  When the Pre 2 was made official,...

AT&T: Motorola Olympus coming in December or January

Usually when you asked a carrier about any unreleased device, you'll get back something along the lines of "We don't comment on rumors and speculation."  Not so with AT&T today, though, as...

Android browser falls victim to JavaScript-based exploit

About a month ago, we learned of a WebKit-based bug that would could affect Android users on 2.1 and below, and today another Android browser flaw has come to light.  This time, the exploit (which...

HTC HD7 suffers from death grip signal woes, too

It's been a while since we heard anything about the iPhone 4 and its whole "Antennagate" saga, but new reports suggest that there's another handset that suffers from the same death grip problems. ...

Survey shows little loyalty among many smartphone owners

There are a lot of smartphone platforms out there that are constantly innovating and vying for your attention, and it can be tough to stick to one OS without at least considering jumping ship to...

Nexus S shows up in the FCC with new antennas in tow

Got a hunger for Nexus S news that no amount of leftover turkey-and-mashed-potato sandwiches can fill?  I've got a bit of info that could help fill your belly for the time being.  The Nexus S has...

Sprint expands WiMAX to six more markets, San Francisco going live on Dec. 28th

Verizon's LTE is coming some time next month, and Sprint is preparing for the occasion by beefing up their own 4G offerings.  Folks in Los Angeles now officially have access to WiMAX coverage (ahead...

HTC Merge accessory spotted in the wild, signals an impending launch?

The HTC Merge missed its rumored November 18th launch date, but there have been hints of an impending launch popping up recently.  Today we've got more evidence to add to the pile, as photos of a...

Acer Liquid Metal being considered for launch by AT&T and T-Mobile

The name "Acer" isn't one that we see much when it comes to smartphones here in the U.S., but it looks like that may be changing soon.  At a press conference in New York City, an Acer official said...

Gingerbread, build GRH47B, spotted accessing an Android app

We're still waiting for Gingerbread to make its public release, whenever that'll be, but the good news is that it looks like the OS is making good progress.  An Android dev has come out and said...

Samsung Stealth V spotted sneakily getting DLNA cartification

We've all been drooling over the Nexus S for the past couple of weeks, but a new Samsung handset has just leaked that could end up leapfrogging the NS in our hearts and our minds.  Thanks to a...

webOS 1.4.x and 2.0 found to contain several security holes

Both Android and iOS were victims of a security flaw with the past month or so, and now webOS has joined the club with a bug of its own.  A couple of researchers at SecTheory have found some flaws...

Windows Phone 7 unlocking tool released, Microsoft responds

iPhone users have jailbreaking, Android users have rooting, and now Windows Phone 7 users have a own unlock/jailbreak tool to call their own.  The folks over at ChevronWP7 have released a "super...

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