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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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iPhone 4 accident rate double that of iPhone 3GS in first four months

A few days ago there was a rumor that the iPhone 4's glass back could become scratched and cracked from particles stuck inside sliding cases.  Electronics warranty firm Squaretrade decided to crunch...

Rumor: Google releasing Gingerbread SDK next week

Android 2.2 is in the process of rolling out to old and new phones alike, but it looks like Froyo may soon be upstaged by a newer version of Android.  The folks over at Android Police have heard...

T-Mobile myTouch 3G getting Android 2.2 tomorrow [UPDATED]

Well, this news kind of came out of nowhere.  After reporting that the G2, one of the newest Android phones on the market, would be getting an OTA update, we learn that the myTouch 3G, one of the...

India gives RIM two more months to come up with adequate security solution

The potential BlackBerry banning saga continues today as India has given Research In Motion two more months to come up with an adequate email monitoring solution.  Almost two weeks ago, India...

AT&T Palm Pixi Plus the last to get updated to webOS 1.4.5

The AT&T Palm Pixi Plus may have taken longer than any of its webOS brethren to receive the 1.4.5 update, but all that matters is that it's finally here.  Sure, the Verizon Palm devices and the...

T-Mobile G2 update finally brings WiFi calling to Android [UPDATED]

It's certainly been a long time coming, but T-Mobile has finally begun rolling out WiFi calling to Android.  The first device to get the ability is the G2, which was conspicuously absent from T-...

Android tablets to outsell the iPad, analyst predicts

We've been watching the Android v. iOS battle for quite some time in the smartphone world, and with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, that war is going to move to the tablet division.  No one is...

Palm Pre 2 outed by SFR: 1 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, refined design [UPDATED]

Palm has kept a pretty tight seal on the Palm Pre 2, with next to nothing about the phone leaking out.  French carrier SFR doesn't seem to have the same seal, though, as they just posted information...

Rumor: Motorola creating dual-core Tegra 2 superphone with Gingerbread

Motorola has released a flurry of Android-powered phones recently, but a new rumor suggests that they're saving their best effort for early next year.  According to Android and Me, Motorola is...

Rumor: BlackBerry Oxford making Sprint stylish on Oct. 31 for $99.99

The BlackBerry Torch has been the only 'Berry to officially run the new BlackBerry 6 OS since its launch, but that may be changing very soon.  The folks over at Boy Genius Report have received a...

Rumor: Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab coming on November 1st

Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T have all had some of their Samsung Galaxy Tab launch info leaked, and now it's time for the final carrier to have their release info rumored, too.  The folks over at...

HTC announces five Windows Phone 7 devices including 7 Pro for Sprint [UPDATED]

HTC has already had two Windows Phone 7 devices announced so far this morning, but the manufacturer has decided to chime in and make all five of their WP7 handsets official in one fell swoop.  First...

Windows Phone 7 launched, hitting over 60 carriers in 30 countries

It's certainly been a long time coming, but today Microsoft has finally launched their new mobile OS, Windows Phone 7.  There will be over 60 carriers in 30 countries launching WP7-powered devices,...

HTC HD7 announced by T-Mobile, coming in time for the holidays [UPDATED]

Yesterday we saw T-Mobile's HTC HD7 leak out along with some spec information, and luckily we didn't have to wait long for T-Mobile to make the handset official.  The HD7 features a 4.3-inch display...

HTC Surround, Samsung Focus, LG Quantum appear on AT&T's site [UPDATED]

Microsoft is just about to kick off its Windows Phone 7 event, but it appears that AT&T couldn't wait to pull the wraps off of its new WP7-powered phones.  The HTC Surround, Samsung Focus, and...

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