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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Android 2.2 now on 28 percent of devices, still behind 1.5 and 1.6

Usually Google updates their Android distribution chart every couple of weeks, but today is the first time in a month that we've see the charts updated.  Android 2.2 experienced the most growth,...

Samsung Continuum shows up in Verizon inventory

Yesterday we saw a couple of Motorola Android handsets appear in Verizon's inventory systems along with the mystical MZ600 Stingray tablet.  Today the Verizon-Android onslaught continues, as the...

Rumor: Verizon Palm Pre Plus getting webOS 1.4.5 in two weeks

Palm Pre owners on Sprint have been enjoying webOS 1.4.5 and all of the enhancements it brings for almost a month now.  Unfortunately, Verizon and AT&T Palm Pre Plus users haven't been so lucky...

Motorola updates Android Upgrade Timeline, cuts DEVOUR out of the picture

We already knew that Motorola had decided not to upgrade the DEVOUR to Android 2.1, but today Moto decided to update their Android Software Upgrade Timeline just to drive that point home. ...

Gartner claims Android will be No. 2 OS worldwide by end of 2010

There's no denying that Android has experienced major growth in the past year, as this trend has been well-documented.  Research firm Gartner believes that this growth will continue, eventually...

Google: Android 2.2 is "not optimized" for use on a tablet

Samsung recently unveiled their new tablet, called the Galaxy Tab, which is running the latest version of Android, 2.2.  Unfortunately for Samsung and potential Galaxy S owners, a Google employee...

Verizon: Bing is not replacing Google on all future Android devices

Samsung's Fascinate has been in the news quite a bit since the device's release, but not all of the talk has been about its Super AMOLED display or 1 GHz Hummingbird processor.  Instead, some people...

Nokia appoints Stephen Elop as new President and CEO

Nokia's N8 won't be the only new thing around the company when it's released later this month, as Nokia announced today that they have appointed a new President and CEO.  We'd heard back in July...

T-Mobile G2 pre-orders begin Sept. 10th at Best Buy, launches Oct. 6th

T-Mobile ended weeks of rumors and leaks and officially announced the G2 this morning.  Unfortunately, they didn't feel like telling us exactly when pre-orders would begin or when the device would...

Motorola MZ600 tablet appears in Verizon inventory with XT610, WX445 in tow

Almost a month ago, we saw Motorola's MZ600 tablet, codenamed Stingray, show up in Verizon's inventory system.  Today the MZ600 decided to make its presence known again, showing up in Verizon's...

Rumor: Windows Phone 7 launching October 11th

There have been a plethora of leaks featuring Windows Phone 7 handsets over the past couple of months, but we're still missing one critical piece of information: when is the OS itself going to...

Samsung i8700 with Windows Phone 7 leaks

Windows Phone 7 hardware leaks are nothing new, but it's always nice we see a device pop up two different times, especially when we get such clear, close-up photos.  The handset you see above is the...

Adobe responds to Apple easing iOS developer restrictions

Adobe and Apple have a somewhat complicated history, to say the least.  Adobe wants their product (in this case, Flash) to be as widespread as possible, but Apple refuses to allow Flash on their...

AT&T spends over $3.5 billion on network upgrades in first half of 2010

AT&T's 3G network has been shown to be the fastest in the nation during previous testing, but some customers aren't completely satisfied with the actual coverage of that network.  In response to...

Samsung posts Galaxy Tab walkthrough video

Ever since Samsung unveiled their Galaxy Tab and posted a teaser video on the Tab's website, the company has been rather silent about the device.  That changes today, as Samsung has posted a helpful...

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