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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Nokia EVP Niklas Savander's Twitter conversation highlights

On Wednesday, we reported that Nokia Executive Vice President of Markets Niklas Savander would spend an hour on his Twitter account, @NiklasatNokia, to answer questions from users.  The whole thing...

Saudi Arabia cuts off BlackBerry messaging services

Along with the UAE, Saudi Arabia has been in the news lately because they were considering shutting down all BlackBerry services in their country.  The UAE is waiting until October 11th to kill off...

DROID X getting Android 2.2 by "early September"

While Motorola DROID owners are sitting patiently, waiting for Android 2.2 to hit their devices, DROID X owners are left to wonder just when they'll get their heaping helping of Froyo.  Thanks to a...

Motorola CHARM appears on T-Mobile's website

We spotted the Motorola CHARM on Best Buy's website yesterday, which indicated that we may be seeing the device finally launch in the near future.  The evidence of an impending CHARM launch has...

Rumor: Sprint launching Epic 4G on August 11th

Samsung's Epic 4G, possibly the most anticipated Galaxy S variant, still doesn't have any sort of release date.  However, a new rumor suggests that we'll be seeing the device much sooner than anyone...

Rumor: Verizon making FRG22 Android 2.2 for DROID official

Remember that FRG22 build of Android 2.2 for the Motorola DROID that leaked recently?  It's looking more and more likely that that version of Froyo will end up being the official build that will be...

DROID 2 dummy models arrive at a Best Buy Mobile

I feel like I'm saying this every other day, but we've got another Motorola DROID 2 leak for you.  This time, we've got a photo sent in to Engadget showing that dummy models of the D2 have arrived...

Schmidt: 200,000 Android devices being activated daily

There's no denying that Android has experienced explosive growth in the past six months or so, and now Eric Schmidt has dropped the latest numbers on us.  Speaking at the Techonomy conference,...

Nexus One available from Google again (if you're a developer)

We were all a litte saddened when Google finally killed off its phone store where it sold the Nexus One to consumers, but now the big G is making the device available once again.  The catch?  You...

T-Mobile reports Q2 2010 numbers

T-Mobile announced their Q2 2010 numbers today, and while there were some ups, there were definitely a couple of downs, as well.  The carrier recorded service revenues of $4.70 billion in Q2, up...

Apple acknowledges PDF security hole, says fix is on the way

The Internet has been littered with news lately about the new iOS jailbreak, JailbreakMe, and the PDF security hole it exploits to install Cydia.  Many users are concerned that now that the public...

HTC Paradise and Fiesta leak, probably headed for AT&T

AT&T hasn't exactly been a great home for Android fans looking for a new handset in the past, but the carrier is really stepping up the game recently.  Now we've got two more leaked Android...

Clearwire to conduct LTE tests, expects fastest speeds around

Clearwire, known for their WiMAX technology, is also planning to conduct some trials with Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology this fall.  In a press release sent out today, the company announced...

Rumor: DROID Android 2.2 halted, replaced with new FRG22 build

We heard last week that Verizon and Motorola would be pushing out Android 2.2, build FRG01B, to DROIDs starting yesterday, but now some users are receiving an even newer Froyo build.  A new Android...

Apple updates iDisk app to enable background music streaming

One of the most popular features of Apple's iOS 4 is the ability to stream music apps like Pandora and Slacker in the background similar to how the iPod app has always worked.  The downside to these...

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