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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Samsung Pay gaining Cash Back feature

Samsung Pay is rolling out a new benefit for its users. Samsung is launching a new Cash Back feature for Samsung Pay, giving you the chance to earn money to use on future purchases. In the new Cash...
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Twitter urging users to change their passwords after discovering a bug

Heads up, Twitter users: You may want to change your password. Twitter has announced that it's identified a bug that stored user passwords unmasked in an internal log. The bug has been fixed and...
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LG G7 ThinQ not launching at AT&T

Following yesterday's LG G7 ThinQ announcement, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon all confirmed that they'd sell LG's new flagship. We never heard anything from AT&T, though, and now...
Wear OS by Google

Google's Wear OS gaining a few new features

Google I/O may not kick off until next week, but Google has some news that it just couldn't wait until then to share. Google today revealed three new features for Wear OS. First is smart suggestions...
Nokia 6.1

Nokia 6.1 now available in the U.S. with Android One

HMD Global's newest Nokia device has arrived in the U.S. The Nokia 6.1 is now available in the U.S. from Amazon and Best Buy. This model is similar to the Nokia 6 (2018), but it runs Android One,...
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HTC will announce its next flagship smartphone on May 23rd

LG and OnePlus have already committed to unveiling new flagship smartphones in May, and now a third manufacturer says that it's got a new device coming this month. HTC says that it's got a new phone...
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Sprint names Marcelo Claure as Executive Chairman, Michel Combes as new CEO

Days after announcing a merger deal with T-Mobile, Sprint has revealed some changes involving its CEO. Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure (above) is being elevated to Executive Chairman, and Sprint CFO Michel...
OnePlus 6

OnePlus 6 pop-up events will give you the chance to buy the new phone early

The OnePlus 6 is still a couple of weeks away from its official reveal, but if you think you'd like to be one of the first to purchase the new flagship, then you'll want to get to one of OnePlus's...
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Pentagon to stop sales of Huawei and ZTE devices at stores on military bases

UPDATE: Huawei reached out to us with the following statement regarding this news: "“Huawei’s products are sold in 170 countries worldwide and meet the highest standards of security, privacy and...
LG G7 ThinQ

LG G7 ThinQ official with 6.1-inch Super Bright Display, Boombox Speaker

The LG G7 ThinQ has been the subject of quite a few teasers and leaks in recent weeks, but today the new flagship Android phone got an official reveal. The LG G7 ThinQ places a focus on artificial...
RED Hydrogen One

RED Hydrogen One has been delayed, but it's also getting a new feature

It's been a few months since we heard anything about RED's Hydrogen One smartphone, but that's changing today, and it's not all good news. The RED Hydrogen One has been delayed from its previous "...
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Verizon signs deal to get preinstalled apps on Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will soon come with a few more preinstalled apps than they previously did. Verizon subsidiary Oath Inc. has struck a deal with Samsung to preinstall four of its...
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Facebook announces new features for main app, including dating, as well as Messenger redesign

In addition to announcing new Instagram features and launching the Oculus Go VR headset, Facebook today revealed some new features coming to its own apps. Facebook has confirmed several new features...
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Apple sells 52.2 million iPhones and 9.1 million iPads in Q2 2018

Apple's results for Q2 of fiscal 2018 are in. Apple says that it sold 52.2 million iPhones in Q2 2018, up from 50.7 million in Q2 2017. iPad sales grew, too, going from 8.9 million in Q2 2017 to 9.1...

Instagram announces video calling, new Explore, and more

Facebook today kicked off its F8 developer conference by announcing new features for Instagram. First up, Instagram is getting video chat (shown above). This feature will support one-on-one chat as...

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