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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Xbox Game Pass

Android users get early access to Microsoft's xCloud game streaming service today

Microsoft will officially launch its Project xCloud game streaming service on September 15, but if you've got an Android device and an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you can try it out today....
Google Phone app

Google Phone app available to more non-Pixel Android phones with new beta release

Google's Phone app for Android has a good-looking, minimal design, and with a new update it's available on a wider variety of devices. The Phone app can now be downloaded on most any Android phone...
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Xbox Series X launching in November, but Halo Infinite is delayed

Microsoft has been saying for months now that the Xbox Series X will launch in the holiday 2020 season. Today we're getting a (slightly) more specific release timing. The Xbox Series X will launch...
Twitter

Twitter now letting everyone limit who can reply to their tweets

Remember earlier this year when Twitter began testing the ability for you to control who could reply to your tweets? Apparently the test went well, because now that feature is available to everyone....
Sony WH-1000XM3

Sony WH-1000XM3 noise canceling headphones getting a large discount today

Sony recently announced the WH-1000XM4, the follow-up to its wildly popular over-ear noise canceling headphones. Because of that, you can now score a great deal on the WH-1000XM3 headphones. The Sony...
OnePlus

OnePlus releases third Android 11 preview with new visual design, always-on display

OnePlus has been teasing that it will add an always-on display feature with its Android 11 update, and now you can try it out for yourself. OnePlus today released its Android 11 Developer Preview 3...
Mi 10 Ultra

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra features 120x zoom camera, 120W fast charging, 120Hz display

The Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro were just announced six months ago with features like a 108MP main camera and Snapdragon 865 processor. They're definitely flagship-tier phones, but now Xiaomi is one-upping...
Android

Google bringing Bedtime mode to all Android phones, adding new Android Auto features

Google today announced that Android phones are becoming mini seismometers to help detect earthquakes, but that's not the only new trick that Android is learning. First up, Google is bringing its new...
Android

Google launching Android Earthquake Alerts System that will use your phone as a seismometer

Android is a massive platform with billions of active devices in use around the world. And today Google announced that it's turning them into an earthquake detection network. The Android Earthquake...
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AT&T deal offers Samsung Galaxy S20 for as little as $5 per month

AT&T recently expanded its 5G network to reach nationwide coverage, and now the big blue carrier is celebrating by offering a couple of deals on 5G phones. You can now get a Samsung Galaxy S20 5G...
Pixel 4

Google Pixel 4 and Amazon Fire tablets are on sale today

The Pixel 4 may be discontinued by Google, but if you're still interested in making the flagship your daily driver, you can do so at a discounted price today. Google's Pixel 4 is now on sale at...
HTC

HTC Wildfire E2 quietly introduced

HTC is in kind of a strange position right now. Once a major part of the smartphone industry, HTC has been relatively quiet lately, only launching a few new cheaper phones over the past year and...
Pixel 4a

Pixel 4a and Pixel 4 are first phones to get ioXt security certification

The Google Pixel 4a offers a lot of smartphone for its $349 price, and today it's been revealed that it's achieved something that most every other phone on the market lacks. The Pixel 4a as well as...
watchOS 7

watchOS 7 public beta is now available for Apple Watch

One month after releasing the iOS 14 public beta, Apple today rolled out the watchOS 7 public beta as well. You can now install the first watchOS 7 public beta release on your Apple Watch. Just...
Google Maps

Google Maps gains CarPlay Dashboard support, new Apple Watch app

For iPhone owners, Google Maps is getting better in their car and on their wrist. Google Maps now supports Apple's CarPlay Dashboard feature. With it, you can see your Google Maps turn-by-turn...

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