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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T-Mobile to end overage fees for its customers, urges other carriers to do the same

The first of T-Mobile’s trio of new Uncarrier announcements was a Simple Starter plan with unlimited talk and text as well as 500MB of LTE data. T-Mo then followed that up with “Operation Tablet...

Samsung 'Kapture the Moment' event scheduled for April 29

Samsung just unleashed the Galaxy S5 upon the world, but apparently the company’s already got another big announcement up its sleeve. Samsung has revealed that it’s got an event planned for April 29...

Windows Phone 8.1 update now available through Preview for Developers app

It’s finally here, Windows Phone fans! After months of leaks, rumors and more, the Windows Phone 8.1 update is now available to download. Windows Phone head Joe Belfiore has announced on Twitter...

Moto X+1 custom backplate list leaks out, includes 25 different choices

Details about Motorola’s next version of the Moto X continue to trickle out this morning with a leaked list of custom back options for the upcoming device. Prolific leakster @evleaks has shared a...

Sprint and Spotify partnership rumored, Sprint users may get discounted Spotify service

Earlier this year, AT&T teamed up with Beats Music to offer its subscribers discounted subscriptions to the new music streaming service. Now a new report claims that we may see a similar tie-up...

Gold Samsung Galaxy S5 shown off by T-Mobile CEO John Legere

Yesterday, T-Mobile CEO John Legere revealed the existence of a 24kt gold-plated One (M8) by tweeting out a photo of the unit that HTC had given him. Samsung later responded by giving Legere a...

Glamour Red HTC One (M8) tipped for Verizon as Nokia Monarch's identity revealed

Time to follow up on a couple of devices that’ve been floating around the rumor mill recently! First up is a new color variant of the HTC One (M8). At the tail end of March, we caught wind of an ad...

Amazon will reportedly announce smartphone that can display 3D images in June

Rumors of an Amazon smartphone have been popping up fairly frequently over the past couple of years, and today we’ve got one more report to add to the list. According to sources speaking to the Wall...

Real gold HTC One (M8) poses for a photograph

When HTC announced the One (M8) last month, it said that the device would be offered in Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver and Amber Gold color options. Apparently there’s a second gold model out in the...

LG LS990 details leak on Sprint's site, hint at 2560x1440 display

Ready for another mystery device model number to keep track of? Go ahead and store this one in your memory bank: LG LS990. A user agent profile for an LG device with the model number LS990 has been...

Samsung Galaxy S5 to make its way to Boost Mobile in May

Shortly after the Samsung Galaxy S5 made its official debut, Boost Mobile announced that it would offer the new flagship sometime in the second quarter of 2014. That release window has now gotten a...

Samsung Galaxy S5 Developer Edition for Verizon appears online

Apparently today is just Galaxy S5 day. Not only is Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone hitting store shelves around the world, but the company has also taken the wraps off of a special version of...

Samsung Galaxy S5, new Gear wearables launching around the globe today

I don’t know if you’ve checked a calendar yet today, but just in case you haven’t, it’s now April 11. That means that the Samsung Galaxy S5 and its wearable Gear siblings are now making their way...

Republic Wireless launches phone reactivation functionality

Earlier this month, the Republic Wireless version of the Moto X was added to Motorola’s Moto Maker customization tool. Now Republic has some more big news to share, announcing that its customers can...

Verizon announces its own free tablet data offer

T-Mobile isn’t the only major U.S. carrier that’s giving tablet users free data. Verizon announced today that when its customers activated a cellular-enabled tablet on a 1GB or higher More...

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