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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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Unlocked HTC One (M8), Samsung Galaxy S5 now available from GSM Nation

The HTC One (M8) and Samsung Galaxy S5 are sure to be two of the biggest Android smartphones of the year, and if you're the type of person that prefers your flagships to be untouched by a carrier's...

Google Nexus accessory sale offers 25 percent discount on cases

Today may be April Fools' Day, but Google isn't fooling around when it comes to saving you money. Google today kicked off a Play Store sale that slashes 25 percent off of the prices of select Nexus...

Google said to be prepping improved Android camera app with new UI, third-party filter support

Camera performance has become a big deal in the smartphone world recently, with manufacturers trying out all kinds of different ways to make their shooters stand out. For example, HTC has its...

iPhone 6 4.7-inch display production allegedly kicking off in May

Yesterday I mentioned that now that the Galaxy S5 and One (M8) are now official, the rumor mill is likely to begin churning out iPhone 6 rumors at a more rapid pace. And wouldn't you know it, just a...

BBM app update brings stickers, support for sending larger files

Remember that big BBM update that BlackBerry teased back at the end of February? Well it's live today, bringing with it support for stickers and other new features. The biggest addition in today's...

Samsung Galaxy Tab4 series launching Q2 in 7, 8 and 10.1-inch sizes

Around a month after Samsung prematurely outed its new Galaxy Tab4 tablets on its own Gear Fit compatibility page, the company today gave the family of Android-powered slates a proper introduction....

T-Mobile employer rate plan discounts getting the axe on April 1

T-Mobile has given its customers quite a few new features and other goodies over the past year or so, including its JUMP upgrade program, free global data and an offer to pay the early termination...

LG G2 mini reportedly headed for Sprint

LG announced last week that its contribution to the mini smartphone trend, the G2 mini, would begin hitting international shelves in April. The Life's Good crew didn't make any mention of a U.S....

Windows Phone 8.1 update rumored to hit Preview for Developers app in early April

We've seen a lot of Windows Phone 8.1 recently thanks to various leaks, including images and video walkthroughs. The good news is that if some recent rumors are to be believed, it won't be long...

Moto Maker adding support for Republic Wireless Moto X on April 1

Looks like another group of wireless consumers will soon get to express their creativity through Motorola's Moto Maker online customization tool. Republic Wireless has announced that it will add...

iPhone 6 allegedly photographed while undergoing testing

Now that both the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One (M8) have been officially introduced, it looks like the rumor mill has set its sights on the next flagship handset from Apple. Some images that claim...

BlackBerry offering free apps to celebrate BlackBerry World's birthday

Today's a big day for baseball fans because its Opening Day, the first full day of Major League Baseball games. Those MLB fans aren't the only ones celebrating on this fine Monday, though, as...

Sprint's LG G2 receiving Android 4.4.2 KitKat update today

Apparently Sprint has a lot of KitKat treats to give out lately, because less than a week after it began pushing Android 4.4.2 to the HTC One max, it's started the KitKat rollout for LG's G2. Sprint...

OnePlus One's 'CyanogenMod 11S' software revealed in leaked screenshots

OnePlus has spent the past several months building hype for its upcoming One smartphone by steadily trickling out its spec details. One of the very first tidbits of information that was revealed...

BlackBerry granted sales ban on Typo keyboard case for iPhone

BlackBerry kicked off its 2014 with a lawsuit against the Ryan Seacrest-backed Typo Keyboards, a company that manufactures a case for the iPhone 5 and 5s that includes a physical keyboard....

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