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 ATIV SE for Verizon fully revealed in new image leak

Samsung ATIV SE, for Verizon, 2014. pic.twitter.com/xl0jr7Rzr0 — @evleaks (@evleaks) March 16, 2014 The Nokia Lumia Icon may be the Windows Phone that's getting all of the attention on Verizon right...

LG Lucid 3 appears in leaked image, reveals little about itself

LG Lucid 3 (VS876) for Verizon. pic.twitter.com/Ir8UThuDQr — @evleaks (@evleaks) March 15, 2014 Verizon announced the original LG Lucid in late March 2012, introducing us to a mid-range compliment to...

BlackBerry Kopi flaunts its QWERTY keyboard for the camera

Remember the BlackBerry Kopi? This diminutive BlackBerry smartphone first popped up on our radar in September 2013 when it posed for a couple of photographs that eventually made their way online....

Google Play Store, Google Search app updates rolling out [UPDATED]

Typically Google chooses Wednesday as the day of the week to roll out app updates en masse, but it looks like The Big G has decided to spread its update love out this week. Google is now pushing out...

Google Wallet Tap & Pay feature to stop working on pre-Android 4.4 devices starting April 14

Google announced earlier this week that its Google Wallet app will soon receive an update that would enable users to track their packages from directly within the app. Today El Goog's got some more...

Verizon Smart Rewards loyalty program reportedly set to go nationwide next month

Ever heard of Verizon Smart Rewards? Unless you happen to live in Arkansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, northern Idaho, northern Mississippi or western Tennessee, probably not. That could...

Sprint Prepaid service debuts with smartphone plans that start at $45 per month

A little over a year after Sprint launched its Sprint As You Go prepaid brand, the big yellow operator has retired the offering in favor of a new service known simple as Sprint Prepaid. The service...

Latest iOS 8 rumor says Apple may make tweaks to Notification Center, Messages and more

Apparently when it rains iOS 8 leaks, it pours. This week we've already been treated to a couple of reports regarding the changes that may be in store for iOS 8, including improvements to the Maps...

AT&T completes Leap Wireless acquisition, Aio and Cricket to be combined to form 'the new Cricket'

That didn't take long at all. Less than a day after the FCC approved AT&T's proposed acquisition of Leap Wireless, owner of Cricket Wireless, the deal between the two companies has closed.  Now...

Samsung 'Activity Tracker' wearable revealed in leaked sales documents

Samsung showed off a trio of new wearable devices at Mobile World Congress last month that included the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches as well as the Gear Fit fitness tracker. Apparently three...

Nokia 'Martini' tipped to become Lumia 930 as Refocus app made available to all WP8 Lumias

Nokia's got a thing for James Bond. Following leaks that outed upcoming devices with the codenames "Goldfinger" and "Moneypenny," a new report says that Nokia has another Windows Phone device on the...

U.S. Cellular increases Shared Data buckets, launches $60 single line promo plan

Remember those rumored Shared Data allotment increases that were rumored for U.S. Cellular this week? Turns out that the original leak was legit, as U.S. Cellular today confirmed that the changes...

AT&T's acquisition of Leap Wireless receives FCC approval

AT&T surprised quite a few mobile industry watchers last year when it announced that it had agreed to acquire Leap Wireless, owner of prepaid carrier Cricket Wireless, a move that AT&T made...

Moto G launching on Republic Wireless in April for $149

Following its launch of the Moto X back in November, Republic Wireless today announced that it will soon offer Motorola's Moto G as well. The Moto G will officially make its way to Republic Wireless...

Google smartwatch spec details reportedly leak out

Rumors of a Google-made smartwatch have been floating around for nearly a year now, but it was only recently that we learned that The Big G may be collaborating with LG on the Android-powered...

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