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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'Flappy Bird' maker says that he's thinking about re-releasing the game

"Flappy Bird" took the mobile world by storm last month, earning millions of downloads on both Android and iOS and spawning just as many clones. But at the height of the game's popularity, creator...

iPhone 5 now able to be activated on Ting service

Late last year, Sprint MVNO Ting began allowing its customers to activate the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S on its network, marking the first time that those users were able to officially use an iOS device...

New HTC One spec details continue to leak

Hot on the heels the emergence of a carrier brochure that revealed just what purpose the two cameras on the new HTC One's backside will serve, another leak has shed even more light on HTC's upcoming...

Instagram for Android update to bring refreshed design, performance improvements

Remember that redesign that Instagram rolled out to its iOS app last year? Well now it's making its way to Android as well. Instagram announced today that it's rolling out a major update to the...

OnePlus One display details revealed, including 5.5-inch size and 1080p resolution

Time to add another entry to the list of OnePlus One features. OnePlus CEO Pete Lau took to his company's official forums today to reveal that the upcoming OnePlus One smartphone will feature a 5.5-...

ZTE Grand S EXT and its curvy back shown in leaked renders

ZTE has announced some unique hardware in recent months, including its 6-inch Grand Memo II LTE, Eco-Mobius modular smartphone and Projector Hotspot, which is exactly what it sounds like. Apparently...

iOS 8 tipped to feature improved Maps app, including transit directions

Following a rumor from January that alleged that Apple was hard at work on improving its Maps app for the release of iOS 8, a new report has surfaced that reaffirms that claim and adds a bit more...

Jawbone UP app for Android gains UP24 support with v3.0 update

Android fitness fanatics, rejoice! Today Jawbone updated its UP app for Android to version 3.0, adding in support for its new UP24 wristband. The band syncs wirelessly to an Android smartphone using...

Latest HTC M8 leak reveals Duo Camera functionality, other features

The new HTC One/HTC M8 has leaked so many times in recent weeks that we've been able to get a feel for several of its major features, including its on-screen navigation buttons and dual rear cameras...

Sprint Chairman confirms desire to buy T-Mobile, take on AT&T and Verizon

Following months of whispers about a possible merger of Sprint and T-Mobile and speculation about whether or not such a deal would gain regulatory approval, Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son has...

U.S. Cellular reportedly planning Shared Data bucket increase

Apparently the U.S. carriers have caught a contagious plan change fever. Last month saw Verizon introduce its new More Everything plans, last weekend both T-Mobile and AT&T tweaked its offerings...

Two new iPad models hinted at by iOS 7.1 update

Well that didn't take long. Just hours after Apple released iOS 7.1 to the public, it's been discovered that there are references to two unannounced iPad models hidden inside the update. A new...

Sony Xperia Themes enables skinning of up to 280 UI assets

When Sony began rolling Android 4.3 updates out to devices like the Xperia Z, Xperia Z1 and Xperia SP last year, it teased that the devices would be receiving a new Xperia Themes feature that it...

Apple pushing iOS 7.1 update to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users

Heads up, iOS users! Apple just released iOS 7.1 after spending the past several months beta testing the update with its registered developers. iOS 7.1 is the first major update that Apple has made...

Samsung posts its own Galaxy S5, Gear 2 and Gear Fit hands-on videos

Samsung officially introduced the Galaxy S5 and its new Gear family of wearables last month at Mobile World Congress, and in usual PhoneDog fashion, we spent some quality hands-on time with the...

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