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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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Nokia teases Android-powered 'X' ahead of MWC as report claims no new Windows Phones at show

Nokia's big Mobile World Congress shindig is now less than a week away, and in order to help build some hype for its event, the Finnish firm today posted a teaser image to its official blog. Inside...

HTC M8 shown wearing protective case in leaked image [UPDATED]

HTC M8, protected. pic.twitter.com/xaH4m4aPrD — @evleaks (@evleaks) February 18, 2014 Looks like we won't have to wait until March 25 to get a good look at the HTC M8. Hot on the heels of HTC's...

Samsung Galaxy S5 tipped to feature 'sharper' 5.2-inch display, better battery and camera

Samsung is expected to introduce the Galaxy S5 at its Unpacked 2014 Episode 1 event next week, and as a result, many rumors are flying around and trying to pin down the new flagship's spec details...

HTC Advantage program includes free one-time screen replacement, commitment to Android updates

Remember HTC's teaser last week involving an image of Ones with shattered screens and the caption "If only broken hearts were this easy to fix?" The company said that it'd share more details on...

Samsung confirms Android 4.4.2 update for several Galaxy phones and tablets

"Will my device get updated to Android 4.4 KitKat?" That's the question many Android users have been asking since the newest version of Google's mobile operating system was introduced late last year...

HTC schedules event for March 25, teases that 'the best is about to get better'

Got plans for March 25? Well you'd better cancel 'em, because HTC just announced that it's holding an event on that date. Unsurprisingly, HTC hasn't actually come out and named the products that it'...

ZTE teases 6-inch Grand Memo II LTE, Firefox OS-based Open C ahead of MWC

We're now less than a week out from the start of Mobile World Congress, but apparently ZTE just couldn't wait any longer to tell us about the new products that it'll be bringing with it to the big...

U.S. Cellular Galaxy S 4's Android 4.4 update rumored to begin rolling out on Feb. 19

Sprint may have beaten all of the other U.S. carriers in the race to update the Samsung Galaxy S 4 to Android 4.4 KitKat, but if a new leak is to be believed, U.S. Cellular won't be far behind....

BlackBerry Z3 'Jakarta' purportedly revealed in render and spec leaks

BlackBerry CEO John Chen teased back in December that the first BlackBerry smartphone that will be manufactured by Foxconn will be a low-cost device codenamed "Jakarta." The upcoming 'Berry had been...

Samsung Galaxy S5 tipped to include fingerprint sensor for unlocking, app shortcuts

Fingerprint scanners are slowly becoming a popular feature for high-end smartphones, with both Apple's iPhone 5s and HTC's One max coming to market in the past six months with fingerprint sensors in...

HTC Desire 8 confirmed in official teaser image

Last week an image of a new HTC handset referred to as the "Desire 8" made its way online, giving us a preview of one of the Taiwanese firm's upcoming handsets. Now HTC has all but made the device...

Nokia X leaks continue with new promo image

Nokia X. pic.twitter.com/meA05ALusT — @evleaks (@evleaks) February 17, 2014 According to a recent rumor, the Android-powered Nokia X will finally make its official debut at Mobile World Congress next...

Latest Sony leaks include lengthy D6503 'Sirius' video demo, Xperia Z2 tablet specs [UPDATED]

Apparently Sony's having a hard time keeping its upcoming hardware under wraps. Following several recent leaks that've shown off the upcoming D6503 "Sirius" and Xperia G smartphones, today more...

Google acquires SlickLogin and its sounds-as-passwords technology

Apparently Google is in a wheelin' and dealin' kind of mood this year. After buying Nest and selling Motorola in January, it's been confirmed today that Google has acquired sound-based password...

LG L Series III smartphones come preloaded with Android 4.4 KitKat

LG has never really been one to wait for major shows in order to announce its new hardware. Instead, the Life's Good crew has a tendency to introduce its new products in the weeks leading up to big...

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