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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Google Search app for Android gains support for setting contact relationships

Heads up, Android users, because Google has rolled out a new voice search that ought to make keeping in contact with others just a tad easier. Google today announced that its Google Search app for...

Geeksphone Revolution to bring its OS-switching self to stores on Feb. 20 for €289

Geeksphone has been trickling out information about its new OS-switching Revolution for months now. First came a teaser announcement, followed by a few spec details and then finally some actual...

'Flappy Bird' creator opens up about decision to kill game, says it became too addictive

Flappy Bird created Dong Nguyen made waves last weekend when he pulled his crazy-popular game from both the App Store and Google Play, where it was sitting at the number one spot in the "Top Free"...

Windows Phone 8.1 leak shows new battery app, default messaging app setting and more [UPDATED]

Microsoft is expected to show off the Windows Phone 8.1 update at its Build developer conference in early April, but we don't have to wait that long to get a peek at what the folks in Redmond are...

Sprint shares Q4 2013 earnings, announces Sprint Spark LTE service expansion

Last month saw AT&T and Verizon share their earnings for the final quarter of 2013, and now its Sprint's turn to spill its financial beans. Sprint today announced its fourth quarter 2013 results...

Samsung posts Unpacked teaser with round icons ahead of expected Galaxy S5 reveal

Samsung announced earlier this month that it will hold its Unpacked 2014 Episode 1 event on Feb. 24, the first day of Barcelona. The company hasn't said exactly what it plans to show at the event,...

Samsung reportedly prepping 'Context' service that could share usage data with developers

Samsung is known for loading its Android phones up with custom software such as ChatON, S Health and Air View. Tonight a new rumor has suggested that the company is cooking up another piece of...

T-Mobile Moto X now receiving Android 4.4.2 update

Earlier this month, we got word that Motorola had begun inviting T-Mobile Moto X owners to take part in a soak test for a new update. Motorola didn't say exactly what changes the update contained,...

Verizon to begin LTE Nexus 7 sales on Feb. 13

Remember last summer when Google announced its new Nexus 7 and said that the 4G LTE-enabled model would work on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon? And then how Verizon wasn't selling or activating...

Nokia's Android-powered Normandy tipped for MWC 2014 debut

After countless leaks, rumors and bits of speculation, it sounds like the Android-powered Nokia Normandy may actually make it to market. A new report from The Wall Street Journal claims that Nokia...

Huawei prepping smartwatch that will be shown off at MWC 2014

Time to add another name to the list of mobile companies that'll soon be entering the wearables arena. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Huawei plans to introduce its own...

FreedomPop now offering Samsung Galaxy S II, rate plans that start at $4.58 per month

After launching its phone service with the HTC EVO Design and then adding the HTC EVO 4G, Sprint MVNO FreedomPop has announced that its lineup of phones is growing again. This time, though, the...

Sprint, T-Mobile said to be reexamining merger strategy following meetings with government officials

After word first got out in mid-December that Sprint was considering a T-Mobile acquisition, details of the potential deal and its progress have leaked out on a fairly steady basis. We've heard that...

HTC to focus more on mid-range in 2014, says M8 event invitations going out soon

Apparently a renewed focus on marketing and a new wearable device aren't the only ways that HTC plans to make 2014 its year. Speaking to Reuters, HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang has revealed that her...

'Flappy Bird' begins to disappear from App Store and Google Play

Flappy Bird has become one of the hottest topics in mobile over the past week or so thanks to millions and millions of Android and iOS users that downloaded the simple yet addicting game to see just...

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