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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LG G Pro 2 to be officially introduced in February

Many manufacturers follow an annual refresh cycle when it comes to their flagship hardware, updating their wares around the same time each year. LG tonight showed that it's one of those companies,...

Google, Samsung reach patent cross-licensing deal that covers 'a broad range of technologies'

Usually when we hear patent-related news, it involves lawsuits in which one company is trying to score a sales ban on another firm's products. Things are a bit different today, though, because...

SwiftKey Note iOS app shown in another leaked image, this time with iPad version in tow

SwiftKey Note for iOS, redux. pic.twitter.com/EEeWwYEhkE — @evleaks (@evleaks) January 25, 2014 Jonesing for another peek at that SwiftKey Note app for iOS that leaked out earlier this week? You're...

BLU VIVO 4.8 HD official with 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display, quad-core processor and $250 price tag

Less than a month after introducing five new Android-powered devices in its Life series of smartphones, BLU Products today announced yet another new handset running Google's mobile operating system...

Apple said to be hard at work on own mobile payments solution

Rumors of an Apple-made mobile payments solution have been swirling for some time now, but so far we've yet to see any evidence to show that the Cupertino firm is actually close to offering such a...

Windows Phone 8.1 update rollout rumored for late April

Windows Phone 8.1 may be "only" a point update from the software that's currently available to consumers, but the update is rumored to be bringing some major changes with it, including a...

Motorola to offer $100 no-contract Moto X discount on Jan. 27, $70 savings through Valentine's Day [UPDATED]

Motorola hasn't been shy about doling out discounts on the Moto X in recent months, and now it looks like the company is in the giving spirit once again. Motorola today announced that from 3:00 p.m...

Cricket to launch '5 Smartphone Lines for $100' plan, 'The Best Trade-In' program on Jan. 26

Cricket today followed up its recent announcement of the Kyocera Hydro Plus with details of a new plan offering and a trade-in program. First up is the "5 Smartphone Lines for $100" deal, which is...

South Korean government to introduce rules that allow deletion of preinstalled apps

Preinstalled applications, also commonly known as "bloatware," is something that most smartphone owners have dealt with at one point or another in their mobile lives. Many carriers and manufacturers...

ZTE Optik 2 tablet hits Sprint with 7-inch display, Jelly Bean and $29.99 price tag

Remember the ZTE Optik? The 7-inch tablet was introduced by Sprint way back in February 2012 with 3G connectivity, Android 3.2 Honeycomb and a price of $99.99 with a two-year commitment. The Optik...

AT&T's LG G Flex now available for pre-order, expected to begin shipping Feb. 4

AT&T promised that it would begin accepting pre-orders for its version of the curvy LG G Flex on Jan. 24, and it looks like Ol' Blue has kept its word. The G Flex is now available for pre-order...

Nokia's Android-powered Normandy rumored to be known as 'Nokia X'

We've seen quite a few Nokia Normandy leaks to date that've given us peeks at its different color options, the rest of its hardware and the custom version of Android that's rumored to be powering it...

HTC: Android 4.4 update for U.S. carrier-branded One models now in final testing

Good news, owners of U.S. carrier-branded HTC One models! HTC just announced that the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon variants of the One have been handed...

Qualcomm agrees to buy Palm, IPAQ and Bitfone patents from HP

A little less than a year after it sold webOS to LG, HP today made another deal to rid itself of the remainder of the Palm purchase that it made way back in 2010. Qualcomm just announced that it has...

Motorola Gallery app update hits Google Play with fresh design, simpler navigation

Another day, another Motorola app update. Today the folks at Motorola have unleashed a new version of their Motorola Gallery app, complete with a fresh look and simpler navigation. As you can see in...

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